Marion County RECORD

BREAKING NEWS

UPDATED AFTER PRINT DEADLINE

Wind farm opponent arrested in alleged shooting incident
An Expedition Wind Farm opponent was arrested Thursday after surveyors staking property in preparation for wind farm construction were reportedly greeted with gunshots. Amy D. Stutzman, 46, Peabody, was jailed at 3:23 p.m. Thursday afternoon on suspicion of three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was released from jail on $50,000 surety bond shortly before 10 p.m.

HEADLINES

Man dies in Cedar St. house fire
A house fire killed one man Tuesday in the 200 block of North Cedar St. in Marion. The victim’s cause of death and identity are still being confirmed.
School board pushes back against city
School board members expressed their disapproval of a city council vote to allow Verizon to install a cell phone antenna on the old water tower near the high school. School board president Nick Kraus read council members a Nov. 22 letter at the start of Monday’s meeting expressing the their disapproval of the council’s earlier vote.
Car chase becomes manhunt
A Colorado man was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and evading law enforcement after leading them on a multi-county car chase-turned-manhunt Monday, that ended in Hillsboro. Between eight and 10 pounds of marijuana was found in Jonathan R. Hurst’s vehicle when the 26-year-old Aurora, Colorado, native was arrested at 8:50 a.m., according to reports from McPherson and Marion County sheriff’s departments.
Coach leads young people in sports, life
Pastor Alan Stahlecker guides his flock, coaches teams with grace By ROWENA PLETT Staff writer St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville is the only congregation Pastor Alan Stahlecker has served since becoming a minister. He has guided his flock since 1993.
Tunnel of lights at Marion's county lake slated for Sunday
A tunnel of lights at Marion County Lake residences will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The starting point will be the intersection of Hill Rd. and Lakeshore Rd.

OTHER NEWS

Commissioners pick company to replace dock
County commissioners Monday accepted a bid of $203,900 to replace a heated fishing dock at the county lake destroyed in a July 4 storm. Commissioners first reviewed bids a week ago, but wanted more information before deciding which of four bids to approve.
Driver leaves scene of accident
Deputies responding to a report of a possible car crash early Thanksgiving morning found the car, but the driver had left the scene. According to the accident report, Jesse Campbell, Hillsboro, notified the sheriff’s office he was talking on the phone with his friend, Nathan Bartel, 20, of Hillsboro, who was driving south on Limestone Rd. at a speed of more than 100 miles per hour, when Campbell heard a crash.
Council, county engineer talk over needed road work
Marion County engineer Brice Goebel discussed possible improvements with Florence councilmen for Main St. but the maps are confusing. Main St. bends instead of going perfectly north-south, and there are differing addresses listed depending on available maps or residents’ homes, Goebel said.
Eleven earn league honors
Eleven Centre, Goessel, and Peabody-Burns footballers earned Wheat State League distinction. Centre athletes on the all-league first team were seniors Jensen Riffel, Braxton Smith, and Dalton Stika.
Solar panel field soon to be built
Construction on a field of solar energy panels planned for the industrial park could begin within the next month. Marion city council members agreed in February to install solar energy panels with a grant from Kansas Power Pool.
Cases of flu rising in Marion County
Health nurse says it’s not too late to get a flu shot for protection By PHYLLIS ZORN Staff writer With influenza season soon to spike, Marion County health nurse Diedre Serene is reminding county residents to get a flu shot.
Differences between cases of colds and flu
Fever is rare with colds. Fevers of 102 to 104 degrees are characteristic of influenza, and usually last three or four days. Headache is rare with colds. It is prominent with influenza.
Goessel mayor leads $2.5M sewer project
Dave Schrag has retired from Marion Die and Fixture after 34 years, but Goessel’s mayor still has plenty on his plate. Schrag is heading up a $2.5 million project to fix and renovate the city’s sewer lines.

