HEADLINES

  • Auto shop brings needed service to Peabody

    When Kyle Glenn opened Peabody Tire and Automotive, he knew he was offering a much-needed service. “We didn’t have an auto shop or tires here,” he said. “People had to go to Marion, Hillsboro or Newton.”

  • County lake, reservoir both see decent holiday crowds

    Marion County Lake enjoyed more visitors this Labor Day weekend than last as staff at Marion Reservoir opened more campsites and continued efforts to clean up damage left by flooding. In addition to primitive camping at Marion Cove, some sites at Hillsboro and French Creek Coves, both of which have electrical hookups, have been opened, assistant lake manager Kevin McCoy said.

  • New system makes court records viewable online, by mobile

    Marion County District Court, along with select other court offices, now have an online information portal available to the public. The system, called Smart Search, can be used to find cases both newly filed and some older cases filed before the system went online in August for part of the state, including the 8th Judicial District, which includes Marion County courts.

  • Artifact ID event slated for September

    An anthropological artifact identification workshop will be presented Sept. 21 by the Mud Creek chapter of the Kansas Anthropological Association. People with artifacts they’d like to have identified may bring them to the workshop between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at Kauffman Museum, 300 E. 27th St., North Newton. There they can speak with professional archeologists and experienced amateur archeologists from the association.

  • Schools to hold mattress fundraisers

    Anyone in need of a new mattress has two chances this month to pick one up and help a school at the same time. Hillsboro High School band and choir department will hold a mattress fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7.

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DEATHS

DOCKET

FARM

  • Silage cutting off to slow start

    Rainy weather meant this year’s silage chopping got off to a late start compared to last year. Brett Hajek, who with his brothers, Darrin and Trent, operate custom silage cutters Hajek Enterprises, said this year’s abundant rains mean many fields are still muddy. Cutting equipment cannot get out.

  • Beekeeping proves more than a hobby

    Beekeeping is gaining in popularity, but it should be treated as a full-time job rather than a hobby, veteran beekeeper John McMinn said. “You don’t just set them out there then come back four months later and take the honey off,” he said. “You have to work them all the time. It’s different today than it used to be.”

OPINION

  • Sometimes you've just got to ask why

    Act natural even if you’re clearly confused. It’s a definite maybe that this editorial is heading off on a bittersweet trip through the deafening silence that typically greets the amazingly awful world of oxymorons — phrases, like “military intelligence,” that appear mutually contradictory. Take Labor Day, for example — a day when just about the only labor performed is the collection of summer yard-work tasks put off until it was almost too late in the season.

  • ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:

    A Climate-Controlled Environment

PEOPLE

  • Family shares 6 generations of history

    Dick, Chuck and Jarrett McLinden will talk about their family history, and the evolution of the farm industry, at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Pioneer Bluffs near Matfield Green. The McLindens have lived in Marion County and the Flint Hills since their ancestors came from Ireland six generations ago.

  • Wound clinic given award

    St. Luke Hospital’s Wound Clinic was given the RestorixHealth patient Satisfaction Award Aug. 26. Selected clinics meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a six-month period.

  • Clover Cliff Ranch set for fall horse ride

    Clover Cliff Ranch in Chase County will be the site of the 20th annual Fall Dream Ride in the Flint Hills, from Friday through Sunday. Camping is encouraged, but there will be no electrical hookups.

  • Lifelong Learning presents life story of accomplished native

    Tabor College’s Lifelong Learning program kicks off at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 6 with the life story of an accomplished local. Steve Fast, Hillsboro Museum coordinator, will present “The Life of Dietrich Hoeppner” in the Shari Flaming Center for the Arts.

  • Fest buttons available

    Buttons for Peabody’s Fall Festival are available for purchase at locations including Pop’s Diner and the city building. Buttons cost $3 or two for $5, and proceeds benefit future fall festivals.

  • Children's little cheer event set

    Little Cheer 2019 will be Sept. 20 for Peabody-Burns preschoolers through fifth graders. Participants will be given Hawaiian-themed accessories for the performance, as well as T-shirts. Forms were due at the school office by Wednesday, and anyone with questions can contact Denae Kyle at (620) 983-2196.

  • CALENDAR:

    Calendar of events
  • SENIOR CENTER:

    Peabody Senior Center menu
  • WONSEVU:

    Weekend filled with activities, A long way from dolls to a depot

OTHER HEADLINES

  • Kansas water photo contest launched

    Water photos to be featured at the 2017 Governor’s Water Conference in November will be chosen from photos entered in a statewide contest. Photos can portray water or its use. Irrigation, agriculture, recreation, and other water use photos can be submitted.

