Hillsboro looks to create new revitalization zones

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 30 January 2008 08:14

The Hillsboro City Council authorized the development of a proposal at its Sept. 22 special meeting that could significantly increase the number of property owners who could take advantage of the city’s Neighbor­hood Revitaliza­tion Plan.

The NRP exempts property owners from paying property taxes for up to 10 years on the increase in the appraised value of their property after they make a significant improvement to the property.

The minimum investment is $5,000 for a residence and...

Read more: Hillsboro looks to create new revitalization zones

Grant will go for exhibit at Hillsboro Museums center

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 30 January 2008 08:13

Hillsboro Museums received word Jan. 16 that it has been awarded a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council that should result in a significant step forward in the professional presentation of the city’s two museums.

The grant of $12,089 will be used to create a new orientation exhibit within the museums’ visitor center located on Memorial Drive. The exhibit will provide background to Hillsboro’s two museums, the Peter Paul Loewen House and the William F. Schaeffler House, before...

Read more: Grant will go for exhibit at Hillsboro Museums center

U.S. News fetes success at Goessel, Hillsboro

Written by Malinda Just Wednesday, 30 January 2008 08:10

Kansas-Map.jpg The counties shaded in bronze had at least one school named to the U.S. News & World report Best high school bronze list. Johnson County (shaded in silver) received the only silver award given in Kansas at Blue Valley North High School

Two Marion County high schools, Goessel and Hillsboro, were two of only 39 high schools in Kansas recognized for achievement by U.S. News & World Report.

The two schools were cited as as bronze medalists in the...

Read more: U.S. News fetes success at Goessel, Hillsboro

Feeling the squeeze

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:38

Feeling the squeeze.jpg

To go to the full story, CLICK HERE

Domestic calls on the rise during winter

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 23 January 2008 08:49

The call can come in at any time of the day or night: a report or suspicion of domestic violence occurring in a Hillsboro home.

Lately those calls have been coming in more frequently than normal, according to Police Chief Dan Kinning.

“The past couple of months, we’re going through a spurt—and, hopefully, that’s all it is,” Kinning said.

He estimates the department has been responding to an average of four or five domestic-disturbance calls a week, which he calls “unusual for...

Read more: Domestic calls on the rise during winter