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  • Lalouette-Crawford wins recount

    An official recount Friday confirmed Lori Lalouette-Crawford will be county commissioner for District 1. The results will be made official at a Monday canvassing, but unofficial results had Lalouette-Crawford with 678 votes and Dodd with 675.

HEADLINES

  • Lalouette-Crawford wins by 1 vote

    Candidates for the 1st District Marion County Commission seat had mostly muted reactions to the election that gave Republican Lori Lalouette-Crawford the win by one vote. County commissioners, acting in their role as the election canvassing board, counted provisional ballots Monday and those unread by ballot machines. The final tally was 676 to 675.

  • County clerk confident in final commission ballot count

    Any one vote could have swayed the county commission District 1 election. Lori Lalouette-Crawford had 676 citizens vote for her, one more than Craig Dodd. Had one swayed toward her opponent, there would be a different commissioner-elect.

  • Board gives $55,000 boost to playground

    Proposed playground renovations for Hillsboro Elementary School moved a step closer to reality Monday as the board of education allocated $55,000 toward fixing safety, drainage, and cosmetic problems with the school’s three play yards. The funds will match a Kansas Department of Health and Environment grant the district will apply for, but combining those with money from fundraising and a manufacturer’s grant, the project remains short of the $185,000 needed.

  • Library conserves funds, cuts hours

    Hillsboro Public Library used to be open Saturday mornings and one hour longer on Mondays, but hours of operation were recently scaled back because of budget concerns. “It will last maybe just until January when our funding gets renewed,” library director Cathy Fish said. “We started in September and the change will allow us to make it to the end of the year.”

  • What is red, rectangular, and offers movie rentals?

    Look! Up at Ampride! It’s a box, it’s a kiosk, it’s Instaboro! Advertised as “Faster than Redbox” and “Cheaper than iTunes,” Instaboro also touts “Less commitment than Netflix.” The business might not have the same Superman-esque qualities of larger competitors, but it does offer viewers a new outlet to rent movies like “Man of Steel” and other current films and new releases.

  • Wind farm expansion generates controversy

    The county commission office filled Monday with conservationists and lawyers from all over the state — El Dorado, Topeka, neighboring counties — to protest the approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) that would allow Windbourne Energy to expand its wind farm operation south of US-50. The land in question is included in Governor Sam Brownback’s “Tallgrass Heartland” preserve, designated in 2011. Representatives from the Tallgrass Ranchers and the Nature Conservancy appealed to county commissioners to hold off on approving the expansion.

OTHER HEADLINES

  • Retired professor writes sequel to Civil War story

    Tabor College professor emeritus Max R. Terman has published a sequel to his 2009 historical novel, “Hiram’s Honor: Reliving Private Terman’s Civil War.” The first novel and its sequel, “Hiram’s Hope: The Return of Isaiah,” although fictional, are based on the life of Terman’s great-uncle who fought in the Civil War.

  • Boaldin is St. Luke's new chief nursing officer

    Marion High School alumnus Gail Boaldin has returned to take the chief nursing officer position at St. Luke Hospital and Living Center as of Nov. 3. “It’s been about 30 years since I’ve been to town,” Boaldin said Thursday. “It’s nice to be back close to a lot of my family.”

  • Search is on for wheelchair-mobile women of achievement

    The Ms. Wheelchair Kansas Program is searching for women of achievement who are wheelchair mobile to serve as contestants in the eleventh annual Ms. Wheelchair Kansas event. Contestants can choose to participate or be nominated by a person or group. Organizations and companies are encouraged to nominate women who are passionate, dynamic, articulate, and who have a message to share throughout the state.

DEATHS

  • Wilbert Bartel

    Life-long rural Hillsboro farmer Wilbert N. Bartel, 91, died Sunday at his home. He was born October 8, 1923, to Heinrich and Mary (Nickel) Bartel. He married Alvena Goossen on Feb. 7, 1947.

  • Robert Higgins

    Robert B. “Bob” Higgins, 74, passed away Oct. 28 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Dec. 8, 1939, to William and Alice (Grubbs) Higgins at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Jeanne L. Carr on Oct. 18, 1964, at Marion. He was a long-time Chief Estimator for Hensel Phelps Construction.

  • Elva Holub

    Elva M. Holub, 90, died Tuesday at St. Luke Living Center in Marion. She was born Dec. 3, 1923, to John W. and Bertha (Baker) Seratte at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She was a farm wife and had worked at Sterling Drug as a custodian.

  • Alice Meysing

    Alice M. Meysing, 84, died Nov. 3 at Parkside Home, Hillsboro. She was born Feb. 7, 1930, to John and Theresa (Pauly) Schippers near Colwich. She married Paul W. Meysing on May 2, 1950. She was a homemaker and farm wife.

