The reservoir’s blue-green algae watch, originally issued May 24, was extended Thursday for another week by Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Fourteen work as cashier-bagger duos. The store places one person at each register solely to bag. It may look a bit silly on slow days but improves transaction speed significantly when the store is ...

Loose dogs are a difficult issue to discuss. But like wind farms and DUIs, the issue is persistent, an itch that won’t go away. Two weeks ago, five separate incidents involving loose dogs were ...

Quarter-sized hail fell Saturday at Hillsboro, damaging cars at dealerships there. Randy Hagen, office manager and former owner at Hillsboro Ford, said an insurance adjuster already has inspected car ...

New as well as used balers and swathers are doing well at KanEquip. “I hope it keeps raining for the soybeans and corn crops,” he said. Both G&R Implement and KanEquip sell an assortment of brands and ...

Salem Home in Hillsboro will see its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system upgraded after city council members approved up to $2.5 million in industrial revenue bonds Monday. Salem ...

In 2024, Hillsboro reported 18.3 crimes per 1,000 residents, nearly twice the 9.9 crimes per 1,000 residents reported for the county as a whole. Statewide, the crime rate was more than double the ...

Torrential rains and flooding June 17 to 18 have severely threatened at least four county bridges, but the county may be eligible for a grant to pay for clearing the jams. Commissioners voted Monday ...

Peabody’s 104th annual ground display fireworks extravaganza may be the most dramatic display in the county, but it’s not the only fireworks show people can see this weekend.

Vouchers that allow low-income seniors to get fresh produce from farmers markets, produce stands, and farm stores will be available July 14. The program had been delayed this year because of budget ...

Bane L. Spurlin, 21, Hillsboro, was charged Nov. 22 with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child for having child pornography on his computer. According to a complaint filed against him, Spurlin ...

Services for rural Hillsboro farmer and stockman Jerry D. Suderman, 80, who died June 18 at his home, will be 3 p.m. July 12 at the Big Shed Birthing Suite at his farm, 1333 Kanza Rd. Visitation will ...