July 7, 2016
Highlights
    Week of July 7
Valley Center Municipal Court
    June dispositions
Bel Aire
Council, residents concerned with flooding issues Taylor Messick
    Mayor David Austin said July 5 that the Bel Aire area received more rainfall in the last four weeks than it did in all of 2015. Some parts of the city got bombarded with more than 10 inches of rain within a four-hour period last week.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Celebrations
    July 8 through 14
Columns
From the library Janice Sharp, director
    Library reaches June goal
Out of the office Chris Strunk
    Valley Point is a fun golf course
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
    What should we call our cousins?
Commentary
What's on your mind
    Views from News readers
Deaths
BILL SOLES
    Bill Allen Soles, 57, of Wichita, died June 29, 2016. He formerly lived in the Valley Center and Park City areas.
ELDEN FRITCHMAN
    Elden H. Fritchman, 85, of El Dorado, died July 2, 2016.
GLENN KNOBLAUCH
    Glenn J. Knoblauch, 60, of Conway Springs, died July 3, 2016. He was an employee of the Identity Group.
RICHARD SALAZAR
    Richard Salazar, 69, died June 28, 2016.
Editorials
Allow beer sales at Jerry’s
    Owners of Jerry's Tex Mex Grill at Fifth and Meridian in Valley Center want to serve beer but a city ordinance forbids it because the restaurant sits too close to a church, First United Methodist Church across the street.
Still time to pledge support for a new Community Center
    This is great news. Thanks to the tireless efforts of a group of volunteers and the generosity of many people, the Friends of the Valley Center Public Library organization met its initial goal of raising $100,000 toward a new Community Center.
General
Highlights
    Week of July 7
Heard on Main Street
Heard on Main Street
    Week of July 7
Kechi
Flooding damages key Kechi bridge Chris Strunk
    Flash-flooding on July 2 and 3 damaged the 61st Street bridge between Oliver and Woodlawn, forcing officials to close the bridge and temporarily reroute drivers south on Woodlawn and Oliver to 45th.
Looking Back
Looking Back
    Week of July 7
Police & Fire
Blotter Buzz
    Week of July 7
Kechi police reports
    June 27 through July 5
Park City police reports
    June 25 through July 1
Valley Center police reports and fire calls
    June 27 through July 3
Recreation League
Aces high
    The Valley Center Aces finished the Heights League U15 softball season with a 12-0 record.
Heights League standings
    Updated July 3
Sheriff
Sheriff's reports
    June 25 through July 2
Valley Center
City spending projected to increase Chris Strunk
    Council gets first look at possible 2017 city budget
Residents mark 4th with few incidents Chris Strunk
    The widespread and sometimes spectacular amateur fireworks displays notwithstanding, the Fourth of July weekend was a relatively quiet one for Valley Center.
School board to select contractor for bond projects The News Staff
    The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. July 11 at the District Office. It is the first meeting of the 2016-17 school year.
There’s a golf course in town Taylor Messick
    Valley Point opens with ceremony, free rounds
Valley Center issues 32 permits in June, Park City 18 The News Staff
    The City of Valley Center issued five building and 27 roofing permits during June. Of that number, two were for swimming pools. The permits are listed by dates they were issued, addresses, type of work and valuation:




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