DEATHS

Vida Bartel
Services for Vida Bartel, 83, who died Nov. 30 at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro, will be 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial service will be 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in French Creek Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.
Donna Brown
Services for Donna Brown, 76, who died Friday at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Aulne Church. Born March 30, 1943, to Clarence and Virginia Pickens in Wichita, she married Chester Brown Feb. 2, 1992, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Pauline Greenhaw
Services for Pauline Greenhaw, 94, who died Thursday at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro United Methodist Church. Born July 6, 1925, to Preston and Grace Waln in rural Canton, she married Don Greenhaw August 22, 1948, in Canton.
Larry Jay
Services for Larry Jay, 67, Goessel, who died Sunday at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Golden Plains Free Methodist Church in Newton. Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at Cresco cemetery in Howard. Born Oct. 18, 1952, in Wichita to Virgil and Barbara Jay,Larry married Peggy Hall on May 26, 1973, in Augusta.
Rosalie Kliewer
Services for Rosalie Kliewer, 97, who died Nov. 26 at Hillsboro Community Hospital, were held Tuesday. She was born March 8, 1922, to David and Sarah Fast in Fairview, Oklahoma. She married Reuben Kliewer May 19, 1946, in Fairview, Oklahoma. He died in 2006.
IN MEMORIAM:
Donald Keazer
IN MEMORIAM:
Steve Kill
IN MEMORIAM:
Billy Williams

DOCKET

FARM

Tractors offer lifelong passion for 10-year-old
Tractors are an integral part of farm life, but 10-year-old Thurston Silhan has developed a passion for a 1943 Farmall H Model his family bought when he was 1. “This is the first tractor I ever saw and worked on,” he said. “It’s the first vehicle I was around.”
Farmer back to doing the work he loves
Lost Springs farmer Monty Stuchlik, 72, is now working again after fracturing his spine in an accident that required months of rehabilitation to overcome. “I came out pretty fortunate,” Stuchlik said.
Why test for BVD-PI cattle?
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) is arguably one of the most costly viral diseases we see in cattle worldwide. Animals that are persistently infected (PI) with BVDV are considered the major reservoir for continual transmission of the virus. PI’s shed so many virus particles that vaccines may be less effective against the high challenge.
Ag careers available
The following are some potential professions for those considering careers in agriculture. Agricultural business managers

OPINION

To report, or not to report, that is the question
Don’t kill the messenger is one of those bits of advice that people dispensing information have been delivering up since the days of Sophocles. Shakespeare reinforced the message in two of his plays, and countless editorials have mentioned it since newspapering began. What’s troubling today is that, instead of simply discounting information they don’t want to hear, people actively encourage journalists not to report it in the first place. We must confess to a bit of bewilderment over that attitude. Typically, it’s people who think we reside somewhat beneath pond scum that expect us to decide for them what it is they want or need to know.
Towering ignorance or something else?
At the risk of incurring yet more wrath of the “you guys are absolutely disgusting” variety, we’d like to suggest a media literacy assignment for Marion High School social studies or English students. Basically, it’s an assignment to separate fact from myth, to identifying real news from fake news, and to determine how to tell a crackpot website from a legitimate one.
ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:
Immodestly speaking

PEOPLE

Scholars' bowl offers chance to test knowledge
A broad base of knowledge and wit are tested at any scholars’ bowl meet, said contestants on Marion’s varsity team At the words “trivia night,” many families, friends, and others gather around a table to compete in a “battle of wits.” The knowledge needed to win trivia night can be off-the-wall and seemingly useless, but these are just the type of question found at a typical scholars’ bowl meet.
Santa is coming to Florence
Santa is coming to Florence Saturday and will greet friends at the Florence city building on Main Street. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with music by Bennie Holtsclaw. Santa will arrive by fire truck at 6 p.m. and will hand out bags of candy to boys and girls who come to visit him.
Centre's poinsettia sale is Saturday
Centre horticulture students have learned everything from the basic parts of plants to making floral arrangements. Students have put in hours of hard work and are using their skills to grow red poinsettias they will offer for sale at the greenhouse from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday.
Resident to celebrate 85th birthday
Clayton Hamm’s 85th birthday celebration will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Living Center. The come-and-go event will include refreshments,
Car seat check lane planned for Thursday
Parents who want to make sure their child’s car seat is installed properly can get the car seat checked from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Hillsboro Fire Department on the east side of city hall. Marion County Health Department, through an arrangement with Safe Kids Worldwide, spent this week teaching a car seat installation class.
Tampa Christmas set Sunday
Tampa’s Christmas celebration will start with soup, chili dogs, and ice cream 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Tampa Senior Center. Santa is scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m., with a children’s movie starting at 6:30 p.m.
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Marion's mascot is a proud addition to a Christmas-themed float on Main St. Saturday night during the city's first lighted Christmas parade since 2014. The parade capped a day of fun events downtown that coincided with Small Business Saturday.

Firefighters from Marion, Hillsboro, and Florence fight a blaze Tuesday afternoon at Cedar and Lawrence Sts.

