Hillsboro council members who worked with longtime city administrator Larry Paine, whose funeral service was today, lauded Paine’s accomplishments during his 12 years at the helm of the city. Paine fought cancer from January 2018 until after he announced his resignation effective June 2020. He was Hillsboro city administrator the final years of a 47-year career in city administration. Mayor Lou Thurston took office two weeks before Paine was found to have cancer after collapsing on the steps of the statehouse.
Source: HILLSBORO Star-Journal