HEADLINES

  • In record harvest old combine beats new

    Jeff Williams and his father, Dean, went to a custom cutter’s auction several years ago and bought an old Massey Harris 82 combine for $400. They intended to restore it. But as time went on, Jeff’s father became ill and later died, and the combine gathered dust in the corner of a barn.

  • Sports, journalism are new reporter's passions

    Sports and journalism are passions for Hoch Publishing’s newest reporter, Joel Wright, who joined the staff Monday, three days after graduating as an honor roll student from Ottawa University. Wright went to Ottawa as a defensive back for the Braves football team and quickly became involved as a freshman, reporting for its biweekly student newspaper, The Campus. He moved up the ladder in short order, becoming sports editor, then managing editor.

  • Couple chase storms from outback to plains

    A weather-chasing vehicle in Marion County is an unusual sight. Even more unusual is who is driving it. Professional storm chasers Clyve Herbert, a retired train driver for Metro Melbourne, and Jane ONeill, retired national manager with Toner Express, call Hillsboro their second home. Their first is just outside Victoria, Australia, in a place called Trentham.

  • Mary's Mats now Wooley Red Hen

    Mary’s Mats and More at 107 E. Grand, changed owners Monday. Long-time owner Mary Lancaster said she was approached by Hillsboro native Micki Watson earlier this year about buying the business. “She offered, and I thought my husband is going to retire in a few years, what if I can’t sell it then?” Lancaster said.

  • Tabor gets permit for taller fence

    Hillsboro City Council gave Tabor College an exemption Monday to put a taller than usual fence around its maintenance building at Adams and D streets. The fence will be 8 feet tall. Any fence taller than 6 feet requires permission from the city’s planning commission and city council. Planning commissioners approved the fence June 25, building inspector Ben Steketee said.

  • County forgos gun exemption

    Marion County let Friday’s deadline pass without applying for an exemption to a new state law that requires public buildings to allow concealed guns unless elaborate security is added. Commission Chairman Randy Dallke moved to apply for the exemption to give the commission more time to consider the question. However, commissioner Dan Holub wouldn’t second the motion. Commissioner Roger Fleming was absent.

  • Hillsboro woman wins poker tournament

    Trish Williamson of Hillsboro outlasted 19 other players to win the sixth annual Bob Phillips memorial Texas hold ’em poker tournament Saturday at Peabody American Legion post. The event, featuring a $465 prize pool, raised $520 for the Bob Phillips memorial scholarship fund.

FARMING

  • Combine, field fires mar harvest

    Howard Collett had just finished harvest Tuesday night, was putting up his auger and shutting down his Gleaner combine when he noticed a fire. “I looked out and saw the black smoke and thought, “This is bad,” he said.

  • Moran sees drones in farming's future

    Sen. Jerry Moran predicted at an unmanned aircraft demonstration Tuesday in Salina that drones will contribute to U.S. agriculture, with Kansas poised to lead the way. “There is real potential for this platform to be used responsibly and safely in an industry already booming in Kansas: agriculture,” he said. “The number of ways farmers and ranchers can utilize them are endless, from mapping the spread of disease or insects within a field to applying fertilizer to a specific area of crops, and I look forward to continued progress in this field.

  • Lack of rain hurting hay

    Brad Wiens’ alfalfa crop was doing well, but a lack of rain in the last couple of weeks could change that, evidenced by growing cracks in the soil. “It started out as a real good year growing hay. We had a lot of spring rains, and that helps the hay to really grow,” he said. “Now it’s kind of turned. We haven’t had rain for a while, so the hay’s kind of quit growing.”

  • Permits required for haying ditches

    Hay harvesting on the right of way along state and federal highways without a permit is illegal, according to Kansas Department of Transportation. Haying applications are available at KDOT offices and are good for one season, April 1 to the end of the year. Permits may be canceled by either party.

  • Buying propane now can lead to savings

    The heat may be soaring, but John Garrard and his family are thinking about how to heat the house when snow starts falling. They recently converted from a wood stove to an all propane system. “We’re used to paying about $500 for propane a year, but this year we expect that amount to triple,” he said.

