? Work could begin this week, principal says. The days are numbered: HES north playground on an average dry day. Free Press file photo Hillsboro Elementary School received word Thurs?day that the Kansas Depart?ment of Health and Environ?ment will be funding a grant of $48,674 for the school?s playground project. It was the second largest grant issued from a total […]

We have had a couple of interesting days already this week as the rescission bill was passed out of committee Monday. A rescission bill cuts budgets and moves money around to balance the current-year budget. The full House voted Tuesday to pass it. The Senate agreed to on Thursday. This year, the bill to balance the current year budget is […]

At the Christmas Home Tour in Marion Sunday, Travis and Sheila Hett talked about this year being their first Christmas together. Sheila said their tree is filled with ornaments from their childhoods, but as the years continue, it will have new memories of their lives together. Visitors attending the tour said they enjoyed seeing the many ideas displayed not only […]