HEADLINES

  • Utility bill surprises residents

    Some Hillsboro and Marion residents who have been enjoying recent moderate temperatures may be startled by what they find when they open their October utility bills. Electric charges might seem high, but city officials say it’s an annual complaint when fall weather races ahead of utility billing cycles.

  • Up in smoke

    Colorado marijuana is likely being smoked in Marion County, but local law enforcement said it is difficult to prove where pot actually comes from. “There is no doubt in my mind that we have usage of marijuana here,” county Sheriff Robert Craft said, “We believe we know where a lot of the marijuana in the county comes from but it is difficult to know where that source obtains it.”

  • Paine discusses solar policy

    City administrator Larry Paine led a discussion on Tuesday with Hillsboro City Council, minus David Loewen, about instillation of photo voltaic solar systems. In the council’s agenda packet, Paine said that Hillsboro electric and sewer supervisor Mike Duerksen had received a phone call during the past week from a solar panel company asking what the city’s policies were with solar instillation.

  • Musicians jam together for 60 years

    If there were a magic potion that made musicians tune into a harmonious stylistic frequency for a lifetime, guitarist Elmer “Bob” Delk, 94, of Hillsboro and multi-instrumentalist Eugene Just, 78, of Marion have tasted it. They have been jamming together off and on in different bands and musical projects for the past 60 years. Most notably, they teamed up in the “Peabody Plainsmen,” “Bob and the Boys,” and the “Singspirationals.”

  • Fall increases chances of deer-vehicle accidents

    Deer-vehicle accidents typically rise in autumn because of the onset of mating season. Hillsboro resident Kathryn Glanzer learned this after she struck a deer the evening of Sept. 28 after leaving Ebenfeld Mennonite Brethren Church on Kanza Rd.

  • 20 years since "Mars Attack"ed Burns

    As some drive by the city of Burns in the far southeastern corner of the county, they may not think much of the town of 228. For Hillsboro Middle/High School choir director Lynn Just, she thinks of the 1996 Tim Burton film “Mars Attacks!,” and her time spent as an extra on the movie set.

OTHER HEADLINES

  • Dance studio in new semester, preparing for December recital

    Studio 23 is in a new semester, and busy at work preparing for its Christmas recital, which will be at 6:30 p.m. December 8 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. “It’s going to be more of a recital than last time,” director Krista Matlock said. “Last time was more getting them used to performing and we did it at Parkside. This time, we’ll be on a stage, and the girls will have costumes.”

  • Malk balks at road closure

    County commissioners made a compromise decision on the closure of Limestone Rd. between 80th Rd. and U.S. 50 after hearing what a county resident had to say during a public hearing Monday. Shane Rives, whose residence is reached directly via the portion of road commissioners want to close, came to voice his objections to closure. Rives offered to do some of the repair work himself if commissioners would permit the road to stay open.

  • School bus drivers relish jobs and children

    When Bob Mueller gets up in the morning, he looks forward to the challenge of busing children to school from Tampa and coordinating travel schedules for students and staff as Centre transportation director. “The bus driver job is probably not for everybody,” he said. “We hear a lot about distracted driving these days, and bus driving may be the ultimate, with distractions all around. You have to develop the skill to eye everything, inside and out.”

  • Police investigate 911 misuse

    Hillsboro police investigated misuse of the emergency telephone number 911 on Friday. “It was a small child who called 911 several times,” police chief Dan Kinning said. “The kid was just playing with the phone.”

DEATHS

  • Judith Creamer

    Judith C. “Judy” Creamer, 69, Florence, died Sunday at St. Luke Hospital. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Florence United Methodist Church. A memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Florence.

  • David Fast

    David Fast, 86, died Thursday at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro. He was born Feb. 27, 1930, to David and Elizabeth (Suderman) Fast at Adams, Oklahoma.

  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Dennis Druse
  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Pauline Edmunds
  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Frances Kreutziger

DOCKET

PEOPLE

  • Virtual lawyers will answer questions online

    A new program provides help for low-income Kansans needing answers to legal questions. Free Legal Answers, online at Kansas.freelegalanswers.org, lets people ask questions and get answers from lawyers.

  • Finance will topic at Young Professionals lunch

    Personal banking, small business loans, and tips for how to start a business will be the topics at the first Hillsboro Young Professionals lunch and learn at noon Thursday at Hillsboro City Building. A representative of Emprise Bank will give the presentation.

