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Highlights
Week of Oct. 3
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Get out of the way, preacher
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire takes advantage of marketing opportunity with realtors Matt Heilman
The City of Bel Aire is looking to strike while the iron is hot. The city has the attention of developers and realtors with its available land and the land's potential use. Slowly, but surely, plans have been put in place for construction to replace open fields. And recently, several plans have followed through with action as the city has welcomed new homes and construction on new businesses.
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Work picking up on medical development in Bel Aire Matt Heilman
It won't be long before the doctors are in. At its Oct. 1 meeting, the Bel Aire City Council took action to approve sanitary sewer and water distribution improvements for the future home of Rock Ridge Family Medicine and approved similar improvements, plus paving work for the Tierra Verde development and the Concierge Surgical Recover Center, which is part of the development's second phase
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Oct. 4 through 10
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| Columns |
Around Park City Cecile Cox
Good idea to get a flu shot
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From the library Janice Sharp, director
Owls the focus of Family Book Discussion
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Heil on life Matt Heilman
Ghost busted: Alive people more frightening
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Helping Paul's collection of Fall Fest buttons
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Costumes, pumpkins and falling leaves
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| Deaths |
JAMES EVANS
James Clinton Evans, 82, retired Western Union Lineman, died Sept. 23, 2013.
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LUCIEN GRAY
Dr. C. Lucien Gray, 91, died Sept. 24, 2013.
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THURMA MOSER
Thurma Jean Moser (Iles), 80, beloved mom and homemaker, died Sept. 21, 2013.
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| Editorials |
Valley Center worth the risk
Paul Eden, who has a track record of successful business ventures in Valley Center, plans to purchase the former Phillips 66 station on the southeast corner of Main and Meridian. Eden, who owns a used car lot across the street, plans to expand his business onto the 100 S. Meridian location and keep both places open.
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Oct. 3
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| Kechi |
Kechi council approves new small business grant Matt Heilman
Kechi city leaders received recognition for their plans to implement an incentive to grow their business community. At its Sept. 26 meeting, the city council cemented the plans with the approval of the Kechi New Small Business Grant.
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Kechi resident brings dog complaint to city Matt Heilman
Kechi resident Chad Crittenden approached the city council in search of more peace and quiet in his home on Cherokee Court. The master patrolman with the Kansas Highway Patrol has a baby at home and would like something to be done to lower the decibels coming from nearby yards.
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| Legals |
PUBLIC NOTICE
You are hereby notified that the following conditions exist: Tall grass and weeds in excess of 18 inches at 1211 Appleton, Valley Center, and legally described as: LOT 17 BLOCK C PRAIRIE LAKES ADD., Sedgwick County, Kansas, and have been determined by the Valley Center Compliance Officer to be a nuisance within the definition of the Valley Center Municipal Code Section 7.04.010 and must be abated.
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Public Hearing
Public Hearing Notice to consider an Amendment to the City of Valley Center Zoning Map and Removal of 100 S. Meridian from the Downtown Neighborhood Overlay District
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Oct. 3
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| Park City |
Wichita man found dead in ditch Matt Heilman
Sedgwick County sheriff's Lt. David Mattingly said a citizen who was walking his dog discovered the body, identified as 23-year-old Deandre Freeman Jr. of Wichita.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Oct. 3
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Park City police reports
Sept. 20 through 29
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Valley Center fire calls
Sept. 23 through 29
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Valley Center police reports
Sept. 23 through 28
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| Recreation League |
FOOTBALL PICKS: Week 5
Picks listed
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Hornet Hustle raises $14,000 for Abilene Elementary The News staff
The event was Sept. 7 at the Kansas Coliseum. Students from kindergarten through fourth grade raised money for their school by asking people to sponsor them in the race.
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Thompson wins Week 4, Clark in front The News staff
Thompson scored a 17 and won $10 in football bucks.
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| School |
Eighth-grade football team gets first win The News staff
Valley Center will play at Goddard Oct. 1 and host Eisenhower Oct. 10, while the “B" teams host Goddard Oct. 7 and play at Eisenhower Oct. 14.
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| School |
Highlights
Week of Oct. 3
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| School |
Hornet football team to travel to Ark City Chris Strunk
The Hornets are searching for their first win of the season and first since the sixth week of the 2012 campaign.
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Hornets battle through mud in rough meet at Rim Rock Matt Heilman
The rains came down. The course was muddy and slippery making the long down hill parts of the race as difficult as the uphill challenges. Some runners slipped and others had trouble keeping their shoes on their feet after running through thick puddles.
