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Highlights
Week of Oct. 20
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Who was the boy?
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Meet the Kirby family at Calvary’s Judgment House The News staff
Presentations will be 7 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22, 3 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26, and 7 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29. All performances will be at the church, 320 N. Sheridan in Valley Center. Cost is $4 per person.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Oct. 21 through 27
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Pizza Hut coupons for Oct. 20
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Townsley brought calm to council
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Bee balm used by settlers as a tea
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| Commentary |
What's on your mind
Views from News readers
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| Deaths |
JACK TOWNSLEY
Jack Roland Townsley, 92, of Whitewater, formerly of Valley Center, died Oct. 13, 2016.
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MARTIN BANNING
Martin E. “Bud" Banning, 88, of Tyrone, Okla., died Oct. 15, 2016.
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| Editorials |
A chance to hear from state politicians
Sen. Carolyn McGinn and Rep. Steve Huebert have confirmed their attendance at an election forum that will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in the USD 262 District Office, 143 S. Meridian. The News is sponsoring the forum.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Oct. 20
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Oct. 20
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| Kechi |
Kechi delays discussion on marketing city Chris Strunk
City council members on Oct. 13 tabled a decision on a proposal to seek outside marketing help, saying they wanted more time to discuss the idea.
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Kechi names full-time officer Chris Strunk
Chief John Blevins said Russell Cook was promoted from a part-time role.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Oct. 20
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Oct. 20
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Kechi police reports
Oct. 10 through 16
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Kechi police reports
Oct. 10 through 16
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Park City police reports
Oct. 5 through 16
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
Oct. 10 through 16
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| Recreation League |
FOOTBALL PICKS: Haas breaks tie to win Week 6 of football picks The News staff
Week 7 picks listed
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Junior Hornet football
Oct. 15 games
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| School |
Binau, Sharp take fifth at state Randy Fisher
Best girls' doubles finish since 1988
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Goddard hammers Valley Chris Strunk
6-1 Hornets to face Andover after 49-7 loss to Goddard
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HORNET FOOTBALL: Valley comes from behind to beat Andover Chris Strunk
Valley Center 57, Andover 33
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| School |
Highlights
Week of Oct. 20
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| School |
Hornets compete at state golf tournament Chris Strunk
Two Valley Center High School athletes competed in the Class 5A state golf tournament Oct. 17 at Crestview Country Club in Wichita.
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Hornets split on Senior Night Randy Fisher
Valley 22-16, looking ahead to substate tournament
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Middle school football teams fall to McPherson The News staff
The eighth-grade team ended with a 2-5 record, while the seventh-graders were 0-7.
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Middle school runners finish season with improved times The News staff
Owens proudly reported that 29 of the 30 students who ran both the Sept. 13 regular-season meet at Lake Afton and the Oct. 11 Pioneer League II meet on the same course improved their finish times.
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| School |
School menus
Oct. 24 through 28
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Students awarded for good cursive The News staff
Entrants were required to hand-write, in cursive, the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
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| School |
VCMS volleyball finishes with league tournaments The News staff
In the league tournaments, the eighth-graders lost both games and the seventh-graders were 1-2. All four teams defeated Derby North.
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Valley Center third at league cross country meet Chris Strunk
The Valley Center High School cross country team competed in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II meet Oct. 15 at Lake Afton in Goddard.
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Valley loses battles with Andover, Mac Jeremiah Strunk
Hornets fall to 6-8-1 with one regular-season game remaining
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Oct. 9 through 15
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| Valley Center |
Eden opens windshield shop Taylor Messick
Last year, Paul let his son move his own business into the vacant building on Paul's property on the west side of Meridian. Chris now does windshield replacement out of the property he calls Kansas Windshield. Chris has obviously been around cars his whole life, but said he wasn't so sure he wanted to work with cars until going to college.
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News to host election forum The News staff
The Ark Valley News will host an election forum at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the USD 262 District Office, 143 S. Meridian.
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Old Valley Center church gets new life Chris Strunk
A group of Wichitans, who have been meeting for worship in rented space in Wichita, purchased the former Church of God building at 229 N. Ash and are using it for their small Spanish-speaking church, Prince of Peace.
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Resident says dog is kind, gentle Chris Strunk
Post office stops delivery
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Second mountain lion sighting Chris Strunk
New Hope employee says mountain lion was in a field near the campus
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Teen arrested after series of morning wrecks Chris Strunk
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said the girl was driving a white Nissan north in the 9300 block of North Seneca when the car left the road and ran into the tree line. The girl kept driving. She went around the Road Closed signs on 93rd Street, went off the road again and then made it to the high school parking lot.
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Trucks strike overhead lines The News staff
A couple of truck drivers apparently misjudged the height of their vehicles and struck overhead lines during the past week. No one was hurt. None of the lines was electrical.
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VC served Chris Strunk
Teams of volunteers spruce up schools and city park
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