The county lake is the first and only lake in the state to be placed under a harmful algal mat advisory. The most significant risk from algal mats occurs from ingestion, contact, or disturbance of mat ...

Budgeting has nuances and challenges, to be sure. But at its core, the task is relatively simple. Employees create wish lists not unlike what children do for Santa, and elected officials are the ...

Marion County RECORD newspaper: news and sports from Antelope, Aulne, Burdick, Canada, Durham, Eastshore, Florence, Lincolnville, Lost Springs, Marion, Marion County ...

The council endorsed a bid by librarian Janet Marler to apply for a grant to repair 23-year-old rotting windows at Marion City Library. The city already has paid for temporary repairs. “The library is ...

On a small lake, the wakes don’t have space to dissipate before hitting shore. In areas where water is 8 to 10 feet deep, they also disturb sediment on the bottom, releasing nutrients like phosphorous ...

The city’s water department is using bright-red devices called automatic flushing boxes to try to remedy the problem. Boxes popped up in abundance last week. They periodically are attached to fire ...

Hillsboro residents have laid out their hopes and dreams for their town for a second time, and city council members gave the resulting strategic plan their seal of approval Tuesday. The last strategic ...

As Marion students return to walk the halls and sit in classrooms, seniors fondly remember their own school days. Reminiscing during a friendship meal at Marion Senior Center, Mark Tajchman, who ...

Another function of emergency management is to assist fire departments, law enforcement, and emergency medical services. When the county needs to issue a disaster declaration, emergency management ...

The federal government’s transition to paperless checks will affect all payments, including tax refunds. It also means the federal government no longer will accept paper checks for payments of fees, ...

In most municipalities, council members begin budget deliberations in May, meeting with department heads to go over budget requests and gradually cobble together a proposed budget. For the third year ...

Road crews are experimenting with different types of paving oil in hope of finding one that will bond in ways that oil applied to Remington Rd. did not, county commissioners were told Monday. “They’re ...