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Highlights
Week of April 13
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Find victory in Jesus
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
April 14 through 20
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| Columns |
From Topeka Carolyn McGinn
Medicaid, beer, cemetery in play
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From the library Janice Sharp, director
Easter egg hunt, drawing Saturday
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Hornet Connection Pete Bastian
Second-graders start popcorn company
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
April brings Easter, showers
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| Deaths |
CALVIN ROBERTS
Calvin Dean Roberts, 89, died April 6, 2017. He was retired from the Wichita Board of Education.
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DUANE DeLONG
Duane Wendell DeLong, 83, of Wichita, died March 30, 2017. He was retired from the IRS.
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RAYLEENE SEYB
Rayleene “Ray Ray" C. (Piela) Seyb, 37, of Minot, Maine, died March 14, 2017.
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| Editorials |
Crime is hitting too close to home
From what we have been told, the violent crimes that have occurred in and around Valley Center over the past six months have been targeted acts of brutality. We suppose there's some comfort in that assessment. However, when violence begets more violence, the victim circle widens.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of April 13
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of April 13
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of April 13
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| Park City |
Park City looks for efficiency in utility depts. Taylor Messick
On April 11, Park City unanimously approved a contract for a mobile work order system. This continues the city's recent dedication to adopt environmentally friendly policies, but it will also allow the city's utility departments to operate more efficiently and better serve its customers.
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Police respond to shooting The News staff
Park City police responded to a possible drive-by shooting in the 8000 block of North Broadway April 8.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of April 13
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Park City police reports
April 3 through 9
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
April 3 through 9
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| School |
4-H report
Valley Victors
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Experiment travels 106,000 ft. Chris Strunk
Students at Valley Center Middle School launched something similar to a weather balloon into space April 7 and it landed six hours later in a hay field about 120 miles away after doing a loop and reaching an altitude of 106,000 feet.
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Highlights
Week of April 13
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| School |
Hornet softball team off to a hot start Chris Strunk
The Hornets won their first six games, including four key Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II contests, by a combined score of 46-13. And they're showing no signs of letting up.
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Hornet tennis finishes fourth at Andover Randy Fisher
At Andover, Valley Center tied for fourth in the team standings. Eisenhower won with 27 points, followed by Andover Central with 20, Andover Blue 19, Valley Center and Wellington 14, Hesston 12, Andover White 8 and Wichita Independent 2.
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Hornets drop three of four to start season Taylor Messick and Randy Fisher
After its season-opening doubleheader was postponed twice and is yet to be played, the Valley Center High School baseball team finally got things going last week. The Hornets split at home April 11 against Ark City and lost both games April 7 at Maize South.
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| School |
School menus
April 17 through 21
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Summer food program to return Chris Strunk
The program will be from June 5 through July 27, serving free breakfasts and lunches for students.
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| School |
Valley Center hosts 13-team track meet Taylor Messick
The Hornets hosted the Valley Center Invitational for high school track on April 7. The boys placed seventh with 45 points and the girls were sixth with 55. Other schools who competed were Ark City, Andale, Andover, Andover Central, Bishop Carroll, Eisenhower, Garden City, Goddard, Hutch, Maize South, Newton and Winfield.
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Valley golfers take second at Sand Creek Taylor Messick
The Valley Center High School golf team had a busy week with competitions on back-to-back days. They finished sixth at Andover Central's Terradyne on April 10 and second at Newton's Sand Creek the next day. Following the success of these two events, Valley Center is currently ranked fourth in Class 5A.
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Valley records back-to-back shutouts Jeremiah Strunk
Hornets 3-1 after beating Buhler, Central
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
April 2 through 7
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| Valley Center |
Police probe embezzlements Chris Strunk
Valley Center police are investigating three separate cases of possible embezzlement and theft reported during the past 10 days.
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Public works director has wide range of experience Chris Strunk
The former pastor, business owner and police chief is now director of public works for the City of Valley Center. He started last week.
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Taking aim Chris Strunk
New sport debuts at Valley Center High School
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Teacher tenure lawsuit dismissed Chris Strunk
Gifted teacher claimed wrongful termination
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Two men arrested in burglary, shooting Chris Strunk
After a standoff with authorities, including Winfield police and the Cowley County Sheriff's Office, the suspect was taken into custody about midnight.
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Valley Center begins budget-setting with priorities Chris Strunk
Earlier this year, council members ranked the goals and projects on which they thought the city should focus its resources in 2018.
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Valley Center issues 19 building permits in March The News staff
The City of Valley Center issued 19 building permits during March. Of that number, one was for a commercial building and one was for a storage building. The remaining permits were for roofing projects. The permits are listed by date they were issued, address, type of work and valuation:
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