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  • Legislative forum cancelled

    The legislative forum scheduled for Saturday morning at the Marion Community Center, sponsored by the county, has been canceled because of weather, County Clerk Tina Spencer announced Friday morning.

HEADLINES

  • Bullet hole found at Hillsboro school district office

    Hillsboro USD 410 Superintendent Steve Noble was working the morning of Dec. 7 when he heard an unexplained bang. “I heard a sound I’d never heard before,” he said.

  • City water utilities are a problem

    Because the Hillsboro water department’s end-of-year balance came up $280,000 less than planned, city council members convened Tuesday to figure out what to do next. “This is not fun, I know that,” administrator Larry Paine said.

  • Appraiser arrives, formally accepts offer

    County commissioners wasted no time Monday, spending a 10-minute executive session with newly hired appraiser Raymond Cook discussing contractual details. Cook accepted an annual base salary of $55,000, with $1,500 raises in the second and third years. The fourth year will be negotiable.

  • Blood drives coming up in January

    January is National Blood Donor Month, and there will be blood drives in Marion and Peabody during the month. The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 2:15 to 6:45 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Holy Family Catholic Church activity center, 415 N. Cedar St., Marion, and another from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at Peabody United Methodist Church, 403 Sycamore St., Peabody.

  • County adds emergency notification service

    Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the office of emergency management began using a new communications service that allows information to be sent to residents via text messages or e-mail. Residents must subscribe to the Nixie Community Information Service to get the notifications at http://www.marioncoks.net/.

  • Food lab settles litigation

    CiboTech owner Dan Madgwick has resolved a lawsuit over his plans to open a lab in Marion to examine contaminated food and is going forward with his plans. Madgwick said the lawsuit by his former employer, Alteca Ltd., was settled Nov. 19. He is satisfied with the results, but will have to change his business plan slightly in the short run.

  • 4 taken to hospital after school vehicle rolls

    Three Goessel school students and a driver were taken to hospitals after the sport utility vehicle they were in slid on ice and rolled Friday morning between Marion and Hillsboro. They were on their way to classes in Marion when the vehicle crashed, USD 411 Superintendent John Fast said.

  • Tower project nears completion

    Renovation to the four faces of the Marion County Courthouse clock tower is rapidly approaching completion. The last leg of the project started Monday with the west- facing clock dial when David Seay of Regulator Time Company and his team removed the temporary plywood cover from the opening and installed both the iron quarter sections and the glass face.

  • MKC and Frontier Ag discuss merger

    Mid-Kansas Cooperative and Frontier Ag are moving forward with a process to merge the two co-ops. They began to explore the option in September, according to MCK Communications Director Kerry Watson. The final vote on the merger will be sometime in mid to late March.

DOCKET

FARM

  • Riffel joins state ag department

  • Jumping on the farming video train

    After the Peterson Brothers’ video parody, “I’m Farming and I Grow It,” went viral, it seemed like the public could not get enough of the farmer-made YouTube videos portraying life on their farm. The Peterson Brothers — Greg, Nathan, and Kendal made their video a year ago to raise awareness about how hard farmers work to feed the nation. However, Peabody farmer Derek Klingenberg was ahead of the curve. He uploaded his first video, “Bumble Bees in the Hay,” five years ago, “just for fun,” he said, and has been creating videos ever since, including his newest addition “Walking around the T-Bone Steak,” a “Rocking around the Christmas Tree” parody.

  • Loans available for grain storage facilities

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is offering low-interest loans to farmers to build or upgrade grain storage facilities and drying and handling equipment through the Farm Storage Facility Loan program. Loans are available to:

  • Nutrient injection adds value to hay bales

    Craig and Joyce Benning, who live 5 miles west of Goessel, recently started a sideline business helping farmers increase the nutrient value of hay bales. The business grew out of a discovery they made at the height of the drought in August 2012 when their cowherd needed something more than the native grass to maintain their health.

IN MEMORIAM

  • Roger Jackson

    Roger W. Jackson, 61, Topeka, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Midland Hospice House. Roger was born Dec. 23, 1951, in Marion, Kan., the son of Max Sr. and Patricia (Potter) Jackson. He graduated from Marion High School in 1970 and Kansas State University in 1976 with degrees in business and finance.

OPINION

  • Marion County Jail, 19??-2013

    The old Marion County Jail passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, after a short battle with an excavator owned by Pearson Construction Company. It is survived by the courthouse, the extension service annex, and the new law enforcement center. Genealogical research was inconclusive: several county officials thought the jail was built in the early 1930s, but the appraiser’s office shows it was built in the 1940s. Whenever it was built, it had multiple additions over the years. The latest addition was in 1981, which added dispatch to the jail.

