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Heard on Main Street
Last Updated: January 08, 2015

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area fell 14.4 cents in the past week, averaging $1.78 on Jan. 4. The national average fell 7.7 cents last week to $2.19, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were $1.39 lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 10 at LifePoint Church, 400 S. Abilene in Valley Center. A separate blood drive also is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Northside Church of Christ, 4545 N. Meridian. To schedule an appointment, call (800) 733-2767. … Christian Youth Theater will present "Honk!" in February. Public presentations will be 7 p.m. Feb. 5 through 7. There will also be a presentation at 2 p.m. Feb. 7 and a school performance at 10 a.m. Feb. 6. Performances will be at Isely Traditional Magnet School, 5256 N. Woodlawn, Bel Aire. For tickets or more information, visit cytwichita.org or call 682-1688. ... A city project to construct a sidewalk along McLaughlin from Fifth to Meridian should start at the end of January, city officials said this week. The project will take about 40 days. … Valley Center police Officers Allen Adams and Matt Trelow received kudos from the city council this week for implementing a "cookies for crimes" initiative. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the officers gave only warnings and bags of cookies to motorists who were stopped for traffic infractions.