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Heard on Main Street
Last Updated: August 13, 2015

Valley Center public school students will return to classes this week. Aug. 13 is the first day of school for grades one through five, seven, nine and all students new to the district. Aug. 14 is the first day for grades six, eight, 10, 11 and 12. The first full day for kindergarten students will be Aug. 18. Elementary schools will host open houses Aug. 12. The intermediate school open house will be Aug. 11. … The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area rose 2.6 cents during the past week, averaging $2.34 on Aug. 9. The national average fell 5.4 cents to $2.60, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were 94.6 cents lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … The Valley Center Historical Society is updating the local Valley Center phonebook. If your number or address has changed since the last book was published two years ago, or if you have a cellphone number you would like in the phonebook, call Pat Postlethwait at 744-2275 or Darlene Richards at 755-1619. … On Aug. 3, a Valley Center police officer was flagged down by a citizen in the 400 block of South Meridian. The citizen was upset with the city because the construction on Meridian was not completed. The citizen got into a verbal argument with a construction worker. The officer resolved the issue peacefully. ... The Valley Center City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at City Hall.