City workers Saturday double check the bulbs and wiring in downtown Marion's Christmas decorations. Staff wanted to make sure the decorations would light up for the parade.

One of the men portraying the Wise Men during a live Nativity scene Saturday at the Elgin Hotel gives out candy canes to spectators.

Marion County RECORD

BREAKING NEWS

A house fire killed one man Tuesday in the 200 block of North Cedar St. in Marion. The victim’s cause of death and identity are still being confirmed.

Pastor Alan Stahlecker guides his flock, coaches teams with grace By ROWENA PLETT Staff writer St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lincolnville is the only congregation Pastor Alan Stahlecker has served since becoming a minister. He has guided his flock since 1993.

A tunnel of lights at Marion County Lake residences will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The starting point will be the intersection of Hill Rd. and Lakeshore Rd.

County commissioners Monday accepted a bid of $203,900 to replace a heated fishing dock at the county lake destroyed in a July 4 storm. Commissioners first reviewed bids a week ago, but wanted more information before deciding which of four bids to approve.

Marion County engineer Brice Goebel discussed possible improvements with Florence councilmen for Main St. but the maps are confusing. Main St. bends instead of going perfectly north-south, and there are differing addresses listed depending on available maps or residents’ homes, Goebel said.

Eleven Centre, Goessel, and Peabody-Burns footballers earned Wheat State League distinction. Centre athletes on the all-league first team were seniors Jensen Riffel, Braxton Smith, and Dalton Stika.

Construction on a field of solar energy panels planned for the industrial park could begin within the next month. Marion city council members agreed in February to install solar energy panels with a grant from Kansas Power Pool.

Health nurse says it’s not too late to get a flu shot for protection By PHYLLIS ZORN Staff writer With influenza season soon to spike, Marion County health nurse Diedre Serene is reminding county residents to get a flu shot.

Fever is rare with colds. Fevers of 102 to 104 degrees are characteristic of influenza, and usually last three or four days. Headache is rare with colds. It is prominent with influenza.

Dave Schrag has retired from Marion Die and Fixture after 34 years, but Goessel’s mayor still has plenty on his plate. Schrag is heading up a $2.5 million project to fix and renovate the city’s sewer lines.

Services for Vida Bartel, 83, who died Nov. 30 at Parkside Homes, Hillsboro, will be 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial service will be 2 p.m. Dec. 14 in French Creek Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.

Services for Donna Brown, 76, who died Friday at Parkside Homes in Hillsboro, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Aulne Church. Born March 30, 1943, to Clarence and Virginia Pickens in Wichita, she married Chester Brown Feb. 2, 1992, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Services for Pauline Greenhaw, 94, who died Thursday at Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillsboro United Methodist Church. Born July 6, 1925, to Preston and Grace Waln in rural Canton, she married Don Greenhaw August 22, 1948, in Canton.

Services for Rosalie Kliewer, 97, who died Nov. 26 at Hillsboro Community Hospital, were held Tuesday. She was born March 8, 1922, to David and Sarah Fast in Fairview, Oklahoma. She married Reuben Kliewer May 19, 1946, in Fairview, Oklahoma. He died in 2006.

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Tractors are an integral part of farm life, but 10-year-old Thurston Silhan has developed a passion for a 1943 Farmall H Model his family bought when he was 1. “This is the first tractor I ever saw and worked on,” he said. “It’s the first vehicle I was around.”

Lost Springs farmer Monty Stuchlik, 72, is now working again after fracturing his spine in an accident that required months of rehabilitation to overcome. “I came out pretty fortunate,” Stuchlik said.

The following are some potential professions for those considering careers in agriculture. Agricultural business managers

ANOTHER DAY IN THE COUNTRY:

Santa is coming to Florence Saturday and will greet friends at the Florence city building on Main Street. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with music by Bennie Holtsclaw. Santa will arrive by fire truck at 6 p.m. and will hand out bags of candy to boys and girls who come to visit him.

Centre horticulture students have learned everything from the basic parts of plants to making floral arrangements. Students have put in hours of hard work and are using their skills to grow red poinsettias they will offer for sale at the greenhouse from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday.

Clayton Hamm’s 85th birthday celebration will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Living Center. The come-and-go event will include refreshments,

Tampa’s Christmas celebration will start with soup, chili dogs, and ice cream 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Tampa Senior Center. Santa is scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m., with a children’s movie starting at 6:30 p.m.

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