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Heard on Main Street
Last Updated: January 15, 2015

The Valley Center High School dance team will host its annual junior dance clinic Jan. 21 through 24. Participants in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade will practice with the dance team after school Jan. 21, 22 and 23. The clinic will culminate in a halftime performance at a boys' varsity basketball game Jan. 24 during the January Jam tournament. Information packets were handed out at school, and the deadline to enroll is Jan. 16. ... The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area fell 5.8 cents in the past week, averaging $1.72 on Jan. 11. The national average fell 5.4 cents last week to $2.12, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were $1.42 lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … On Jan. 8, Park City police officers responded to a residence in the 1600 block of East Gary, where a female reported coming home and finding her shower faucet turned on. There were no signs of entry and nothing was missing. ... The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland's cookie sale will run from Jan. 31 to March 8. The eight favorites are back: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Shortbreads and Thanks-A-Lots. New this year will be the gluten-free Trios with chocolate chips in a gluten-free peanut butter oatmeal cookie. Cookies are $4 per package. Door-to-door sales begin Jan. 31, and cookie booth sales begin Feb. 13 at local stores, organizations and other events across Kansas. Call the Cookie Hotline at 888-686-MINT (6468).