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  • Down home hug for Santa Claus

    Santa Claus gets a hug from Harper Chrisjohn, 7, during the “Down Home Christmas,” a community event Saturday in Hillsboro. In addition to Santa visiting several downtown locations, children and adults were also treated to carriage rides, s’mores, cookie decorating, a silent auction, bake-off contest, sales, specials and much more.

    Down home hug for Santa Claus

  • ‘Blessed career’ / Tabor’s Monroe takes his success in stride

    “Blessed career.” Those are the words Tabor College senior James Monroe Jr. uses to describe his record-setting four years as a member of the Bluejay football team. The 5-foot, 11-inch running back from Browns Mills, N.J., accumulated 3,927 rushing yards over four years to become Tabor’s all-time rushing leader, surpassing the previous record set by NFL All-Pro Rolland “Bay” Lawrence […]

    ‘Blessed career’ / Tabor’s Monroe takes his success in stride

  • Toy Run organizers distribute funds, gifts for local families

    Organizers of last month’s Marion County Toy Run presented checks totaling more than $11,500, plus some 150 toys and 25 bicycles and tricycles, to representatives from six local charitable organizations Saturday morning at Hills­boro State Bank. The cash and toys will be distributed by the charitable groups to worthy families in Marion County during this holiday season. Pictured above in […]

    Toy Run organizers distribute funds, gifts for local families

  • Russian delegation tours county’s Cow Camp Beef

    The bus carrying a group of about 20 Russian farm managers and government officials rolls through the Cow Camp Feed Yard west of Ramona Friday afternoon as part of a three-day visit to the Sunflower State hosted by the Kansas Department of Agriculture marketing team. The group, representing the Kalmykia Republic, Samara and Lenningrad regions, visited seven commercial and purebred […]

    Russian delegation tours county’s Cow Camp Beef

  • HHS FFA participates in leadership school

    These Hillsboro High School FFA members participated in the South Central District Leadership School Friday, Dec. 6, at Arkansas City High School. Pictured from left are Vance Klassen, Riley Loewen, Lisa Geis, SaRae Roberts, Kyle Unruh, Hannah Bartel, Valerie Klassen, Jesse Meier and Ethan Oborny. Loewen participated in the ritual competition, where the officer team presented opening and closing ceremonies […]

    HHS FFA participates in leadership school

  • Tunnel of Lights draws more than 1,000

    For almost a decade, the Christmas Tunnel of Lights, which has become a tradition at Marion County Park and Lake, continues to grow and improve. Richard Schwartz, one of the original organizers, said he and wife Marg first saw a tunnel of lights done when they lived in Florida. “One of the streets had trees that went over on both […]

    Tunnel of Lights draws more than 1,000

  • End of the run

    Grand View University defeats Tabor College in NAIA playoffs After Tabor College defender Dylan Delk (27) trips up the opposing ball-carrier, teammates Ben Gardner (14), Donnell Davis (11) and Terach Antoine (29) finalize the tackle during the first half of Tabor’s quarterfinal NAIA playoff game with second-ranked Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. This stop led to a turnover […]

    End of the run

  • NHS chapter at HHS inducts 19 members

    Nineteen students were inducted into the Hillsboro High School chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony Monday night at the Hillsboro Men­no­nite Brethren Church. Prior to the actual induction of new members, the eight active members of the chapter led the lighting of candles ceremony representing each of the four NHS core values: scholarship, service, leadership and character. […]

    NHS chapter at HHS inducts 19 members

  • Back to the Beginnings

    U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran came to Marion Monday to mark the 1,000th town hall meeting of his national political career and to share the frustration both he and most of the 100 or so people in attendance feel about the current state of politics in Washington, D.C. Moran’s string of town halls began in Marion 16 years ago when he […]

    Back to the Beginnings

  • Jays clip Ravens’ wings

    With their 14-13 upset victory over eighth-ranked Benedictine College Saturday, the 11th-ranked Tabor College Bluejays were the only road team to record a win in the 2013 NAIA Football Championship Series, and will be the only one of three KCAC teams to play another game this season. On this cold and blustery day, Tabor gave up only 13 points to […]

    Jays clip Ravens’ wings

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Down home hug for Santa Claus

Down home hug for Santa Claus

December 10, 2013 at 12:13 pm

Santa Claus gets a hug from Harper Chrisjohn, 7, during the “Down Home Christmas,” a community...

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Tabor men split first KCAC games

Tabor men split first KCAC games

December 10, 2013 at 11:57 am

The Tabor College men split their first two conference basketball games last week, first a narrow...

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County commissioners hire Cook as next appraiser

December 10, 2013 at 12:06 pm

After meeting in a 25-minute executive session to conduct a phone interview Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners announced in public session that Raymond Cook,...

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Hillsboro company brings back former name

Hillsboro company brings back former name

December 10, 2013 at 11:49 am

Hillsboro’s largest industrial employer has been making several changes to its operation in...

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‘Community conversation’ draws about 125 people

‘Community conversation’ draws about 125 people

December 10, 2013 at 12:08 pm

About 125 people turned out on a cold Monday night for a “Community Conver­sation” sponsored...