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Hornets fall short in three home games Matt Heilman
The record will show that the Valley Center High School boys' soccer team dropped three more games to sit at 1-9 on the season. But Hornet coach Jeff Burger has been encouraged by his team's recent play. In a recent string of home games, the Hornets hung tough with Rose Hill Sept. 26 in a 4-0 loss to one of the best teams in Class 4A and lost a heartbreaker, 1-0 to Campus Sept. 30 in a game that the Hornets outplayed the Colts.
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JV golfers fifth at Eisenhower tourney The News staff
The Valley Center High School junior varsity girls' golf team battled windy conditions and fast greens to finish fifth in a Sept. 26 eight-team tournament hosted by Goddard Eisenhower at Wichita's Tex Consolver Golf Course.
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| School |
Marching Invitational set for Oct. 5 The News staff
The Valley Center High School Band will host the Third Annual Hornet Marching Invitational Oct. 5. Eight bands will attend and compete: Maize, Maize South, Wichita North, Liberal, Topeka West, Salina South, Goddard and Wichita East.
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| School |
Odd game ends with Hornet loss
Valley Center falls to Ark City, 13-12
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| School |
SRO may return to Valley schools Chris Strunk
The Valley Center Police Department received word recently that it will receive funds from the Department of Justice to pay 75 percent of the cost of a school resource officer for three years.
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School menus
Oct. 7 through 11
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Students invited to essay contest The News staff
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas will host its annual essay contest for juniors or seniors in public high school in Kansas. The topic for this year's contest is: “Would you vote to maintain the current electoral college system or reform it? Explain your position."
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| School |
Tennis team prepares for postseason play The News staff
The Valley Center High School tennis team is preparing for the postseason. The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II meet will be Oct. 7 at Maize South, followed by the regional and state tournaments.
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VCMS tennis playing strong down the stretch The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School girls' tennis team extended its winning streak to five duals with wins at Prairie Hills and at home against Wellington and Winfield. On Oct. 1, the Hornets moved their overall dual record to 6-2-1 by winning 18 of 21 total matches against Winfield.
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VCMS volleyball teams have mixed success against Goddard The News staff
All four squads were in action twice during the past week. At Goddard, both “B" teams and the seventh-grade “A" team lost Oct. 1, while the eighth-grade “A" team won. Against Haysville, both eighth-grade teams were victorious while the seventh-graders split Sept. 26.
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Volleyball team to return to action Randy Fisher
After more than a week off from competition, the Valley Center volleyball team returns to the court with two upcoming triangulars. At 17-2, the Hornets are eighth in the Class 5A poll from the Kansas Volleyball Association that came out Sept. 25. A new poll came out Oct. 2, but not in time for inclusion in this week's paper.
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| School |
West students jam to a world record Matt Heilman
Students from West Elementary School took part in a successful world record attempt in the school's gymnasium Sept. 26. Students and teachers at the school were part of 39,141 Kansans who participated in the JAMin' Minute World Record Routine. In the United States, 1,354,715 people participated in the one-minute fitness routine, with Kansas having the third best state representation behind West Virginia and Colorado.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Sept. 22 through 28
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| Valley Center |
Car lot owner planning to buy former gas station Chris Strunk
Renovation planned
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Car show moves downtown The News staff
A total of 92 cars and trucks, customized and stock, gave visitors a glimpse of a popular hobby and showed off skill, attention to detail and innovative ideas from the entrants.
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Chamber office moving Chris Strunk
On Oct. 4, the chamber will move across the street to 209 W. Main, Suite E.
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City issues 25 permits in Sept. The News staff
The City of Valley Center issued 25 roofing and building permits in September for a total valuation of $483,496. Of that number, one was for the construction of a new residence. The permits are listed by date for which they were applied, address, type of work and valuation:
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Enrollment varies for local schools Matt Heilman
Valley Center schools have 2,767 students enrolled this year, the most in the history of the district, Superintendent Cory Gibson said. The mark is an increase of 45 students from last year.
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Online agendas promote openness Chris Strunk
In an effort to make meeting agendas more transparent to the public and easier to search and navigate, the Valley Center school board implemented an Internet-based agenda system this week.
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Rec expansion starts Chris Strunk
Earth-moving trucks converged on Valley Center Recreation Commission property late last week to start the initial phase of a plan to expand recreation facilities in Valley Center.
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Student removed from VCHS
Allegedly made a threat
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VC workers to pay for health insurance Chris Strunk
In December, many City of Valley Center employees will begin paying premiums for their health insurance, ending a long-standing fringe benefit of free insurance.
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Valley Center man dies in one-car crash The News staff
The Kansas Highway Patrol said Alex S. Valentine, 21, was driving a 1999 Toyota Rav4 west on K-196 when it left the road and struck a bridge pillar at I-135.
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