Florence News

The Marion County Special Education Cooperative Board of Directors will meet for their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, June 16 in the MCSEC conference room at 302 Est Eighth in Florence.

Ninety tornadoes touched down in Kansas in a single week last month, and that has nearly everyone wondering where to go if a twister would approach their hometown.

“We got an overall perspective of this industry which I think a lot of times we don't really see”

Twenty chefs from the Kansas City area got out of the kitchen for two days recently to learn the latest in beef culinary trends, learn the versatility of beef in menu applications, and see the beef production ... via High Plains Journal

“The permitting process and using licensed contractors protects the homeowner's investment by verifying th job is done according to code”

Hillsboro American Legion Auxiliary will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at Post 366. via Hillsboro Free Press

“Mennonite History in the Lower Vistula River Valley in the 17th and 18th Centuries.”

Amanda Steiner, Ms. Wheelchair Kansas, will speak about parking accessibility at 4 p.m. April 27 at Parkside Homes in the main building chapel . via Hillsboro Free Press

Open house for Lorene Jost's 90th An open house reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 28 at the Park Village Congregate in honor of Lorene Jost's 90th birthday. via Hillsboro Free Press

“I loved it; it was a wonderful day”

The Doyle Mercantile store in this town on the Cottonwood River is named for an Irishman known as the first settler here. via Arkansas City Traveler

Marion-Florence Unified School District 408 will hold Kindergarten Round-Up March 24 at Marion Elementary School. via Hillsboro Free Press

A 34-year-old Florence man will stand trial on 16 charges of sexually attacking two girls in his home. via The Wichita Eagle

Marion Co. Spelling Bee rescheduled The Marion County Spelling Bee has been rescheduled to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. via Hillsboro Free Press

A former part-time Conway Springs police officer was ordered held without bond Tuesday after he was charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old Wichita girl. via The Wichita Eagle

“We have several crime scenes we have to deal with in a large geographic area”

Three people are in jail facing criminal charges after an 11-year-old girl reported she had been sexually abused, Wichita police said today.

Both of the girl's parents have been arrested, as well as an acquaintance of the mother who is a part-time police officer in Conway Springs, said Lt. T.K. Bridges of the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit.

'This has been going on for a substantial time period,' Bridges said of the alleged abuse, adding later 'years.'

The girl reported the abuse to a school district employee, who followed policy and notified SRS. The agency then contacted police, Bridges said. Read more

“What better time to impact kids, than right there?"said Evan Yoder, Hillsboro Elementary School principal. "That's what we're in the business of-the education of kids.”

The Unified School District410 Board of Education made decisions at its Monday, Jan. via Hillsboro Free Press

Organizers of last month's Marion County Toy Run presented checks totaling $10,100 to representatives from four community charitable organizations Saturday at Hillsboro State Bank. via Hillsboro Free Press

Boxes of personal care items will be distributed to eight nonprofit agencies at 12:30 p.m. today at the circle drive north of the Living Learning Center on the Washburn University campus. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“We need an architect to study an old building”

A Christmas wish for street decorations has the 219 residents of this Marion County farming community convinced. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“We haven't had any floods, tornadoes, locusts or anything. All we wanted was Christmas lights”

A committee aimed at decorating Lehigh for Christmas was dealing with high hopes and little money until Ruth Coyle started a phone frenzy of Kansas spirit. via Salina Journal