PEOPLE

  • Tabor professor's art featured in Lawrence Art Center

    Tabor College professor of visual arts Shin-hee Chin’s artwork will be featured until Jan. 5 at the Lawrence Arts Center. The exhibit, “Mother Tongue and Motherhood,” was inspired by immigration to and integration to the U.S. from Korea and her becoming a mother.

  • Center in need of volunteers

    Hillsboro Senior Center is in need of volunteers who can help from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on weekdays. Patrons will play “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” Jan. 3 after lunch.

  • Christmas concert is Sunday

    Organist and pianist Stephen Vincent will present a concert, “The Music of Christmas,” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Valley United Methodist Church, Marion. Narrator and trumpeter Paul Epp and violinist Judith Priest will join Vincent in the program.

  • Chamber offers gift wrapping

    The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce will have a gift-wrapping fundraiser Thursday through Monday. People who bring their Christmas gifts by the chamber office can have them wrapped complete with bows and ribbons for a donation.

  • Democratic Women have holiday meeting

    Marion County Democratic Women had their holiday meeting Thursday at Hilltop Manor. They had enchiladas made by Marion Senior Center. Sue Clough provided ice cream, and Janet Bryant took cookies made by Jan Wiens. Clough conducted the business meeting, which was short.

  • BIRTHS:

    Zoey Renee Janzen
  • ROUND THE TOWN:

    Many attend celebration
  • NORTHWEST OF DURHAM:

    Koehn families grow

SPORTS AND SCHOOL

  • Students of the month chosen

    Hillsboro High School students of the month for December are Erich Herbel, Vance Klassen, Savannah Unruh, Jonathan Hinerman, and Riley Loewen. Erich is involved in Technology Student Association and has competed at the state and national level. He is a member of First Baptist Church and youth group in Durham. He works part-time at Hillsboro True Value and likes going four-wheeling in the snow. He has been accepted by Kansas State University and will major in architectural engineering. DeLayne and Chris Herbel are his parents.

  • Hillsboro sweeps Moundridge Tournament

    The Hillsboro Trojans boys’ basketball team defeated Inman on Thursday and Moundridge on Friday to finish a sweep of the Moundridge Tournament, having already defeated Lyons. Inman and Moundridge will be in Hillsboro’s substate tournament in March at Berean Academy, and Moundridge was ranked ahead of Hillsboro by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. The Wildcats were ranked No. 7 and the Trojans No. 10 in 2A.

  • Bluejay women improve to 3-1 in conference play

    The Tabor College women’s basketball team evened its record out at 6-6 last week after winning its second and third conference games in a row. In back-to-back home games Thursday and Saturday, the Lady Jays defeated Bethel College 64-44 and Sterling College 62-51.

  • Hillsboro girls win Moundridge Tournament

    The Hillsboro High School girls’ basketball team swept the Moundridge Tournament last week. After defeating Lyons on Dec. 10, they faced Inman on Thursday and Moundridge on Friday, winning both games. Inman and Moundridge will both be in Hillsboro’s substate tournament in March at Berean Academy. “We want to set a tone with any 2A school we see,” head coach Nathan Hiebert said.

  • Goessel boys take 3rd in Classic

    The Goessel High School boys’ basketball team went 2-1 in their home tournament, the Bluebird Classic, to improve to 2-2 on the season. Central Christian

  • Goessel girls advance to championship game

    The Goessel High School girls’ basketball team placed second in their home tournament, the Bluebird Classic, going 2-1 in the tournament. Central Christian

  • Trojan wrestlers place third

    In a gallant comeback from last week’s double dual, the Hillsboro High School wrestling team improved to place third with 97 points Dec. 14 at the Hesston Invitational tournament. “I was pleased with the third place team finish and proud of how the guys competed on Saturday,” coach Scott O’Hare said. “I felt everyone improved from their performances in our opening duals. They showed some nice improvements in areas of technique, using many things that we have worked on over the last week. That’s not to say we wrestled mistake-free by any stretch.”

  • K-State names Hiebert special teams co-MVP

    The Kansas State University football team honored Goessel High School graduate Weston Hiebert as special teams co-MVP for the 2013 season on Friday. Hiebert is a redshirt junior defensive back for the Wildcats. He has made 10 tackles on special teams and blocked a kick. He also had seven tackles in 2012. Hiebert shared special teams MVP honors with wide receiver and return specialist Tramaine Thompson.

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