The Hillsboro City Council heard during its June 3 meeting the city engineer’s initial plan for addressing residential storm­water drainage problems on the city’s west side.

Bob Previtera, from Reiss & Good­ness Engineers, said the key challenge is finding a way to manage the water coming off the 65-acre watershed that drains through the West Winds housing development.

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If you want to update the address on your Kansas driver’s license, you’ll need to bring valid proof or you’ll be going home empty handed.

“If there’s a change of address, be sure to bring documentation of where (you) live,” said Kathy Swan, driver’s license examiner in the Marion County treasurer’s office.

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Ampride workers Jeanette Schaefer, Linda Cassidy and Lura Legg (from, left) are feeling some relief from the pumps at their convenience store in Hillsboro.

Scooters, lawn mowers, ATVs, bicycles, four-wheel pedaled vehicles—what else is coming?

You may see some unusual transportation going down the roads and streets these days in an effort to circumvent high gasoline prices.

Perhaps the Amish won’t be the only ones in the region driving horse and buggy. And then, there are always dog teams.

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