Benefit for Eric Bartel will be on Aug 24 A fundraiser for Eric Bartel will be 4-9 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 24 at First Mennonite Church at Grand and Ash in Hillsboro. The event, which marks Eric’s 35th birthday, includes a car cruise organized by Wichita Clear Bra, T-shirts for sale and a smoked pork meal with service starting at […]

Updated schedule for bricklaying project The City of Hillsboro will be laying bricks from 7-9:30 p.m. on August 6. This should be all that is needed to finish up for now. Then bricklaying will have to wait for the construction to move on further before we can lay the next ½ block. All you need to bring is a willingness […]

Updated schedule for bricklaying project The City of Hillsboro is continuing to relay the bricks on the two block stretch of Grand Street with the help of volunteers. The two dates this week are Tuesday, July 30 at 7:30 a.m. and Friday, Aug 2 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. All you need to bring is a willingness to help. Event coming up […]

Enrollment for Goessel coming up Enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year for Goessel Elementary will take place on Wednesday, Aug 7. Pre-K enrollment will be from 5-6 p.m. followed by grades K-5 from 6-8:30 p.m. On Thursday, Aug 8, enrollment for K-5 is from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Both days will be at Goessel Elementary School. Parkview Church will be providing […]

TEEN to hold monthly meeting on July 17 The Technology Excellence in Education Network (TEEN) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17. The meeting will be held at the USD 410 District Office at 416 S. Date, Hillsboro, KS 67063. For questions or more information, please call Lena Kleiner at 620-877-0237. City of Hillsboro Seeking […]

Child Aquatic program available at HFAC Hillsboro Recreation Commission will offer The American Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatic Program for children ages 6 months to 36 months. This class is designed to familiarize children with the water, teach swimming readiness skills, provides parents with safety information, and teaches parents techniques they can use to help orient their children to […]

BPL hosts programs for 50th Anniversary Burns Public Library will have craft days for all ages from 5-6 p.m. on Mondays. Reading time up through 8th grade from 10:30-11 a.m. on Fridays through July 19. Come in for more info or call 620-726-5717. Museum Immigrant House holds exhibit Come to the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum Immigrant House in Goessel, […]

Book released on closed Ks high schools Golden Rule Days: History and Recollections of 109 Closed Kansas High Schools, is now available to order from Meadowlark Books. Cost is $24.95 (includes tax, shipping, & handling) and may be mailed to Meadowlark Books, PO BOX 333, Emporia, KS 66801 or order online at www.meadowlark-books.com. Author James Kenyon collected stories from student […]

BPL hosts programs for 50th Anniversary Burns Public Library will have craft days for all ages from 5-6 p.m. on Mondays. Reading time up through 8th grade from 10:30-11 a.m. on Fridays through July 19. Come in for more info or call 620-726-5717. Commodities available in Marion Co. Government surplus commodities will arrive at senior centers in Marion County on […]

Child screenings wil be on June 18 A FREE screening for children birth through five years old will be held Tuesday, June 18 in Marion. Appointments will be available from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. At the screening, development will be checked in the areas of: cognitive, motor, speech/language, and social/emotional. Vision and hearing will also be screened. This process […]