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Written by Malinda Just Wednesday, 12 December 2007 13:50

ChessHHSSaraJonesHHSBenStek.jpg Participants from the Hillsboro elementary, middle and high schools focus on their matches on Saturday morning. Clockwise from the top photo)

• Sara Jones contemplates her next move against fellow HHS Guild member Ben Steketee.

• HES student Jordan Fryover (right) watches carefully as his opponent moves a pawn.

• HMS participant Jacob Humber preferred to fill his brain with music playing through his headset.

•Michael...

Sewer bids come in lower than expected

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Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 12 December 2007 13:34

The Hillsboro City Council got some good news last week regarding construction bids for the city’s proposed sewer-lagoon project.

The bids came in lower than had been anticipated by project engineer Jim Kohman of EBH Associates.

The winning low bid, submitted by APAC-Kansas Inc., came in at just over $2.342 million. Kohman had feared the cost could be as high as $3.1 million, given increases in fuel prices and other costs.

Kohman credited the lower bid to contractors being “extremely...

City hires firm to spur retail growth

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Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 12 December 2007 13:23

Following a familiar business adage, the Hillsboro City Council has decided to spend some money in order to make some money.

The council agreed at its Dec. 4 meeting to sign a one-year, $50,000 contract with Buxton, a retail research company based in Fort Worth, Texas, to help the city recruit new stores and strengthen existing retail businesses.

City Administrator Larry Paine said through its CommunityID program, Buxton uses sophisticated databases to evaluate the retail market of a given...