Global InformationMarion County Record information
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Hoch Publishing |
| Publisher | Eric K. Meyer |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 117 S. 3rd St. Marion, Kansas 66861 United States |
| Circulation | 1,941 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 2159-4422 |
| OCLC number | 11368558 |
| Website | marionrecord.com |
The Marion County Record is a weekly newspaper published in Marion, Kansas, United States, and the newspaper of record for the city and Marion County. It publishes Wednesdays. Its offices are across the street from the Marion County Courthouse. The paper was founded as The Western News in 1869 in nearby Detroit, Kansas. It soon moved to Marion, as it went through a series of owners and publishers and several names until 1874. It was then purchased by the Hoch family, which sold it in 1998 to the Meyer family, who had been involved since 1948 and continue to own it.
In August 2023, after one or more people complained to the local police department about reporting which the Record had not published, the police raided the office and homes of staff, seizing computers, reporting materials, and financial records. Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner, died the day after experiencing the raid. National news coverage of the raid precipitated criticism from local and national journalism organizations.
- ^ "Member Database: Marion County Record". Kansas Press Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.