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The weather was far from accommodating this week, given it’s spring and everything. Still, Hillsboro’s youth were scouting the park out and shooting baskets in driveways. Hillsboro and the Red River Valley isn’t promised warm weather until Monday, when daytime temperatures are forecast to climb back into the 50s. It might be in the 60s by Tuesday. Don’t look for the highs to get out of the 40s this weekend. But that doesn’t mean boys can’t be boys and ride bike or shoot baskets After all, it is spring. It just doesn’t always feel like spring. Riding bike to the park and back Tuesday evening were Dusten Weigel, Caleb Stammen, Jesse Neumann and Tim Morris. Shooting baskets were Sammy and Nick Preston.

By MICHELLE MCLEAN

Hillsboro’s housing boom comes with a down side for taxpayers.

As homebuyers pay higher prices for new and existing homes, owners of similar homes see their taxable values increase as well.

“Sales is what’s steering all assessments,” explained Merrill Meyer, half of the Portland, N.D.-based assessor team contracted by the city.  (more…)

By MICHELLE MCLEAN

Hillsboro residents will soon have a chance to count the dollars and cents behind a proposal for a new water treatment plant.

A public informational meeting on the matter has been tenatively set for Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m.

City commissioners heard from their head engineer Monday night about what customers can expect to pay for water if Hillsboro builds a new treatment plant.  (more…)

It’s too bad Mother Nature isn’t a golfer.

Then again, maybe she is. And she isn’t ready to golf just yet.

Regardless, said Mike Crocker, she isn’t cooperating.

Consequently, Hillsboro’s 9-hole grass green golf course, which opened for the season last week, is letting Mother Nature dictate what days the course is open.  (more…)

HHS track and field athletes have competed in two recent track meets and one Burro runner has qualified for state.

Senior Kiley Coles ran a state-qualifying time of 5:33.5 in the 1600 meters Tuesday at the Central Cass Invitational. She won that event as well as the 800 meters (2:31.9) and placed 2nd in the 400 meters (1:04.6).

Coles has been a state qualifier every year since she was an 8th grader.

Teammate Rachel Meyer placed 3rd in the 800 and 1600 at Casselton. The freshman’s times were 2:41.7 and 5:59.4. Senior thrower Maggie McLean placed 4th in both the discus and javelin. Her distances were 93’5” and 94’1”. Sophomore Calli Lemm placed 6th in the 3200 meters with a time of 14:24.4. (more…)

The Hillsboro School has a new high school principal ready to come on board next fall.

Terry Baesler, currently the high school principal at Northern Cass, will start work in August.

Baesler was one of 15 who applied for the position and one of four interviewed.

Interim principal Ron Stahlecker, who was hired to replace Kevin Coles, is leaving the Hillsboro School at the end of the school year.  (more…)