Hillsboro News

From the soulful sound of Lewis Hagen's silver trumpet taps to the sight of more than 80 United States flags billowing in the breeze, Memorial Day service participants created a stirring tribute Saturday at Hillsboro's Memorial Park to fallen soldiers who formerly called Hillsboro home.

Meghan Jost and Jacob Williams, both of Hillsboro, recently completed degrees at Newman University.

The map has more than just the blue squiggles of creeks and rivers, more than those straight-line highways, which are oh-so-clever with their odd and even numbers.

Recent Tabor College graduates Aaron Phillips and his brother, Levi Phillips, grew up in Thailand, where cultue and family played an important role in daily life.

Like many Marion County farmers, Dallas Jost of rural Hillsboro sometimes wonders if the struggle to keep up with the farm, the full-time job, the land payments, etc.

Chances are, if the sun is shining ; Milford Klaassen of rural Hillsboro is out mowing.

Marion and Goessel high schools have already had their commencement ceremonies for the 2011-12 school year, and this weekend the rest of the high schools in the county will send graduating seniors on their way with best wishes.

The National Highway and Transportation Administration, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics recently announced new guidelines for parents to follow when strapping their children into car seats.

The Goessel High School Music Department participated in several music festivals this spring.

The Marion County Golf Meet, held Friday in Marion and Hillsboro, provided the opportunity for 14 teams to compete in three tournaments while playing only two.

Sometimes all it takes to be a bird-watcher is a good location. Maggie Schroeder and family found they had that just by looking out their farmhouse windows six miles west of Hillsboro.

It was hot in the Emprise Bank courtyard Thursday, but vendors at the Hillsboro Farmers Market seventh season opening had a good evening selling their wares and visiting with customers.

With remodeling going smoothly in Hillsboro's "red barn" on Main Street, Rachel Schmidt is optimistic that she will be able to open her Norel Farms Bakery the first week of June.

Hillsboro High School runner Emily Sechrist broke two meet records Friday at the James Thomas Invitational track meet in Hillsboro.

Kenny Lundgren of Marion found a solution to the time-crunch problem that often plagues exercise enthusiasts.

Arbor Day was Friday and 95 Marion County fourth graders rolled up their sleeves and planted a tree.

Not quite two years ago Autumn Strecker of Hillsboro, now 13, was tired, grumpy, and always hungry.

More than 275 works of art by 100 high school students were displayed at the Central Kansas Art League Festival on April 25 at McPherson College.