HEADLINES

  • Phone threats evacuate Tabor

    A Tabor College groundskeeper, fired for allegedly threatening to shoot up campus, is free on bond this week. Tabor banned him from campus after evidence was provided by his wife, who reported that she also was threatened.

  • Need for speed drives biker

    Love blindsides, it comes out of nowhere, and for Shane MacDonald, 38, of Hillsboro, it happened at speeds approaching 140 mph. He drag races motorcycles.

  • Souvenir goes out with a bang

    A World War I model artillery round found its way to the county sheriff’s department Monday, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal from McConnell Air Force base was called to blow it up. A family from the western part of the county who did not want to be identified had possession of the round for the past 50 years, Sheriff Robert Craft said.

  • School district lowers tax levy

    It was the best of both worlds for USD 410 patrons as Superintendent Max Heinrichs reviewed budget projections with school board members Monday: Tax rates will decrease, however the district will have more room to spend in 2016-17. An unexpected windfall of $156,000 came from county tax distributions for 2015-16 that were 13.5 percent higher than the district budgeted. The county’s period for collections was five days longer than in recent years, Heinrichs said, resulting in a surplus to be carried into this year’s budget.

  • Local savings just a tap of an app away

    Want to receive rewards for shopping locally? There’s an app for that. Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce launched a Hillsboro First campaign Aug. 1, along with an accompanying shopping punch card phone app, and focuses on keeping shoppers in town.

  • Into the abyss of an abandoned cave

    Batman of Gotham City and Gary Schuler of Marion have two things in common: Both own an extreme cave and both have their own crusade. Where the fictional masked avenger monitors imaginary villains from his dark recess, Schuler seeks to explore, map, and improve an adventure tourism destination called Hurricane River Caverns.

OTHER HEADLINES

  • Farmers market chills at Old Towne

    If you can’t take the heat, get out of the park. Hillsboro’s farmers market, which takes place 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, has moved from Memorial Park to the Old Towne building on Main St.

  • High school and community join forces for fair band

    In the Marion County Fair’s parade July 29th, community members and Hillsboro High School students rode on a float together to form a community band for the parade. The reasoning behind involving community members, conductor Bruce Major said, is because of the high school members’ prior commitments.

  • Curator enjoys Threshing Days

    Goessel Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum curator Ben Schmidt faced his first ever Threshing Days over the weekend and, though he was tired on Monday, he said it was a fun learning experience. “It seemed to go pretty well, because the rain and clouds kept it pretty cool,” Schmidt said. “The museum saw a lot of people, so that was also great. I had a lot of good conversations.”

  • Cattle thieves strike Tampa ranch

    County sheriff’s officers are investigating the theft of eight head of cattle owned by Cody Schafer of rural Tampa. Schafer discovered a cut lock on a gate leading into a pasture on Diamond Rd. between 280th and 290th Rds. near Durham.

  • Convenience store up for sale

  • Herington newspaper closes; will reopen

    UPDATE: After deadline Tuesday, it was announced that the Herington Times has been purchased by Kansas Publishing Ventures, which owns newspapers in Andale and Newton and the Hillsboro Free Press. With little traffic Sunday in downtown Herington, Cindy Weekly stood relaxed about 15 feet out in Broadway St., cellphone held high, facing another weekly, the Herington Times, to say goodbye.

DEATHS

  • Betty Fruechting

    Betty (Lange) Fruechting, 80, died Aug. 6 at St. Luke Living Center in Marion. She was born Sept. 20, 1935, to Menno and Heddie (Wall) Harder in Hillsboro.

  • Juanita Harrison

    Homemaker Juanita M. Harrison, 54, died Aug. 7 at Hillsboro Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro, with internment at 10 a.m. at Gnadenau Cemetery, rural Hillsboro. Visitation will be 1 to 6 p.m. Friday at Jost Funeral Home in Hillsboro.

  • Mary Seibel

    Homemaker Mary Seibel, 95, died Aug. 2 at Hillsboro Community Hospital. Services were Friday at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church, with internment at Gnadenau Cemetery, south of Hillsboro.

  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Anna Marie Miller

DOCKET

FARM

  • Entrepreneurial cousins launch new business

    It’s not their first trip around the block, but cousins Tom Oborny of rural Marion and Ethan Oborny of rural Durham have launched their first official business. ET Fencing and Fabrication LLC began operations in June. “Ever since we could drive, we’ve been doing stuff together and always building something,” Ethan said.

