Franklin acquitted in death of Tabor student

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:33

After less than two hours of deliberation, a jury decided last Tues­day that a former McPher­son College football player was not guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of Tabor College student Brandon Brown last fall.

A McPherson County jury of seven men and five women began deliberating shortly before noon in the seven-day of trial for 20-year-old Dallas native Alton Franklin.

Prosecutors alleged Franklin attacked Brown during party at a McPherson residence in Septem­ber...

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Legislators created mixed bag for schools, super says

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:32

“We’ll have to use some reserves to get through one more year. Then the cuts will hurt us in two years—unless something changes and we get some help.”—Steve Noble on funding realities for USD 410 With the dust settling following the end of the regular legislative session in Topeka and the wrap-session set for May 8, USD 410 Superin­tendent Steve Noble sees a mixed bag for K-12 education resulting from the 2013 session.

On the positive side, Noble gives a thumbs-up to Senate Bill 128, which is intended to encourage public schools to expand their career and technical training offerings by providing additional funding.

“I think it was well crafted,” Noble said. “The governor...

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Volunteers sign on for spring clean up at reservoir

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:30

 

Michelle Bosworth of Hillsboro and Lloyd and Nicholas Davies of Marion, (pictured from left), spent more than one hour collecting litter along the rocky spillway area of Marion Reservoir Saturday as part of the annual cleanup day.

The 11th annual Marion Reservoir Cleanup Day drew more than 25 volunteers, who picked up trash around the reservoir as well as all connecting waterways and riparian zones. Davies said the volunteers were split into three groups in order to hit “hot”...

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One last icy bite of winter?

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 16 April 2013 12:36

Marion County, along with most of Kansas, experienced yet another blast of late winter as freezing participation coated trees, plants, wheat fields—well, anything outdoors—with a layer of ice last Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning. The storm left magical images, including an ice-encased peach-tree bud (left photo). But the ice also caused some damage, particularly to Bradford pear trees that had just come into full bloom the previous day.The one pictured below snapped into...

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Tabor College to dedicate newest residence hall

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 16 April 2013 12:35

Harms Residence Hall at Tabor College will be officially dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27.

The public is welcome to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting. This event was rescheduled from February due to a snowstorm. The 16-unit residence hall is located at 502 E. B St.

Following the ceremony and ribbon cutting, guided tours of the facility will be available for the public.

The building was made possible by a donation from North Newton physician Wilmer Harms to honor the memory of...

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