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Last Updated: August 28, 2015

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area fell 9.5 cents during the past week, averaging $2.46 on Aug. 23. The national average fell 7.1 cents to $2.60, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were 81.6 cents lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … The Valley Center Historical Society's updated local phonebook should be available soon. They will be for sale at The News office as well as other retail locations in the city. … Aug. 20 through Labor Day, Sept. 7, the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office will join almost 150 other local and state police agencies across the state in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk, drugged and other dangerous drivers from the roadways.  This enforcement is underwritten by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation. Kansas averages four persons injured every day, and one person killed every three days, in impairment-related crashes. According to KDOT, those involved in such a crash — in any capacity — are about two times more likely to be injured and nearly six times more likely to be seriously injured or killed than if they were involved in a crash in which alcohol or other drugs are not determined to be a factor. ... The Valley Center City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at City Hall. The council is expected to hear the mayor proclaim Sept. 17 through 23 Constitution Week and appoint voting delegates to the League of Kansas Municipalities. The council also is scheduled to consider the purchase of a dump truck.




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