|
Highlights
Week of Jan. 2
|
Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
New you for the New Year
|
| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Jan. 3 through 9
|
| Births |
Grady Cole Volkmann
Brock and Amanda Volkmann of Valley Center announced the birth of their child, Grady Cole Volkmann.
|
| Columns |
Around Park City Cecile Cox
A new year means a new start
|
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Library lost some great patrons in 2013
|
Out of the office Chris Strunk
'Twas the week after Christmas
|
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Many Kansas attractions to enjoy this year
|
| Deaths |
DEAN VANLEY
Dean (Speedy) Vanley, 81, died Dec. 22, 2013.
|
DR. ROBERT KOSTER
Dr. Robert A. Koster, 89, died Dec. 23, 2013.
|
ELIZABETH DIRKS
Elizabeth L. Dirks, 69, retired interior designer and co-owner of Laurco Fabrics, Inc., died Dec. 24, 2013.
|
ERMA STEWART
Erma Grace Stewart, 87, died Dec. 23, 2013.
|
FRANCIS MAY
Francis J. May, 83, former Air Force mechanic and retired Andale Co-op feed mill employee, died Dec. 21, 2013, in Ost.
|
JAY BRANSON
Jay L. Branson, 60, died Dec. 19, 2013.
|
JEROME EVANS
Jerome Dewey Evans, 59, Evans Construction, died Dec. 20, 2013.
|
LEROY WEDAN
LeRoy “Roy" Willard Wedan, 84, retired Champlain & Beren Corporation draftsman, died Dec. 24, 2013.
|
MARVIN DUNSWORTH
Marvin Earl Dunsworth, 65, died Dec. 26, 2013.
|
MILTON LOUR
Milton Dennis Lour, 77, died Dec. 27, 2013.
|
ROGER BLUML
Roger J. Bluml, 48, Bluml Contracting Supply, died Dec. 21, 2013.
|
SUSAN COWEL
Susan Janice (Maxey) Cowel, 49, Westar billing customer representative, died Dec. 23, 2013.
|
VICTOR ROSE
Victor Howard Rose, 88, painter, died Dec. 20, 2013.
|
| Editorials |
Plenty on cities’ plates for 2014
On Thanksgiving, we reflected on the blessings communities in our area received in the past year. And while we don't want to drop that spirit of being grateful for what we've been given, it's time to look forward to what we want to see in the year ahead. Last week, we discussed what we hope to see in Valley Center in 2014. This week, we'd like to discuss what we hope the year brings for the cities of Park City, Bel Aire and Kechi.
|
| General |
Highlights
Week of Jan. 2
|
| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Jan. 2
|
| Legals |
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND OF ISSUANCE OF TAXABLE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS
Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Park City, Kansas (the “City"), will conduct a public hearing on January 14, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard at City Hall, 6110 N. Hydraulic in Park City, Kansas, in regard to the issuance by the City of its Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds (Murdock Properties, LLC), in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $15,000,000 (the “Bonds") and in regard to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property purchased with the proceeds of such Bonds. The Bonds are proposed to be issued by the City under authority of K.S.A. 12 1740 et seq., as amended, to provide funds for to pay the costs of acquiring a building located at 7700 Hayes Drive in the City and acquiring and installing machinery and equipment in the building. The City further intends to lease such facility to Murdock Properties, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company. The governing body of the City will not adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds until said public hearing has been concluded.
|
| Letters to the Editor |
Holidays or Christmas: Think before you speak
I don't get offended or upset if someone says “Happy Holidays" to me. I don't normally say it, but a recent conversation with my husband gave me food for thought.
|
Job well done on Candy Cane Lane
My families from out of town enjoyed driving throughout the Candy Cane Lane.
|
| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Jan. 2
|
| Park City |
Man arrested on sex offense charge The News staff
A Park City man was arrested Dec. 27 on a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and a juvenile female was removed from a home in the 500 block of East 63rd North in Park City. A Sedgwick County sheriff's report identifies the man arrested as John Wesley Melugin. The report shows that Melugin was arrested on one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
|
Options for pool to be explored at Park City Park Board meeting Matt Heilman
Park City's community pool in Hap McLean Park was a dry ghost town this summer, but city leaders haven't abandoned exploring options for the recreation staple.
|
| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Jan. 2
|
Park City police reports
Dec. 20 through 29
|
Valley Center fire calls
Dec. 23 through 29
|
Valley Center police reports
Dec. 23 through 29
|
| School |
4-H report
Valley Victors
|
Chisholm Trail recognized for rolling out the red carpet The News staff
Chisholm Trail Elementary School makes its visitors feel welcome. So much so that the Park City school received the Fall 2013 Red Carpet Award for Excellent Customer Service presented by the Parent and Community Support office.
|
| School |
Former wrestlers revisit glory days Matt Heilman
On Dec. 28, members of the VCHS wrestling team met Hornet alumni that spanned the 16-year career of Hornet wrestling coach Brian Shelton and beyond. The reunion, hosted by the Valley Center Takedowners Club, was designed to give current wrestlers a chance to put faces to the names of those who were in their shoes before and to further enhance the family atmosphere of one of the state's more successful programs that Shelton has guided since he arrived at VCHS in 1997.
|
JV girls undefeated, ‘C’ team 3-1 Randy Fisher
At the start of the season, Valley Center junior varsity girls' basketball coach Caleb Smith's goal was to both develop players for the varsity and strengthen the JV.
|
JV, freshman boys exceeding expectations Randy Fisher
At the beginning of the season, coach Trent Preheim's expectations for this year's Valley Center High School boys' junior varsity basketball team were pretty high. And understandably so.
|
Randy's Ramblings Randy Fisher
Valley Center varsity teams set up to do well in 2014
|
| School |
School menus
Jan. 6 through 10
|
| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Dec. 23 through 28
|
| Valley Center |
Capital murder charges filed in Bluml shooting Chris Strunk
Tony Bluml, 18, and his birth mother, Kisha Schaberg, 35, as well as Drew Ellington and Braden Smith, both 18, are accused of shooting Roger and Melissa Bluml and burglarizing their home at 5932 E. 109th North on Nov. 15. Melissa Bluml, 53, died the next day. Roger Bluml, 48, who was shot in the head, died Dec. 21. The Blumls are Tony Bluml's adoptive parents.
|
Heavy hearts but high hopes for 2014 The News staff
2013 year in review
|
Pepper to provide therapy at high school Chris Strunk
When they return from winter break Jan. 6, students at Valley Center High School and Abilene Elementary may notice a new staff member — one of the four-legged variety.
|
