TEEN Meeting scheduled for Feb. 20 The Technology Excellence in Education Network (TEEN) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The meeting will be held at the USD 408 District Office at 101 North Thorp, Marion, Kansas 66861. For questions or more information, please call Lena Kleiner at 620-877-0237. Goessel Mennonite Church Blood Drive […]

Marion County Democrats meeting Marion County Democrats will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Marion Community Center in the basement Conference room. All precinct people as well as county Democrats are encouraged to attend to continue plans for the 2019 political year. Relay for Life meets on Feb. 19 Relay For Life of Marion County will […]

Underground Salt Mines Field Trip The Hillsboro Recreation Commission is sponsoring a field trip to Strataca the Underground Salt Mines in Hutchinson KS on Friday, February 22. We plan to meet at Hillsboro City Hall at 8 am and should be back around 4-4:30 pm. This program is for youth in grades 1st-6th. We plan to arrive at the Salt […]

Marion postpones electrical outage The planned electrical power outage for system repairs and updates which was originally scheduled for the nights of Jan. 29-30 in Marion has been cancelled, according to Roger Holter, city administrator. The outage was called off because of the extreme cold temperatures forecasted for the area and will be rescheduled sometime in March depending on the […]

2S2S Coat Drive for January The Second Saturday to Serve group is having a Coats, Covers and other Warm Things event. As you’re cleaning out your closets, please consider giving your gently worn coats and jackets (any size) that you no longer wear. If you have like-new blankets or covers, we’d love to have those also. If you don’t have […]

TEEN meeting Jan. 16 in Marion The Technology Excellence in Education Network (TEEN) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the USD 408 District Office at 101 North Thorp, Marion, Kansas 66861. Cheerleading Clinic Jan. 22-25 The Hillsboro Recreation Commission will be sponsoring a Youth Cheerleading Clinic for […]

Goessel Town and Country Garden Club The Town and Country Club will be meeting on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. The meeting wil be held at the Goessel Community Room. Ron Wedel will talk on bird watching. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call Luanne Soukup at 620-367-2410 for more information. Successful Blood Drive in Hillsboro Members of the Hillsboro High […]

FPL Hosts Soup Supper Jan. 14 The Florence Public Library will be hosting a soup supper fundraiser at 5 p.m. on Jan. 14. Bingo will follow the meal. Proceeds will be used to purchase an outdoor banner. New Bible Study beginning Jan. 3 Plan to join the Community Bible Study beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 3. It will be […]

Frostbite 4 Mile Fun Run on Jan. 1 It’s time for Hillsboro Recreation’s 13th Annual Frostbite 4 Mile Fun Run. This event will be at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day. The entry fee is $15. Pre-register by Dec21 and receive a commemorative gift. This walk or run starts and ends at Memorial Park. Walk up registration is welcome. For questions, […]

Holiday concert on Dec 30 at FMC The family band Five Times Harder will perform a holiday concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 30, at First Mennonite Church, located at 102 S. Ash St. in Hillsboro. The family will perform a variety of Christmas music in styles ranging from classical to bluegrass to folk. There will be no admission […]