TOP: Jules Glanzer (right), 13th president of Tabor College, receives
words of wisdom from his predecessor, Larry Nikkel, as well as previous
presidents (left from Nikkel) H. David Brandt and Vernon Janzen.
BOTTOM LEFT: Richard Cantwell conducts the Tabor College
Symphonic. Band at the inauguration
ceremony. BOTTOM RIGHT: Futurist and author Leonard Sweet
delivers the keynote address. In it, Sweet presented Glanzer with a
variety of spiritually symbolic gifts to enlighten his presidential
trek, including a copy of the children’s book, “Dr. Seuss's ABC: An
Amazing Alphabet Book.”
Affirmed by three former presidents and encouraged by a futuristic Christian author, mentor and friend, Jules Glanzer was inaugurated Friday evening as the 13th president of Tabor College.
Attempts by the Central Kansas Conservancy to explain its positions Monday at a Marion County Commission meeting ended with the commissioners coming down on the side of land owners opposed to rails to trails development passing through their property where railroad tracks have been removed.
Sheldon Wiens, 14, son of Jane and Brad Wiens of rural Hillsboro, was diagnosed with autism at age 3. (From left) Sheldon, Natalie, Jane and Brad and (front) Brooklyn, have replaced the intensity of the early years of diagnosis with a sense of normalcy.
Sheldon Wiens, son of Brad and Jane Wiens of rural Hillsboro, was diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate, relate to others and interact with surroundings, when he was 3 years old.
The high price of gasoline hasn’t resulted in a lot of drive-away incidents at gas stations yet, but several homeowners have reported gasoline being siphoned out of their vehicle tanks at home.
With gas prices continuing to climb, gas siphoning is becoming a problem—only not at local convenience stores.
In recent months, the Hillsboro Police Department has received complaints of gas being stolen from cars parked in private driveways around town.
The above graphic was based on an actual city residential bill from February. The "Electric Surcharge" and "Water Surcharge" have been incorporated into the new rates for those services.
Invoking occasional gallows humor about their future as public servants, Hillsboro City Council members approved at a March 27 special meeting new billing rates for four city utilities: water, sewer, electric and trash collection.
The new rates, which will result in a total bill increase of around $30 to $35 per month for the average residential customer, will take effect with the April billing.
Hillsboro may be offering residents and guests a downtown park in the not too distant future if funding and maintenance issues can be reasonably resolved.
