Marion County Record

05/08/2026

AMERICA AT 250: Lasting legacy came before, after presidency
Yet he rarely is associated with his tenure in the country’s most powerful office. Instead, he is remembered for a series of successful diplomatic postings, masterful formulation of foreign policy as secretary of state, and an unprecedented and never repeated post-presidential congressional career marked by a tenacious fight against slavery.
Adams’ career produced a vision for the future of the United States and its role in the world.
As president, he pitched his vision to the American people, who did not have the good sense to embrace it. Future generations, however, have drawn inspiration from his vision. His guidance is more relevant in the 21st century than ever.

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May 6, 2026 at 12:01PM

05/07/2026

Dynamic duo
They’ve read the same books, learned the same lessons, and matched each other perfect grade for perfect grade since kindergarten, so it’s not that surprising that Goessel High School fast friends and co-valedictorians Hailey Rosfeld and Aida Hartvickson will stand at the graduation podium with a speech they wrote together and deliver in turns.
They even asked to do their interview with the Record together, finishing one another’s sentences and stifling inside-joke giggles.
Though both had 4.0 GPAs through high school, only one could be the school’s Governor’s Scholar.That’s Hailey. While both are headed to college, only one will leave the county in the fall. That’s Aida, who is headed to the University of Kansas honors program, possibly after a gap year in Paris nannying at a Mennonite missionary center.

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May 6, 2026 at 12:07PM

05/07/2026

Geren accused of tire theft, trespassing

Marion resident Kevin W. Geren, 64, was arrested April 28 on suspicion of theft stemming from a March incident involving used tires. Geren was taken into custody by a sheriff’s deputy on a Marion police warrant....[MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

D**e gate no problem, Marion says

City officials are confident residents and businesses in Marion’s valley are not in any danger because of the nonfunctional upstream flood control gate at the convergence of Mud and Clear creeks. “Whether that gate is closed or not will make zero difference during a flood event inside the levee,” the city’s contract engineer, Darin Neufeld, told the city council Monday.... [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

Boy, 4, impaled by stick

A 4-year-old boy was taken Friday night to a Wichita pediatric trauma center after a stick became lodged in his chest while he was playing outside. The child’s parents drove him to St. Luke Hospital, where paramedics and firefighters were called to help with treatment and prepare him for transfer..... [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

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05/07/2026

EDITORIAL
Democrats: Don't read this

As ever-present reminders of the success of our ongoing war with Iran edge just a tenth of a no-longer-minted cent away from a frightening number, we aren’t looking to 4.00, as we do at commencement time, as a sign of perfection. Rather, it’s a sign of failure. A war that started out with free passage of oil out of the Gulf of Hormuz has ended in supposedly overwhelming victory that actually has turned into monumental defeat. … [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

Centre day care director fired

The board of education of the Centre school district abruptly fired day care director Janine Foth for undisclosed reasons last week. The board called a special meeting with two closed-door sessions – the first to discuss “employee performance,” the second “relating to actions adversely or favorably affecting a student.” … [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

Iconic ride's repair delayed

A long-promised repair of Marion’s landmark Central Park merry-go-round remains unfinished eight months after the city said it would be restored and reinstalled. The structure still sits in a heap at city shops, where it has remained since at least September. … [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

Illegal appointment rescinded

The Marion school board is scheduled May 11 to rescind its premature — and illegal — appointment of former board member Doug Regnier to an empty board seat. State law requires published notice of a vacancy at least 15 days before it is filled. … [MORE at https://marionrecord.com/]

05/07/2026

M**h bust spans area

A multi-county drug investigation that stretched from Geary County through Dickinson County to Marion County led to the arrest Saturday of two people in Peabody on suspicion of distributing large quantities of stimulants. Shannon L. DeNardi, 51, and Michael D. DeNardi, 57, were arrested by a Marion County deputy after search warrants were served across the three counties, Undersheriff Larry Starkey said. … [MORE at http://marionrecord.com/]

Marion County RECORD newspaper: news and sports from Antelope, Aulne, Burdick, Canada, Durham, Eastshore, Florence, Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Marion, Marion County Lake, Marion Reservoir, Pilsen, Ramona, Tampa, Youngtown, Centre USD 397, Marion-Florence USD 408

05/06/2026

Off to see the world and maybe come home afterward
Commencement season begins this weekend with Marion’s graduation and Peabody-Burns’ at 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual rite of passage will continue next weekend at 4 p.m. May 16 at Goessel, and Hillsboro and at 2 p.m. May 17 at Centre.
At a time when national polls show most Americans question the value of a college education, dozens of Marion County’s traditional students will head out to community colleges and state universities. One, Centre’s Anna Godinez Vinduska, will even head to MIT.
Not every student was available, but to preview commencement, the

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May 6, 2026 at 08:31AM