• Goessel ‘sensory garden’ earns contest prize

  We were inspired to explore the importance of experiencing nature through the use of our five senses by research, which shows that children are spending much less time outdoors than previous generations. Our goals for this project were to learn how nature positively affects mental and physical health, foster community and teamwork through planning and implementation, and use milk cartons […]

  

• Trojans 11-9 with Viking sweep

  After a long-distance loss at Pratt on Monday, the Hillsboro Trojans baseball team rebounded the next day with a sweep of Smoky Valley to complete the regular season in Lindsborg. In Luke Moore’s second year as the Hillsboro head coach, he and the Trojans turned a 5-15 record in 2017 into an 11-9 record in 2018. SMOKY VALLEY— Dynamic pitching […]

  

• HHS .500 after Smoky sweep

  Hillsboro’s softball team finished with a .500 regular-season record following a sweep of the Smoky Valley Vikings Tuesday in Linds­borg. The wins gave the Trojans five wins in the final six games for a 10-10 record. Smoky Valley jumped to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Pitcher Taylor Helmer walked the first two batters. Following a […]

  

• Centre duo places fourth at state contest

  Cole Srajer (left) and Max Svoboda, shown here after winning the Marion County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in March, received $2,000 for their business pitch at the state contest April 27 in Manhattan. Centre High School’s Cole Srajer and Max Svoboda, winners of the Marion County Youth Entrepre­neurial Challenge in March, were awarded $2,000 for their business pitch at the state […]

  

• Goessel foundation awards $3,420 in community grants

  GCF Board members flank Rachel and Duane Goossen (middle) at the April 21 recognition dinner. Pictured are (from left) Dwight Flaming, John Fast, Peggy Jay, Rachel Goossen, Duane Goossen, Elaine Unruh, Myron Schmidt, James Voth and Carol Duerksen. The goal of the board is to raise an additional $75,000 by Dec. 31, 2020. The Goessel Community Foundation, an affiliate of […]

  

• Spring Cleaning

  A reported crowd of 30-40 onlookers gathered below the spillway at Marion Reservoir on Sunday to watch workers drain the spillway area. Tory Hett, with the Corps of Engineers at Marion Reservoir, said workers were cleaning out the spillway in order for an inspection to be done. Officials said it’s been around 20 years have passed since the spillway area […]

  

• It’s time to claim spring

  Local high schools have had a hit-and-miss affair with the spring sports season as the Kansas weather changes from warm to cold in recent days. April 10 proved to be a good day to start the track and field season as Marion hosted a Central Kansas League Track meet. Pictured at the far left is Hillsboro freshman Carson Linnens show­ing […]

  

• County opts to retain insurance provider

  About 20 county employees sat in during Monday’s Marion Coun­­ty Commission meet­ing to hear how the commissioners would come up with a “fair and equitable” way to handle the single and family insurance plans. County Clerk Tina Spencer said there are 90 single employees using the insurance and 17 families using the family plan. “The difference between the options is […]

  

• 50th Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale offers vehicles, food and more to raise money for world relief

  The 50th annual Kansas Mennonite Relief Sale is gearing up for this weekend in Hutchinson. The sale offers 24 hours of bidding on quilts and vehicles and tractors, purchasing crafted items, activities for kids and enjoying a variety of foods. The event’s purpose is to raise funds for Mennonite Central Commit­tee—a world-relief organization offering relief, development and peace programs in […]

  

• Goessel’s man of trails

  Goessel resident Brian Stucky uses his water dowsing tool near his residence. by Wendy Nugent Newton Now The Kansas sun of the 1870s beat down on the longhorn cattle, numbering in the thousands as they ambled along, grunting and grazing as the wind blew. Cattle as far as one could see. Cowboys on horses. A thundering on the plains. Scenes […]

  

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