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Highlights
Week of March 19
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire police adds vehicles to its fleet David Dinell
A couple of new recruits will be joining the Bel Aire Police Department.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
March 20 through 26
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Time for March Book Madness
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In the kitchen Lisa Strunk
They're on the downhill slide to graduation
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Enjoy traveling Kansas roads
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| Deaths |
DONALD KUTILEK
Donald Lewis Kutilek, 89, of Wichita, died March 15, 2015. He was a retired cattle order buyer and commodity broker.
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DOROTHY SEIBEL
Dorothy Amy Seibel, 94, of North Newton, died March 15, 2015.
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JOHN PARKER
John Gordon Parker, 79, of Wichita, died March 16, 2015. He was a retired Welch and Four Seasons dry cleaner owner.
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KENNETH BAKER
Kenneth Allen Baker, 62, of Sedgwick, died March 14, 2015. He was AMG Specialty Hospital director of operations. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
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MARIAN DROEGEMEIER
Marian May (Skaggs) Droegemeier, 90, of Russell, formerly of Valley Center, died March 20, 2015. She was an assistant librarian for 20 years at West and Abilene elementary schools in Valley Center.
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NANCY PERRY
Nancy Elizabeth “Betty" Perry, 89, of Inman, died March 8, 2015.
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PHYLLIS HAINLINE
Phyllis RoJean (Riggs) Hainline, 86, of Newton and formerly of Park City, died March 16, 2015. She was a retired trucking company sales, bookkeeper and owner.
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| Editorials |
Patience required during roadwork
We encourage Valley Center drivers to use caution over the next few months while construction crews work to re-do Meridian, Ramsey and Ford streets in the heart of the city.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of March 19
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of March 19
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| Kechi |
Kechi OKs purchase of electronic sign David Dinell
Kechi will soon have a large electronic message sign on the south side of City Hall. Precise details of its size and cost have yet to be determined, but the city council made it clear at its March 12 meeting that it wants the project to happen, voting 5-0 to approve it.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of March 19
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of March 19
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Kechi police reports
March 6 through 15
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Park City police reports
March 9 through 11
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
March 9 through 15
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| School |
Five named to all-league basketball The News staff
Despite lackluster seasons by both the boys and girls basketball teams at Valley Center, five players were named to Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II all-league teams.
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| School |
Highlights
Week of March 19
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Honor rolls
Valley Center Middle School
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| School |
Nine wrestlers named all-league Chris Strunk
Two were named to the league's second team, while seven were given honorable mention.
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| School |
School menus
March 23 through 27
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Students do well at state chess meet The News staff
The Valley Center elementary chess team participated in state competition March 14 in Wichita.
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| School |
‘Excited for this season’: spring sports to start Chris Strunk
The first contest will be March 24, a high school soccer game at Newton.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
March 8 through 15
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| Valley Center |
City mulls alcohol at community building Chris Strunk
The council — with the deciding vote cast by Mayor Mike McNown — gave first-round approval March 17 to an ordinance that would amend the city's ban on alcohol consumption on all city property.
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Cyclist killed in wreck on Broadway Chris Strunk
Park City police said Kenneth A. Baker, 62, died after his motorcycle collided with a truck in the intersection about 3:30 p.m.
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Danny too shy to be in schools Chris Strunk
After just a week on the job, Danny, Valley Center's first-ever drug dog, was replaced last week with Max, a more outgoing Czechoslovakian yellow Labrador.
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Gaming machines at Spirits burglarized The News staff
Valley Center police are investigating a burglary that took place March 15 at Spirits Pub, 231 E. Main.
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Record not as easy as pi Chris Strunk
Guiness to evaluate Valley's human chain
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Road reconstruction project gets started Chris Strunk
The $6.5 million reconstruction of Ford, Ramsey and Meridian started March 16 and is expected to end in October.
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Work closes Main and Meridian intersection
Through May
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