DEATHS

  • Mary Ann Biehler

    Graveside services for Mary Ann Biehler, 80, of McPherson, who died Aug. 29 at McPherson Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. today at St. John Nepomucene Cemetery, Pilsen. A burial mass was held this morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, McPherson. Born March 5, 1937, to Harry R. and Irene Mary (Belton) Miller in Durham, she graduated from Lincolnville High School in 1955. She attended Hutchinson Community College and graduated from Friends University, Wichita. She and Duane Biehler were married May 18, 1957.

  • Frieda Birkle

    Services for Frieda Birkle, 95, of Hillsboro, who died Thursday at Salem Home, were Tuesday at First Mennonite Church, Hillsboro. Interment was at Lehigh Mennonite Cemetery. Born Jan. 19, 1922, to George and Hattie (Guhr) Martens in Lehigh, she married Jake Birkle on Dec. 13, 1941, in Lehigh.

  • IN MEMORIAM:

    Jesse Branson, Sylvia Unger
  • FUNERAL NOTICES:

    Felna Crawford

DOCKET

FARM

  • Horses have unique personalities

    Sabrina Shields of Lincolnville enjoys riding horses. She said she doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t have a horse. She likes everything about horses and is intrigued by their unique personalities. “I’ve been bucked off five times, kicked, stepped on, and bit,” she said. “When that happens, it just makes me more determined.”

  • Transition into fall gardening

    As summer winds down and as the last vegetables in summer gardens are picked, it is an ideal time to transition into fall gardening, which Serenity Gardens owner Jana Dalke considers the best time of year to garden. “It’s just time,” Dalke said. “It’s time to clean up and spruce up. Once that hottest part of the season is over, it’s time. It’s best to get into the garden as soon as you can to get it as well established as you can before winter hits.”

  • Brothers return to family farm, start businesses

    When the Hajek brothers were growing up on the farm west of Lost Springs, they helped their father, Ron, do fieldwork and feed cattle. Part of the work was chopping corn and forage to fill the trench silo for winter feeding. Little did they know that they would end up doing it in partnership as their life’s work. At first, they used a two-row chopper pulled by a tractor and fed into a silage wagon. It was tedious work, taking a week or more. Then they purchased a three-row self-propelled chopper, and the boys thought they were in heaven.

  • County 4-Hers are off to state fair

    Numerous area 4-Hers are planning to take projects to the Kansas State Fair. Brooke Nafziger, an 8-year member of Goessel Goal Getters 4-H, will take her self-portrait drawing that won grand champion at the county fair and a dress she sewed that also took honors.

OPINION

  • Decisions have not been made?

    If you haven’t yet done so, we encourage you to read the letter from Gloria Ash printed elsewhere on this page. Some will undoubtedly nod heads in agreement as she sternly takes us to task for last week’s article and commentary in which we publically used former Marion officer Lee Vogel’s name for the first time since June’s tragic shooting death of Robb Stewart of Lehigh.

  • It's An Emergency

    Labor Day weekend was extremely busy at the spa where my daughter works in the tourist town of St. Helena, California. The phone was ringing constantly with requests for last minute massages, facials, and herbal wraps. Living in beautiful Napa Valley means that holiday weekends can seem like a vacation staying at home!

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

    Wrong on Vogel

PEOPLE

SPORTS AND SCHOOLS

  • European band trip is eye-opening

    What did Peabody-Burns senior Zach Stephey do on his summer vacation? He and his French horn hooked up with about 400 musical strangers for a concert tour of Europe.

  • Warriors can't overcome slow start

    A strong second half wasn’t enough for the Peabody-Burns football team to overcome an early 14-0 deficit Friday against Rural Vista, but the Warriors had plenty to be encouraged about in a 40-26 loss. Peabody-Burns opened impressively by using a steady dose of Jess Philpott runs to move from its own 36-yard line to the Rural Vista 13, where an interception abruptly ended the drive.

  • SCHOOL MENUS:

    Peabody-Burns

UPCOMING

  • Christian author Scot McKnight to speak at Tabor

    Members of the public, pastors, and high schoolers will have opportunities to learn about Christians as “culture creators” when Christian author and professor Scot McKnight comes to Hillsboro on Monday and Tuesday for the inaugural “Exaudio: Listen and Live” lectureship sponsored by Tabor College. A two-part series open to the public will be at 7 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.

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