  • 15 senior musicians to be honored

    Fifteen area senior musicians will be honored Thursday at an annual Marion County Senior Citizens’ meeting at Marion Senior Center. Musicians who will honored be include: Keith Allison, Marion, Shirley Bowers, Marion, Richard Dirks, Hillsboro, Shirley Flaming, Durham, Billie Goossen, Hillsboro, Eleanor Herbel, Hillsboro, Sonja Koslowsky, Peabody, Joyce Medley, Durham, Betty Mueller, Tampa, Judith Priest, Marion, Hildred Schmidt, Walton, Suzanne Thole, Marion, Wanda Williams, Marion, Elmer “Bob” Delk, Hillsboro, and Eugene Just, Marion.

  • Tabor to perform Comedy of Errors this weekend

    This weekend, Hillsboro will be filled with alumni, family, and friends as Tabor College celebrates homecoming. Along with the football game and alumni dinner, Tabor will also perform William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.” Juniors Molly Wiebe, who will play Dromio of Syracuse, and Reuven Isaac, who will play Antipholus of Syracuse, both have never performed a full Shakespeare play before, but want the audience to know that it’s not dramatic Shakespeare.

  • Senior menu

  • NORTHWEST OF DURHAM:

    Wiebes hold fundraiser
  • ROUND THE TOWN:

    Miller visits mother

SCHOOL

  • Old rivals unite to fight common enemy

    Rivals of old, Warriors and Trojans will put their differences aside and unite to battle a common enemy within the county: Hunger. USD 408 and USD 410 schools recently agreed to take part in a Marion vs. Hillsboro Fight to Knockout Hunger food drive.

  • County students graduate from K-State

    Three students from Marion County graduated this past summer from Kansas State University. Derek Kelsey of Hillsboro received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Jandee Kruse of Marion and Monika Detray of Tampa each received Master’s degrees.

  • Area school menus

SENIOR LIVING

  • Diverse activity programs can benefit facility residents

    A heightened sense of community, improved health, reduced medication, continual learning, and happiness are outcomes diverse activity programs can have on residents of assisted living facilities, according to county officials. Amanda Kerr, director of nursing services, said Peabody Health and Rehab incorporates many traditional activities like bingo, Bible study, and Wheel of Fortune into residents’ routines.

  • Seniors recall early pranks

    Not only is Halloween a night for getting a bag full of candy, it’s also a traditional night for pranks. Over the years, the pranks have changed, but seniors still smile remembering the pranks of their youth, even though some don’t want to tell on themselves.

SPORTS

  • Hesston shuts down Hillsboro, 49-20

    Hillsboro got off to a rough start in district play Friday night with a 49-20 loss to Hesston. The Swathers scored early and often against an overmatched Trojans defense. It took Hesston just six plays on its opening possession to score a touchdown, an 8-yard run by quarterback Zach Esau. That would be the first of six consecutive scoring drives.

  • Goessel football dominates St. John

    In the second district game of the season, the Bluebirds scored early and often Friday in a 56-6 rout of St. John. On the first play from scrimmage, Josh Schmidt hit Jordan Griffin for a 65-yard scoring jaunt. Less that 2 minutes later, Schmidt kept the ball and went 65 yards for another score, and the Bluebirds led 14-0 with 10 minutes to play in the first quarter.

  • Goessel wins Wheat State League tournament

    The Goessel Bluebirds volleyball team secured another championship as they won their fourth tournament of the season Saturday. Goessel picked up five wins as they defeated the top six teams in the Wheat State League tournament at Centre.

  • Trojan runners compete at league meet

    The Trojans competed at a Central Kansas League cross-country meet Thursday at Halstead. Coach Robert Haude said runners represented Hillsboro with pride and toughness.

  • Meysing wins WSL meet

    Goessel’s Jennifer Meysing is Wheat State League champion with a first place finish at Harvey County West Park on Thursday. Her personal best time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds set a school record for the 5 km race.

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Calendar of Events

  • Marion County Toy Run Nov. 5

    The 23rd Marion County Toy Run will begin at 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at SherBowl Lanes in Marion. Toys will be collected for distribution at Hillsboro State Bank, followed by an auction and chili feed at Hillsboro American Legion Post #366.

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