Goessel’s Keith’s Foods raises money for MCC with no annual sale These are just a few of the people picking up the approximate 700 meals on Sunday sold for Mennonite Central Committee. GOESSEL—The activity on Sunday echoed the sign painted on the east side of Keith’s Foods in Goessel, which reads, “Small town, big heart.” People from all over demonstrated […]

Once again, the weekly Marion County Board of Commissioners meeting opened up with an update from the Marion County Health Department Administrator Diedre Serene. “As of yesterday morning, we had 3,174 cases, 485 hospitalizations, 118 state-wide deaths, and 23053 negative tests. I have spoken with two of the local hospitals. At this point, they feel that they have adequate lab […]

Caitlin and her mom Shana Thornhill have been making masks for medical professionals and others for free asking simply that they pay the kindness forward. With the Coronavirus pandemic quickly spreading throughout the country, the CDC has urged people to wear protective face masks when out in public, and with the virus continuing, there has been a shortage of masks […]

The Marion County Health Department announced this afternoon that one of the five COVID-19 positive individuals has died. “My condolences go out to the family and friends of our community member.  Marion County is not immune to the pain COVID-19 is causing across the nation. No further information will be released,” said Diedre Serene, Administrator. Please follow social distancing and […]

While Goessel did not have their prom, a few of the girls still got dressed up and had some fun. Even though Goessel and Marion were both supposed to have their proms on Saturday, each was canceled due to COVID-19, and many students decided to still have some fun. Way to take a sad situation and make the best of […]

The Goessel school board met via technology on April 13, instead of in-person like always before. The board heard reports about school changes that have been taking place because of the Coronavirus. Superintendent/K-5 principal Dr. John Fast said that all teachers had submitted a “Continuous Plan for Learning,” as required by the state. Therefore, school can continue electronically through the […]

The Marion County Lake is only open to Marion County residents of those who own property at the lake until April 30. Signs, courtesy of Bakers Bros, clearly states the expectations. By Laura Fowler Paulus The Marion County Lake is only open to Marion County residents or those who own property at the lake until April 30. Signs, courtesy of […]

The new entrance to the cemetery Volunteers welding the new fence. Stacy Peters assisting with taking the old fence down. Putting the original sign back up Photos and information  provided by Linda Peters The small town of Lehigh, alongside Highway 15/56, has the motto “It’s Small But It’s Home”. They recently showed that being small doesn’t mean they can’t do […]

The City of Hillsboro has reopened their golf course for “No Touch” golf on Monday, April 20 at 10 a.m. with the following rules in place (these are in addition to all existing course rules and guidelines): 1. The course will be open to Annual Green Fee Players and residents of Hillsboro, KS only. 2. The clubhouse, restrooms, and cart […]

After speaking with class officers and staff, it was decided to postpone the graduation ceremony until sometime this summer, superintendent Max Heinrichs said at the April 13 Hillsboro school board meeting. We will consider virtual options if we can’t have an in-person graduation, but our priority is to honor students at a live graduation. A decision on this will be […]