Contest will seek area's biggest loser

Written by Malinda Just Thursday, 27 December 2007 03:33

ScaleP1020317.jpg You won’t be weighed-in in front of a national audience or worry about being voted off as participants do in the hit TV reality show. But individuals in Marion County will soon have the opportunity to compete in a local “The Biggest Loser” competition.

Local fitness and nutrition specialists Anna Woods, a certified personal trainer, and Jeanne Rziha, Greenhaw Wellness coordinator, will begin the local version of the contest Jan. 8.

“Our biggest goal, I would say, is to help people...

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Purple Proud

Written by Don Ratzlaff Thursday, 27 December 2007 03:28

WadeWiebert.jpg Click here to buy photo Wade Weibert has pushed himself to succeed after leaving Hillsboro High School for Butler County Community College. Now he anticipates the next chapter of his athletic career at Kansas State, the
fulfillment of his dream.

If Wade Weibert dreams in color, you can be sure his imagination has a distinctly purple hue. And within the past month, two of the biggest athletic dreams of this former Hillsboro High School football standout have...

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Ice storm legacy lingers across county

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 18 December 2007 15:11

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That a snowfall of 6 to 8 inches on Friday evening through Saturday noon was seen by many almost as a minor inconvenience in comparison, speaks to the impact of the ice storm that rolled through Marion County and most of central Kansas three days earlier.

Reminiscent of the ice that coated the area in January 2005, last Tuesday’s storm caused similar problems: power outages, tree damage, hazardous driving conditions, school closings and the...

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Tree trimming lessens impact in Hillsboro

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 18 December 2007 15:03

The jeering from some residents regarding tree-trimming efforts by Hillsboro city employees in mid-November may be cause for cheering following last Tuesday’s ice storm.

City Administrator Larry Paine said Thursday that the city’s aggressive tree-trimming efforts the past couple of months ago are a primary reason the city received electrical power as quickly as it did in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

“I know we got flack for (the tree trimming), but these folks now have power...

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Christmas card keeps on giving

Written by Malinda Just Tuesday, 18 December 2007 14:43

Jenny-Gaskell-3.jpg Click to buy photo Jenny Gaskell designed her winning card at her computer work station on the campus. She invested more than 30 hours outside of class.


In November, about 3,000 Christmas cards rolled off a $3 million printing press—all of them with the name Jenny Gaskell printed on the back.

For the third-year Tabor College student from Horton, the printing process was the culmination of a project that started in late September when Tabor College President...

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