Hillsboro News

Hundreds of children dressed in Halloween costumes visited local businesses Friday for the annual Trick or Treat Main Street sponsored by the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce.

In early September, a mail carrier in Hillsboro was attacked and bitten by a dog when it broke free from its chain.

Return to Hillsboro Star-Journal Bluebirds pick up 8th win, move on to next round Goessel Bluebirds decidedly defeated Central High School of Burden, 50-20, Tuesday night at Burden.

Hillsboro City Council voted Tuesday to increase the price of sewer service by $8.70 per month, from $16.75 to $25.45. The vote was 3-1, with Councilman Byron McCarty opposed.

Commissioners discussed alternatives to hiring a full-time employee to fill a clerk vacancy in the County Treasurera s Office Friday.

Hillsboro Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America received awards at the Fall Leadership Conference Oct.

The Great Pumpkin Race is history. I saw first-hand what 111 runners, joggers and walkers look like at the starting line.

The board of education reviewed the specifics of the Needs Project for Hillsboro Elementary School at Monday's meeting.

At least 36 alumni, 15 spouses, and three teachers of the former Waldeck School gathered Oct.

About a dozen citizens attended the Tampa City Council meeting Oct. 5. Since there was not a quorum of council members present at the usual starting time, the meeting was delayed for half an hour.

Zane Perry and sons Mason and Connor are ready for Halloween, from the decorations in the front yard to the boys' designer shirts.

A Kansas AMBER alert has been deactivated for 17-year-old Tara Renee Simhiser, and she was found on Thursday in Brown County, Kan.

Hillsboro Lions Club sponsored a free chess clinic for area students last Thursday in the Hillsboro High School Wiebe Media Center.

Marion County Commission met with mayors or council members from five cities to discuss possible changes to Marion County Economic Development Council bylaws Tuesday.

A Kansas AMBER alert has been issued for 17-year-old Tara Renee Simhiser. She is 5 feet tall and 120 pounds.

As a way to impress the safety of one of two forms of the H1N1 vaccine - this one being a live, attenuated nasal spray - Marion County Health Department Director Diedre Serene received a dose Oct.

"Bob" grew up in a poor family. His single mother worked to support her four children, but she needed government assistance to get by.

An advisory group, appointed to study and recommend a plan addressing the current jail facility, decided on a financing option and narrowed the architectural firms down to two at its Oct.

Everyone is invited to take part in the Goessel Senior Center potluck beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

People my age are fast becoming the last generation in our families. Just last week Rita and Ken Johnson were here to say their final farewell to Rita's mom, JoHanna, at age 93.