  • Elevators scramble to keep from filling

    Warm weather and dry conditions created a speedy harvest for Marion County farmers. Elevators in the area were struggling to keep up with harvest as it came in from the fields. “Many of our customers are reporting 60-plus-bushel fields,” Lyman Adams, general manager of Cooperative Grain and Supply in Hillsboro, said. “If you can get 60 you’re having great yields. Many of our customers were reporting a yield higher into the 70s and said this was their best year ever. We have taken record receipts here, and in Marion and Canton.”

DEATHS

  • Glenn Steely

    Lost Springs area native Glenn B. Steely, 90, former owner of a Mobil Oil bulk plant in McPherson, died Saturday at McPherson Hospital. Services were to have been this morning at Stockham Funeral Home, McPherson, followed by burial in McPherson Cemetery.

  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Laurel Gilbert

DOCKET

PEOPLE

  • Professor appointed to Capitol preservation committee

    Gov. Sam Brownback recently appointed Richard Kyle of Hillsboro to the Capitol preservation committee. The 10-person committee considers all proposals for the state Capitol and grounds to ensure preservation of the historical beauty of the area.

  • Band invites musicians to ride in parade

    Hillsboro High School Band will ride in the Marion County Fair parade July 24, and band director Bruce Major is inviting musicians from the community to join in. Rehearsals will be 7 to 8 p.m. July 15 and 22 in the high school band room. Musicians who wish to play may contact Major at (620) 947-5985.

  • Judge named to statewide post

    Mike Powers of Marion, chief judge of the 8th Judicial District, has been elected secretary of the Kansas District Judges Association. Powers, whose district includes Dickinson, Geary, Marion, and Morris counties, was chosen at a statewide judges’ conference in Wichita.

  • Blood drive meets goal

    A Red Cross blood drive June 17 at Trinity Mennonite Church collected 54 donations. It was the first time the blood drive had reached its goal in some time. “It is wonderful to think of all the lives that will be touched by the blood donations,” co-chairmen Gladys Funk and Shirley Kasper said in a letter. “Blood shortages are increasingly common as many people who were once regular blood donors are now in need of medical treatments that require blood. We need more people to make blood donation a routine community responsibility.”

  • Agent wins award for excellence

    Jayson Hanschu, American Family Insurance agent in Hillsboro, won the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certification this year. The award was given to agents within the company who had demonstrated excellent customer service based on surveys filled out by his clients.

  • Students complete nursing program

    Victoria Schmidt of Marion and Debra Rummel of Hillsboro completed the practical nursing program at Hutchinson Community College. The college gave them nursing pins May 9. After graduates pass a licensing exam, they may practice as licensed practical nurses.

  • Bartels visit Cape Cod, Niagara Falls

    Wilmer and Marilyn Bartel and family and Marilyn’s mother, Jean Beauchanys, recently vacationed at Cape Cod and Niagara Falls. Dave and Sharon Hotchkiss of North Carolina visited June 23 with Frances Unruh and Beverly Elliott.

  • Muellers, Alexanders go to Minnesota for reunion

    Vivian and Norman Mueller of Hillsboro and Jo and Wade Alexander of Marion were among the descendants of Reuben and Enid L. (Powers) Pope who gathered June 19 to 23 at Grand View Lodge, Gull Lake, Nisswa, Minn., for their eighth reunion. Hosts were the family of Wayne and Donna Pope, Watertown, S.D.; Mary and Jim Labesky, Rachel Christopuals, and Jackson Jostad, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Adam and Jennifer Findall and Anna, Albuquerque, N.M.

  • Sieger attends Democrat convention

    Marion County Democratic Women will have entertainment by Tallgrass Express String Band as part of Kansas Day festivities Jan. 29, 2014. Eileen Sieger attended the state Democratic Women convention Saturday in Wichita.

SPORTS

  • Swim team places 2nd

    Hillsboro Swim Team won its home meet Saturday against Marion and Peabody. Hillsboro scored 662 points. Coach Stephanie Moss said this may have been the first time in five years that the team has beaten Marion.

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