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Highlights
Week of Jan. 23
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Calling all dogs
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Lifetree Café expands to Sundays The News staff
Victory in Christ Fellowship will expand its Lifetree Café to Sunday evenings at the Valley Center Community Building, 316 E. Clay, starting at 6 p.m. Jan. 26.
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| Bel Aire |
Wholesale Fireworks expanding with Bel Aire building Matt Heilman
At its Jan. 21 meeting, the Bel Aire City Council passed a resolution that essentially, OK'd the issuance of industrial revenue bonds meant to pave the way for Wholesale Fireworks to purchase an existing building in the city. The building, located just northwest of 37th North and Woodlawn, is an 8,000-square-foot structure that is the former home of Porter Paints. The building will be the latest addition for Wholesale Fireworks' presence in the area that also includes air-conditioned buildings in Valley Center, Haysville, Towanda and Andover as well as about 60 tents.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Jan. 24 through 30
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| Classifieds |
CLASSIFIED ADS
Week of Jan. 23
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Changes are coming to Movies of the Week schedule
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In the kitchen Lisa Strunk
You need snacks, patience to watch sports
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Community eyesore being removed
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Words are powerful, handle them with care
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| Deaths |
ADA HAURY
Ada Mae Haury, professor emeritus, Bethel College, died on Jan. 13, 2014, at the Newton Presbyterian Manor.
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ARLENE GIRK
Arlene M. Girk, 89, of Leawood, died Jan. 18, 2014, after a lengthy illness.
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HELEN BECKHAM
Helen June Barney was born in Tonkawa, Okla., to William Irvan and Julia Stuart Perkins Barney on Aug. 18, 1932.
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LEROY WEDAN
LeRoy “Roy" W. Wedan, 84, Korean War veteran and retired petroleum and gas industry draftsman, died Dec. 24, 2013.
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PATRICIA PEVERLEY
Patricia J. “Pat" Peverley, 80, died Jan. 14, 2014, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita.
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WAKETA BARNGROVER
Waketa Charlotte Barngrover, 90, of Woodbridge, Va., formerly of Belle Plaine, died Jan. 13, 2014.
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| Editorials |
Gaming at park makes sense
Right now, the property is an eyesore. Weeds and tall grass have taken over and much of the structure surrounding the track is dilapidated.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Jan. 23
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Jan. 23
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| Kechi |
Kechi man charged with distributing child porn Matt Heilman
A Kechi man could face more than 20 years in prison after being charged with distributing child pornography. A news release from the office of U.S. District Attorney Barry Grissom identified the man as 33-year-old Jaime Menchaca. Grissom said the pornography was mainly from Menchaca's computer at work at Highland Dairy in Wichita.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Jan. 23
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| Park City |
House fire contained to a bedroom The News staff
Nobody was hurt and damage was contained to a bedroom in a house fire called in a little after 8 p.m. Jan. 13 in the 1400 block of East Evanston in Park City.
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Park City Pride to host seminar on cyber safety The News staff
The Park City Pride Committee is hosting a seminar on how people can protect themselves and their families from cyberbullying and Internet crimes with a pair of free informational programs at 7 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26 in the Park City Public Library.
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Pet killed in house fire Matt Heilman
Sedgwick County Division Fire Chief Carl Cox said the fire appeared to have started on a deck behind the home.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Jan. 23
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Park City police reports
Jan. 10 through 19
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Valley Center fire calls
Jan. 13 through 19
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Valley Center police reports
Jan. 13 through 19
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| Recreation League |
VCRC basketball
Jan. 18 games
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| School |
4-H teams find success in 2013 The News staff
Sedgwick County 4-H Meat Judging and Livestock Skillathon team members reached a new pinnacle of success during 2013 season. The teams brought home two state champion team titles and three reserve national champion team titles, a feat never achieved by a Kansas team before them in these events.
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Highlights
Week of Jan. 23
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| School |
Hornet senior signs to run cross country and track at Friends Matt Heilman
Katie Martini got faster every year in four varsity seasons on the Valley Center High School cross country team. During her senior season last fall, Martini improved her average times in 4-kilometer races by nearly a minute. She showed a consistent ability to break the 17-minute barrier and to medal in competitive races. On Jan. 10, Martini signed her letter of intent to run cross country and track at Friends University next year. She also competes on the Hornet track team where her specialty is the 800-meter run.
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Hornets wrestlers go 2-3 at Kapaun dual tournament Matt Heilman
With an open date on its schedule the Valley Center High School wrestling team put itself up to another test. The Hornets have been able to take advantage of practice time to correct mistakes, but they also benefit from wrestling opponents they're likely to see again in the postseason.
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January Jam features ranked teams Randy Fisher
Two of Class 6A's finest, Blue Valley Northwest and Wichita Southeast, highlight the field of this year's January Jam boys' basketball tournament to be held Jan. 23 through 25 at Valley Center High School.
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| School |
School menus
Jan. 27 through 31
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| School |
VCMS boys take care of Haysville The News staff
The Hornets will play at Derby Jan. 23 and will host Rose Hill Jan. 27 before playing at Maize Jan. 30. The “B" teams will compete in a tournament at Goddard Eisenhower Jan. 25.
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VCMS girls throttle Haysville in sweep The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School girls' basketball dominated Haysvile to complete the sweep at home Jan 16. The eighth-grade girls' 27-point win moved their overall record to 8-1. The seventh-graders improved to 3-6 and broke a five-game losing streak with a 28-point victory and near shutout.
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| School |
Valley Center High School honor rolls
Fall 2013
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Valley Center Intermediate School honor rolls
Fall 2013
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Valley Center Middle School honor rolls
Second nine weeks
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| School |
Valley Center drops third straight game Randy Fisher
Hornets fall to 5-4 with loss at Newton
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| School |
Valley Center’s K-8 chess team does well at North High tournament The News staff
The Valley Center K-8 Chess Club competed at Wichita North High School on Jan. 18 and brought home two team trophies.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Jan. 12 through 18
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| Valley Center |
Beyond the badge Matt Heilman
Law enforcement career spans four decades for Valley Center man
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Bluml files his own motions in murder case Chris Strunk
Defendant says he talked to authorities while on drugs
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City ramps up efforts to control snow, ice Chris Strunk
Council OKs purchase of brine mixer and spreader
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Police seek suspect in armed robbery Chris Strunk
Valley Center police are searching for a suspect who allegedly used a handgun to rob a Valley Center resident last week.
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Public meeting Feb. 18 to discuss upcoming Meridian, Ford project The News staff
The city is inviting area business owners as well as residents to the meeting
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School district office re-opens Chris Strunk
Less than two weeks after a leak in the first-suppression sprinkler system forced the evacuation of the facility at 143 S. Meridian, employees returned to their desks Jan. 14.
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Storm-chasing vehicle red-tagged The News staff
A storm-chaser vehicle parked in the Prairie Lakes neighborhood in Valley Center has been moved.
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Wife of Valley Center grad earns credit in ‘Catching Fire’ Matt Heilman
Caitlin DeGarmo, the wife of 2007 Valley Center High School graduate Andrew DeGarmo and the daughter-in-law of rural Valley Center's Jeff and Lynanne DeGarmo is listed on the same screen as the more recognizable celebrities that take up the spotlight at the premiers and awards ceremonies.
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