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Heard on Main Street
Last Updated: January 22, 2015

U.S.D.A. commodities will be distributed from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 28 at the Valley Center Community Building in Lions Park. … Jonathan Burks, the former Valley Center High School student charged with making a threat toward staff, will face trial Feb. 9, the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office said last week. … The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area rose 1 cent in the past week, averaging $1.73 on Jan. 19. The national average fell 5.8 cents last week to $2.05, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were $1.40 lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … The Valley Center City Council re-appointed Jim Detwiler and Brian Maschino to the city planning commission's site plan committee. … The Valley Center City Council approved a zoning change for the northeast corner of First and Birch to make way for the construction of a duplex. … Construction of a walking and bike path on McLaughlin, stretching from Fifth Street to Meridian, will begin next week. It is expected to be complete in two months. … The Valley Center City Council approved a resolution that establishes fees for city planning and zoning services. ... On Jan. 15, Valley Center police Sgt. Matt Vogt responded to a report of a lost juvenile in the 400 block of Meeds. The boy had not returned from a friend's house. He showed up at the house while Vogt was taking a report. Police said the boy was educated on the importance of giving parents information on his whereabouts.