• Hillsboro Chess Guild takes state title home

  From Left: Joshua Diener, Olivia Jury, Jacob Denholm, Kayla Gunn and Jason Latham with the plaque they won. The USD 410 Hillsboro High School Chess Guild are the 1A-2A State Champions for 2019. They played in Emporia against the best of Kansas on March 9. Jacob Denholm took 41st in the high school division.

  

• Library presented with five-star award

  Marion Mayor Todd Heitschmidt presented a plaque from the Library Journal recognizing Marion City Library as a five-star library for 2018. They were the only library in their category to win the rating for the state of Kansas. Photo by City of Marion The Marion City Library was recently recognized as a five-star library for 2018. The library had received […]

  

• Moran hears from Hillsboro about hospital situation

  United States Senator Jerry Moran offered his help when he stopped in for a visit on Friday at the Hillsboro Community Hospital. “The offer stands for our help however we can do that,” said Moran. In addition to taking a tour of the facility, Moran visited with various staff members as well as city officials including city administrator Larry Paine […]

  

• Always be closing- Girl Scout Troop bear the cold to sell cookies.

  From left, Maddy Blythe, Brooklynn Moore, TJ Clover and Roselynn Moore. The Peabody Girls Scouts Troop #30070 showed some great business sense setting up on Saturday outside of Dale’s in Hillsboro since Hillsboro does not have a troop. When asked how they were handling the cold, Maddy Blythe said, “It’s the best time to sell them! Everyone is stocking up […]

  

• Another soil conservation meeting in the books

  Matt Meyerhoff, NRCS supervisory district conservationist in Marion, Rice and McPherson counties, provided updates on what’s been happening with conservation practices. Meyerhoff said he was also impressed with the turnout at the 73rd annual meeting of the Marion County Conservation District. Patty Decker/Free Press “The year 2018 was successful as far as practices actually applied to the land,” said Matt […]

  

• Putting on a show

  Riley Yoder and her students put on the halftime show during the final game of the regular season for Hillsboro High basketball. The students ranged in age from preschool to fifth grade and performed a variety of feats. Fifth grader Claire Morey preforms flips as her classmates, Jayden Frantz and Alivia Hefley watch and wait for their turns. Laura Fowler […]

  

• Martinez family donates defibrillator to Tabor

  The Martinez family (Jason, Sandra and Nathan, from left) was on the Tabor College campus Saturday to donate an automated external defibrillator in honor of Nathan’s best friend, John Lee, who died due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a largely undetected disease that is the leading cause of death in student-athletes. Submitted Photo The tragic, unexpected death of his best friend almost […]

  

• Goessel Scholars Bowl team takes fourth at Class 2A State meet

  Pictured from left: Asst. Coach Marcia Brubaker, Chris Strecker, Daniel Uhlig, Nathan Impson, Jan Wolters, Edel Miller, Head Coach Braden Unruh, Annalise Miller. The Goessel Scholars Bowl team took 4th at the 2A state meet on Sat. Feb. 9 at Inman Elementary School.

  

• Community Foundation awards grants to several groups at ball game

  15 organizations received grants from the Hillsboro Community Foundations for a total of $21,730 given out. The checks were presented during halftime of the Hillsboro boys game two weeks ago.

  

• New county eatery comes from a truck

  Austin Ebaben and Todd Palic, both of Marion, enjoy some hot food from Taco's Food Truck. Laura Fowler Paulus/Free Press Taco’s Food Truck has become a popular destination for hungry citizens of Marion County. While some stumble upon it when they drive by and decide to try it out, others check on Facebook for times and locations of the truck. […]

  

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