• Special donation of mask given to local students

  Like most school activities this fall, choir and other vocal performances have needed some adjustments in order to be safe and effective during these interesting times. Because more force of air is needed for singing, different masks are required in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 germs at least in order for USD 410 to be compliant with the […]

  

• Gold tournament works as fundraiser for Hillsboro man

  While there are many pros and cons to living in small towns, one thing that small towns in Marion have a history of doing well is showing up and supporting their own. Saturday was no different. Hillsboro residents and others showed up to support longtime Hillsboro resident Dave Sheppard. Sheppard was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He found […]

  

• Community comes out for run

  On Saturday, Sept. 19, on what was supposed to be the 51st Hillsboro Arts and Crafts Fair, the streets of Hillsboro were still filled with more than the average number of people for a Saturday. But this time, all the money was going straight to a scholarship fund rather than into any vendor’s pockets. Over 300 hundred participants and countless […]

  

• Lady Trojans finish third at tennis season opener

  The Hillsboro Girl’s Tennis team opened their 2020 season at home on Tuesday, Sept. 1 with the Hillsboro Invitational Tournament. The team fought hard but finished in third place behind Wichita Collegiate and Hesston in the overall team standings. “In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was great to see the girls out on the court. The Hillsboro Girls […]

  

• Let’s embrace the ‘pasta’bilities this week

  Until I began this column, I had no idea how many variations of pasta there are. I used to think I was pretty knowledgeable until I continued to discover new types that often were tough to find in small-town Kansas grocery stores. My recipe this week called for ziti, a tube-shaped pasta I’m definitely familiar with, but my local store […]

  

• ‘Demarius Lives’

  (L to R) Ciara, D’myia, D’asia and Demetrius Cox stand beside the granite bench that commemorates the one-year anniversary of the death of their son and brother, Demarius. “Run Your Race” Color Fun/Walk will be held Sept. 19 to benefit the “Demarius Lives” Scholarship Fund. “Run Your Race,” a 2-K Color Fun Run/Walk, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, […]

  

• Several Tabor students test positive for COVID-19

  Tabor College released a statement moments ago updating the public: “Wednesday afternoon, in following our established COVID protocol, a student experienced symptoms and contacted a medical professional. On the advice of the medical professional, the student was tested at our CLIA approved COVID laboratory and the test result was positive. Teammates experiencing symptoms were also tested and two additional students […]

  

• Klaassen honored by press association

  The Kansas Press Association (KPA) recently held their annual awards ceremony. This year it was held virtually due to COVID-19. At the ceremony, an important award was given out to The Free Press’s own founder Joel Klaassen. Klaassen was nominated for the Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award by current Publisher Joey Young who is also President of the KPA. “If it […]

  

• Bottom of the 9th

  Many people recognize Jerry Mendoza from his days managing Dorothy’s Coffee House and Tea Room in Marion when it first opened up. If you spent any time in there at all, you have noticed him not only encouraging the teens who worked for him, but he made each and every customer feel welcome. Mendoza could often be heard asking his […]

  

• Tabor hosts soccer academy

  Last week, boys and girls ages kindergarten to eighth grade got to learn some fundamentals of soccer and then practice what they have learned while participating in the Tabor College Soccer Academy put on by the TC Women’s Soccer team. The team usually put the academy on every spring but they were unable to this past spring due to the […]

  

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