  • Migrant workers come from half a world away

    Hillsboro farmer and custom cutter Mike Meisinger wants good and dependable help with harvest — even if it means bringing workers from Romania. A program that grants temporary visas so farm workers can enter the United States has helped Meisinger have enough employees on hand over the last nine years.

  • Test fields are crop supermarkets

    If you have trouble at the supermarket picking between two or three brands of the same product, that’s a far cry from the dizzying array of seeds farmers have to chose from for common crops like corn and soybeans. Drivers along 190th Rd. can get a small sampling of the conundrum as they pass Limestone Rd., where 32 signs mark rows of corn and soybean varieties from Ag Services.

  • Young farmers program accepting applications

    Kansas Corn Corps is accepting applications for a class designed to teach farming strategies to young farmers. Young farmers selected to participate in the Kansas Corn Corps will gain knowledge of strategies they can use in their farming operations.

GOVERNMENT

  • EMS fix gets half of county tax hikes

    After tinkering, changing the numbers, and contemplating what matters more and what matters less, county commissioners proposed a 2017 budget with a five mill increase Monday. “I can’t say I’m happy, but I’m content,” commissioner Dan Holub said.

  • Wichita company to open new rock quarry in county

    A Wichita construction company plans to operate a rock quarry in the northeast section of the county. Bergkamp Construction intends to have a quarry near the intersection of 290th and Zebulon Rds. open by fall.

  • Road woes at county lake

    Property owners are seeking solutions for a washed-out road in a housing area at Marion County Park and Lake after recent rains. Back Bay Court, the road north of Lakeshore Dr., gets worse each time there is a hard rain, property owner Dwight Wernli told county commissioners Monday. Wernli said he’d measured washouts as deep as seven and as wide as 28 inches.

  • County economic committee chooses chairman

    The county economic development committee spent much of its first meeting Tuesday night trying to figure out what the group’s mission will be. Chris Hernandez, Marion, financial adviser for Edward Jones, was selected to chair the committee. Jim Hefley, Hillsboro, who works in farming, real estate, and investments, was selected co-chair.

PEOPLE

  • Birthday party thrown for Gray

    Marjorie Gray celebrated her birthday July 30th with a dinner at Peabody Health and Rehab. Lews and Loretta Gray, Great Bend, Ernest and Louann Gray, Peabody, and Douglas and Doris Gray, Hutchinson, served as hosts. Those who attended included Russell and Desiree Gray, Robbie, and Anabella, Kansas City, Missouri; Curtis and Kristin Gray, Claire, and Calab, Wichita; Mark and Misty Straub, Makenna, and Makeila, Great Bend; Peter and Crystal Kautz and Amelia, Lawrence; Thomas and Matthew Gray, Katie, and Brice Gray, all of Hutchinson; J.D. and Mary Gaines, Gwen Gaines, and Mary Olsen, all of Peabody.

  • Senior center menu

  • NORTHWEST OF DURHAM:

    Mississippi guests arrive
  • 'ROUND THE TOWN:

    Out-of-staters visit Dieners

SCHOOL

  • Spaced out students get astronaut training

    Logan Janes of Hillsboro and Aiden Schmidt and Christian Becker of Marion recently attended camps at Hutchinson’s Cosmosphere. Space 101, which Janes and Schmidt attended, was a weeklong introductory astronaut training camp for middle school students, emphasizing teamwork, leadership, and problem solving.

UPCOMING

  • Calendar of events

  • Author to sing cowboy songs

    Author Roy Bird will sing cowboy songs and talk about cattle drives at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Santa Fe Room at Marion City Library. His presentation will include guitar playing and showing slides of Texas cattle, the Chisholm Trail, and the journey from Texas to Abilene.

  • Commodities available Aug. 17

    Government commodities will arrive in Marion County senior centers Aug. 17. Lincolnville Community Center will distribute commodities from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 17, and Marion Senior Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 18.

  • Senior Citizens to meet in Peabody

    County funding requests will top the agenda for a Senior Citizens of Marion County meeting at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 19 at Peabody Senior Center. Peabody seniors will serve lunch. Reservations are needed by Aug. 17 and can be made by calling LouAnn Bowlin at (620) 983-2226.

  • Disability organization to meet

    Harvey-Marion County Community Developmental Disability Organization directors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at the Marion County Park and Lake Hall. An opportunity for public forum will be at the beginning of the meeting.

  • TEEN to meet

    Technology Excellence in Education Network will meet at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at USD 408, 101 N. Thorp St., Marion.

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