The additional promotional segments, an addition to the $9,900 advertising package funded by local business and supporters, will feature Hills­boro’s Jim Elliott being interviewed by Amy Jo Wintz, a Channel 12 reporter.

According to the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce, these segments will run during the local CBS Morning News at 9:57 a.m. Saturday, May 3, and Satur­day, May 31.

The package on KWCH includes 60 30-second spots on four affiliated stations in Kansas during spring and 60 30-second spots featuring a new commercial in fall.

It also includes the three-minute segment featuring Elliott to be aired during two 30-minute programs called the “Kansas Shopper” on Saturday April 26 and again May 3 at 11 a.m.

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Some eight residential property owners expressed impatience with the city of Hillsboro during the April 15 city council meeting regarding longstanding drainage problems in their neighborhoods.

What brought the issue to the council agenda was a request by real estate developer Pat Nuss to relocate a house into the West Winds development located on the city’s west side.

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The yellow areas indicate areas included in the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan passed last week by the Hillsboro City Council. Tax incentves on building improvements will last through 2018.

Residential and commercial property owners in a designated area of Hillsboro now have an economic incentive for making building improvements, thanks to the Neighbor­hood Revitaliza­tion Plan approved by the Hills­boro City Council at its April 15 meeting.

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Hillsboro residents may see a familiar place being promoted over the airwaves of a Wichita television station.

Starting this week, a series of 60 30-second ads promoting Hillsboro as a good place to live, play and work are being broadcast over KWCH Channel 12 this spring and again this fall as part of a locally coordinated campaign to generate interest in the community.

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