  • Helen Morgan

    Former nurse Helen L. Morgan, 88, died Nov. 6 at her home in Great Bend. She was born July 13, 1926, to Lawrence and Ida (Jarvis) Slaymaker at Peabody. She married Thomas Earl Morgan April 22, 1948, at Eunice, New Mexico.

  • Lucena Thiessen

    Lucena Thiessen, 92, died Nov. 4 at Garland, Texas. She was born Nov. 16, 1921 to Jacob and Anna (Wall) Seibel in Aulne.

DOCKET

OPINION

  • Don't judge a biker by his leathers

    Hell’s Angels, Mongols, Banditos, Vagos, Pagans, Sons of Silence, Highwaymen, Free Souls, and Warlocks are just a fistful of the most notorious biker gangs in the United States that shroud motorcycle riders in a seedy and somewhat intimidating stereotype, labels no doubt perpetuated by Hollywood and popular culture because of the dynamic stories such characters spawn. The pigeonhole no doubt still holds true for some riders throughout the nation, but when the billows of exhaust clear, alleged degenerate acts have no basis in reality for riders I encountered last week at the Marion County Toy Run.

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PEOPLE

  • Deines family holds reunion

    The family of Phillip Deines Sr. celebrated its 29th annual reunion Oct. 12 at Lincolnville Community Center. The family of George Deines, of the Chris Deines Sr. family, hosted the event. Leona Manhart of Marion celebrated her 90th birthday, hosted by her family, Jeannie and Lyie Gillett of Hillsboro, Jim and Nanette Manhart of Ashville, North Carolina, Jeremy, Kristy, Avery, and Rylan Mohn of Olathe, and Kyle and Ann Gillette of Winfield. Four generations of girls attended.

  • Chizek-Carlson engagement announced

    Galen Chizek of Lehigh announces the engagement of his daughter, Megan Chizek, to Nick Carlson, both of Marion. The prospective bridegroom is the son of Greg and Linda Carlson of Marion. The late Tammy Chizek is mother of the bride-to-be.

  • HCH Auxiliary plans bake sale

    Hillsboro Community Hospital Auxiliary will hold a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 in the hospital lobby. Items offered will include cinnamon bread, rolls, and cookies. Several handcrafted items also will be available. Connie Weber, local Pampered Chef representative, will be present with her fall Christmas display for purchases and orders.

  • Dorcas Society plans Thanksgiving potluck

    Eight members of Our Savior Lutheran Dorcas Society met Nov. 5 for their monthly meeting and discussed preparations for the Thanksgiving potluck meal on Nov. 23. The potluck will be after the 10:30 a.m. joint worship service in Marion with Zion Lutheran Church of Hillsboro. The Marion church will provide meat, beverages, and table service. Members of both congregations will bring a variety of other foods.

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    Locals congregate at friendship meal
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    Suppers raise money for school and missions

SCHOOL

  • 'Peanuts' crew comes alive in HHS play

    Charlie Brown, the beloved comic strip character of Charles M. Schulz, turned 64 years old in October, but he’ll be his ever-youthful self when Hillsboro High School’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. Sophomore Vance Klassen is cast as Charlie Brown, and while his knowledge of the Peanuts world has come primarily through television, he has a good grasp on the character’s essence.

  • Hillsboro Middle School students play in honor band

    Hillsboro Middle School eighth grade students Grace Major and Caleb Rempel were among 117 students from 11 counties who participated Saturday in the South Central Kansas Music Educators Association middle school honor band at Andover Central High School. HMS Band Director Bruce Major said the students rehearsed for over four hours, culminating in a performance conducted by 2013 Kansas Outstanding Music Teacher Lynette Pelischek from Hutchinson.

  • Tabor students to perform Thanksgiving concert

    Tabor College music department and Hillsboro Area Ministerial Association will present a festive concert entitled “With Praise & Thanksgiving” at 4 p.m. Sunday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Both the Tabor College Concert Choir and Concerto Bella Voce women’s choir will be performing seasonal songs.

SENIOR LIVING

  • Longtime doctor made stained glass shine

    T.C. Ensey designed the stained glass windows at the Eastmoor United Methodist Church more than 50 years ago, but he still occasionally hears a compliment about them. “I was interested in art,” Ensey said, recalling when the church relocated to its current site in 1963.

  • Site manager loves serving people

    She may not have made a lot of money in her lifetime, but Janet Bryant of Marion has brightened the lives of many people with her perky, humor-loving ways. As site manager at Marion Senior Center, she is at her desk every morning at 8 a.m., taking meal reservations, lining up drivers for Meals-on-Wheels, and contacting other volunteers.

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