Parkview to host hymn sing Sunday Parkview Church, 610 S. Main St., Hillsboro, will host a hymn sing at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28. Glenn and Sheila Litke will be leading the singing. Participants can request hymns of their choice. The public is invited to attend. Information May 25 about foster care KVC Behavioral Health representative Pam Loewen will lead […]

Scholars to lecture at Alexanderwohl Two distinguished scientists will present the findings of their research and its connection to Men­nonites at 7 p.m. May 21 at Alexanderwohl Menno­­nite Church near Goessel. Since 1979, Michael Crawford of the University of Kansas has been collaborating with Mennonite communities of Kansas on biological aging and the history of Alexanderwohl. He has published the […]

Stucky to speak on area Indian trails Local history buff Brian Stucky will talk about pioneer and Indian trails in the Goessel area at 7 p.m. May 13, in the 1906 Prep School, located at the Mennonite Heri­tage and Agricultural Museum in Goessel. The program is free and open to the public. TEEN will meet in Marion May 16 The […]

Free child screening in Hillsboro May 8 Marion County Early Intervention Services will offer screening for children birth through 5 years old Monday, May 8, in Hillsboro. Appointments will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the screening, development will be checked in the areas of cognitive, motor, speech and language, and social and emotional. Vision and hearing […]

FMC marks a 50-year milestone April 30 Hillsboro First Menno­nite Church is celebrating a 50-year milestone Sunday, April 30, “Build-A-Versary,” starting at 9:30 a.m. with a followed by the 10:35 a.m. worship service and a carry-in meal following worship. Included in the “Build-A-Versary” is an informal visiting time. The service will include slides from the deconstruction of the previous building […]

Open house May 6 for Stout’s 80th An open house is planned for Lizetta Stout’s 80th birthday celebration from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The event will be at Grace Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 801 E. First St., McPher­son.

Commodities should arrive today Government surplus commodities are scheduled to arrive at senior centers in Marion County on Wednes­day, April 19. Each site will distribute the commodities according to its own schedule, which may not be the same day. Check with your local site for its distribution schedule. If no commodities are left at your site, call the Marion County […]

HUMC Skeeter Run planned for April 22 Hillsboro United Metho­dist Church is hosting its fifth annual Skeeter Run 5-K/1-mile fun run at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 22. The event is for all ages and will include an awards ceremony and buffet of refreshments afterward. Pre-registration runs through April 14 and includes a Skeeter Run T-shirt. Registration cost goes up after […]

Tabor team offers free swim lessons The Tabor College swim team is offering free swimming lessons to the Marion County community at the Marion Sports & Aquatic Center each Saturday, beginning April 8 through May 6. The lessons are free, but donations are welcomed. Children need to be age 3 through 16 years. No preregistration is required. Two class times […]

SCMC board to award scholarship The Senior Citizens of Marion County Inc. Board will award a $500 scholarship to a 2017 Marion County high school senior. The award is given to encourage young people who are interested in pursuing a degree in an aging-related field—medicine, nursing, social work, therapies (physical, occupational, speech) or gerontology. Graduating seniors can pick up an […]