Marion County RECORD

HEADLINES

New undersheriff is no stranger to Marion County
For new Marion County Undersheriff Dave Huntley, he’s returning to a job he had more than 20 years ago. It was 1985 when Huntley was Marion County Undersheriff, at that time working for Sheriff Mike Childs.
Getting closer to recycling
Marion County does not have a countywide recycling program, but that could change in the near future. Commissioners discussed a proposed program Tuesday with Transfer Station Director Rollin Schmidt. A vote on a contract with Sonoco of Hutchinson will likely be at the commission meeting Monday.
Roughing it
Boy Scouts from Hillsboro, Marion, and Peabody gathered during the weekend with about 4,000 other scouts at the annual Trappers’ Rendezvous at Harvey County West Park. Scouts from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas met to shoot black powder rifles, throw tomahawks, and learn the history of frontier mountain men.
Peanut butter recall affects local retailers
Peanut butter got a bad rap last year at about this time with an outbreak of Salmonella, and it’s happening again. Suppliers of peanut butter used in crackers have sent recall notices to local retailers, advising them to remove and destroy the items from their shelves.
City girl brings job to the country
Kris Srajer and her husband, Jim, of Tampa, both grew up in Omaha, Neb. They went to the same high school, were in the same class, and graduated together in 1982. Kris went on to obtain a degree in management information systems from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Kingfisher's sells in sheriff's sale
About a dozen spectators and potential buyers gathered Thursday afternoon at Marion County Courthouse for the sheriff’s sale of the former Kingfisher Steakhouse & Lounge at Marion County Lake. There was only one bid submitted for consideration that was from Tampa State Bank, the lien holder of the property, for more than $198,000.

DOCKET

Civil division
Criminal division
Deeds recorded
Domestic division
Jail bookings
Marion police
An individual was arrested Jan. 10, after officers responded to a fight. Dec. 28: Officers worked on reports and provided an escort for American Legion Riders. Follow-up investigations were conducted. Marion County Sheriff’s Department received assistance with an injury accident.
Small claims
Traffic division

OPINION

Join me
Can you hear it? Listen closely. It’s in the air. There. Did you hear that? It’s optimism.
Too much government?
Interesting information recently was released from the U.S. Census Bureau ranking Kansas 49th in the nation, which includes the District of Columbia, for the number of government entities compared to the population. Kansas has 2,084 general-purpose governments (cities, townships, and counties) serving 2.7 million residents. That’s an average of 1,332 residents per government, compared to a national average of 7,725. North Dakota and South Dakota have the dubious honors of 50th and 51st out of 51 states/districts.
Random Thoughts
Have you ever wondered how things are made? “How do they do that?” There is a program on TV that really does that. The other night I watched. It was on how candy canes are made by machine. What an interesting show. It was amazing. They started with a big lump of white candy and right before your eyes, the machine formed it into striped, curved canes, each one perfect. Then I began to wonder how the machine was made.

PEOPLE

Mary Thiessen marks a century of living
Mary Thiessen of Hillsboro is celebrating her 100th birthday this week. She lives at Parkside Homes and usually takes a nap until about 4 p.m. every afternoon. On Saturday, her daughter Enid Cady of Marion, arrived at her room at about 2 p.m. and found her mother awake.
CORRESPONDENTS:
Burdick, St. Luke, Senior Center, Tampa
MEMORIES:
10, 25, 35, 50, 60, 100 years ago

SPORTS

Warriors run head-first into undefeated Republic County
For an entire half Tuesday the Marion Warriors were right with the undefeated Republic County Buffaloes. In the end, Marion fell by 13, 59-46.
Warriors looking up after first-round Classic victory
It didn’t look good for the Marion High School girls’ basketball team. The Warriors were down 11-1 halfway through the first quarter in Monday’s first-round Trojan Classic game against Riley County.
From the Sidelines
You blinked and now it’s halfway over. The 2008-09 Marion High School year is more than halfway complete, and with first-round action of the Trojan Classic finished, so is the winter sports season.
CENTRE:
Boy's basketball

Marion County RECORD

For new Marion County Undersheriff Dave Huntley, he’s returning to a job he had more than 20 years ago. It was 1985 when Huntley was Marion County Undersheriff, at that time working for Sheriff Mike Childs.

Marion County does not have a countywide recycling program, but that could change in the near future. Commissioners discussed a proposed program Tuesday with Transfer Station Director Rollin Schmidt. A vote on a contract with Sonoco of Hutchinson will likely be at the commission meeting Monday.

Peanut butter got a bad rap last year at about this time with an outbreak of Salmonella, and it’s happening again. Suppliers of peanut butter used in crackers have sent recall notices to local retailers, advising them to remove and destroy the items from their shelves.

Kris Srajer and her husband, Jim, of Tampa, both grew up in Omaha, Neb. They went to the same high school, were in the same class, and graduated together in 1982. Kris went on to obtain a degree in management information systems from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

An individual was arrested Jan. 10, after officers responded to a fight. Dec. 28: Officers worked on reports and provided an escort for American Legion Riders. Follow-up investigations were conducted. Marion County Sheriff’s Department received assistance with an injury accident.

Can you hear it? Listen closely. It’s in the air. There. Did you hear that? It’s optimism.

Mary Thiessen of Hillsboro is celebrating her 100th birthday this week. She lives at Parkside Homes and usually takes a nap until about 4 p.m. every afternoon. On Saturday, her daughter Enid Cady of Marion, arrived at her room at about 2 p.m. and found her mother awake.

CORRESPONDENTS:

MEMORIES:

For an entire half Tuesday the Marion Warriors were right with the undefeated Republic County Buffaloes. In the end, Marion fell by 13, 59-46.

It didn’t look good for the Marion High School girls’ basketball team. The Warriors were down 11-1 halfway through the first quarter in Monday’s first-round Trojan Classic game against Riley County.

You blinked and now it’s halfway over. The 2008-09 Marion High School year is more than halfway complete, and with first-round action of the Trojan Classic finished, so is the winter sports season.

CENTRE: