Tim Strathman, Centralia, has been involved in web design since high school, and two years ago his skills led to the creation of Strathman Media, a small company that has helped local people and businesses refine their image.

Valley Heights students spent Thursday morning in a stadium washed in sunshine, singing the high school fight song and hearing a bit about their schools’ history.

Five days a week I wake up, roll out of bed, get dressed, turn on the computer, pull up my chair and go to work. 

The hot and humid summer looks to continue with temperatures forecast in the mid-90s later this week.

To celebrate and document the 100th anniversary of the Marshall County Fair, three Photo Walks were led by photographer Tom Parker, Blue Rapids, with assistance from Bob Harlan, Andrea Skalla and Georgena Lindquist. The third photo walk took place in the evening, letting participants practic…

Marysville High School biology teacher Kim Houtz and Valley Heights High School science teacher Millie Laughlin had always wanted to see the place that helped Charles Darwin formulate his theory on evolution. This summer they did exactly that.

Every Halloween John and Karla Banister’s yard is transformed into a Halloween “Spooktacular.”

The definition of “home” is “a place of residence,” but that does not mean a structure only for residents of Home City.

Halloween is the second-largest decorating season of the year, and local stores have plenty to offer this season.

Marysville High School’s class of 1960 took a walk down memory lane last weekend.

Cheerleading is about getting the crowd involved, said Sonja Stoll, owner of CheerTastic, a cheerleading school in Marysville.

Steve and K’Lyn Bergman, Frankfort, liked the style of a rustic log home look but didn’t want the maintenance. The answer was a Timberframe Hybrid, a combination of Timberframe and conventional construction.

An organizational meeting for a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 10 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Marysville.

The Pony Express 120 Gravel Dash is not just a bike race, it’s also a chance to be creative.

Good weather, good crowds, good participation, good teams and entertaining competition describe the weekend’s Beattie Milo Festival.

Robert Rybolt is new site director at Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site near Hanover.

A desire to help youths mature spiritually in their relationship with God was an emphasis Marysville Christian Fellowship youth pastor Colton Rohr made in the first year of Core Discipleship.

Dick Crome holds up his thumb and shows it’s still slightly crooked after a memorable swat from a baseball bat years ago.

Three members of the 1983 cast of M-ACT’s production of the musical “Oklahoma!” will come full circle on stage this week as characters in M-ACT’s 32nd summer musical, a revival of the theater troupe’s 1983 kick-off production.

Lucas Loughmiller has almost every version of the Transformer Optimus Prime. He also collects comic books and other superhero action figures, including Spider-Man, Batman and Star Wars characters and lightsabers. But one of his favorite collectibles is a Green Lantern power battery that ligh…

Utilitarian and beautiful best describe July’s exhibit at Marysville’s Lee Dam Center for Fine Art, which features local and guest wood workers’ creations from the familiar organic product.

Jennifer Keller, Home City, celebrated her 45th birthday last Thursday with a surprise ride in an aerobatic airplane in the skies over Marysville.

Festivals were held over the weekend in Frankfort and Summerfield.

The annual Marshall County Relay For Life raises funds to help cancer patients to stay at American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Kansas City, Mo. The funds will also help purchase wigs and cover patient self-care education program fees for Marshall countians battling cancer.

A 1969 Plymouth Road Runner entered by Kirby and Cindy Drake, Avoca, Neb., was the Favorite of Show, chosen by the voting public, at the 25th Marysville AutoFest Saturday.

Kyra Breasseale, seated in a bean bag chair in the newly opened addition to the Blue Rapids Library, said Saturday that the library expansion was “kind of cool.”

LIFETILES mural artist Rufus Seder worked from local photos while crafting the third mural to be dedicated Saturday in Marysville’s Pony Express park. The photos were provided by the Marshall County Historical Society.

The Marysville Aquatic Center opens Monday for the regular season.

A variety of items are always on sale at the annual Mother’s Day Flea Market in Marysville’s City Park. Here are the stories of a few of the people who manned the booths this past weekend.

Roy and Lori Hanni call painting a science, and it is because of that chemist-like precision they have been hired to paint the Koester House Museum.

Three members of the Tim Strathman Band will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. May 8 at the Wagon Wheel.

A new business in Washington has given the town’s skyline a new look and the downtown a new attraction.

Mention the country of Ghana to Karen Schell, and her eyes begin to twinkle and a spark of enthusiasm overtakes her voice. As director of cardiopulmonary services at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, respiratory care is her vocation, but helping the people of Ghana is her passion.

"We’ll definitely do this again next year,” Marysville Sport & Recreation director Brian Fragel said Friday as he watched a crowded dance floor at the town’s first Daddy-Daughter Dance.

Missouri’s Katy Trail has proven itself a boon for rural tourism. Towns there cater to the trail’s foot and bike traffic and have converted their former depots to tourism centers alongside the path.

Seven area towns will have Easter egg hunts on Saturday.

After months of seeking an affordable price and five rounds of bidding, Marysville City Council accepted a bid for improvements to the city’s rusting water tower on 17th Street.

Marble steps that were installed at the entrances to the downtown Marysville home of Charles F. and Sylvia Koester in 1883 were repaired and restored last week.

Creative designs in household woodwork has become a new specialty of Mike and Annga Johnson, Marysville.

Many in Marysville’s Christian community look forward to observing Lent through fellowship each Wednesday at noon.

A thousand miles across Alaskan tundra is a long ways when you are being pulled by a team of dogs.

A wide variety of chairs from Blue Rapids as well as areas including the Appalachian Mountains and Czechoslovakia are on display at the Blue Rapids Museum.

The annual L.O.V.E. Marysville banquet was held last Saturday night and the L.O.V.E. Marysville award was given to Sandy Schmitz and late husband Gilbert Schmitz for their years of volunteer service to the town.

A group that has served as a learning platform for several local performers will be here next week.

When nights are in the single digits and day temps run in the teens for a solid week,

Art by students from Marysville and Lawrence were chosen Best of Show winners in the annual high school student art contest sponsored by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas.

“Thanks for what you’re doing for rural America,” Marysville resident Jim Ladner told the Peterson Farm Brothers as he shook their hands while they signed T-shirts for fans after Saturday night’s concert.