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Highlights
Week of May 18
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Life is a series of graduations
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Valley Center Municipal Court
April dispositions
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire hires first full-time attorney Taylor Messick
The Bel Aire City Council on May 16 hired its first ever full-time city attorney, Jacqueline Kelly, with a 3-2 vote.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
May 19 through 25
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Library still needs your donations to reach fundraising goal
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Wetig's response to fire praised
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
So far, no drought in Kansas
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| Commentary |
What's on your mind
Views from News readers
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| Deaths |
DAVID HENSLEY
David Gene Hensley, 64, Valley Center, died May 15, 2017. He was retired from the Boeing Aircraft Company.
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GALEN HAZEN
Galen Edward Hazen, 66, died May 3, 2017. He grew up in Valley Center.
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LAURA DUNCAN
Laura M. (Day) Duncan, 86, of Clearwater, died May 13, 2017. She had lived in Valley Center for nearly 40 years.
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MERL WATKINS
Merl “Rick" Watkins, 74, died May 12, 2017. He was the senior director of employee services at Pepsi Co.
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PATRICIA CLARK
Patricia L. Clark, 87, died May 10, 2017. She was a retired insurance commercial lines analyst.
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SUE NELSON
Sue Nelson, 72, of Mulvane, died May 9, 2017. She grew up in Valley Center.
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| Editorials |
Good to move ahead on library
A date has been set to begin construction on Valley Center's long-awaited new community building and library.
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| Engagements & Weddings |
Sonia Dearing and Lance Williamson
Sonia Dearing and Lance Williamson were married April 22, 2017, in The Journey church in Boise, Idaho.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of May 18
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of May 18
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| Kechi |
Kechi council OKs Baird Street project Taylor Messick
On May 11, the Kechi City Council unanimously approved an engineering agreement with PEC for a Baird Street improvement project.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of May 18
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| Park City |
Armed robbery at Subway The News staff
An employee reported being robbed at gun point. The suspect was described as a black male with heavy build. The suspect was wearing a ski mask, all dark clothing and gloves.
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Boil water advisory lifted Taylor Messick
The advisory was issued because of an electrical failure that led to a loss of chlorine residual. Two failures occurred at the Chisholm Creek Utility Authority, which resulted in KDHE issuing the advisory. The first problem was that the injector pump for chlorine quit working. The other malfunction occurred in a computerized system that monitors the chlorine levels in the water and notifies the necessary parties if there is an issue. That system was down at the time of the injector pump issue and did not recognize or report any problems with the chlorine levels.
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City issues 13 permits The News staff
The City of Park City issued 13 building permits during April for a total valuation of $701,215.29. Of that number, four were for new home or duplex construction. Permits are listed by date they were issued, address, type of work and valuation:
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of May 18
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Kechi police reports
May 1 through 13
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Park City police reports
May 6 through 13
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
May 8 through 14
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| Recreation League |
Local athletes to compete in Challenge Games The News staff
The 29th Challenge Games Track and Field competition will be held May 27 at Panther Stadium, 801 E. Madison in Derby. Track events start at 8:30 a.m. and the field events begin at 1 p.m.
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| School |
Hornet signs to throw for K-State Chris Strunk
No matter what happens from here, Taylor Latimer will leave Valley Center High School this month as one of the most decorated track and field athletes in the school's history.
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Hornets defend league track title Taylor Messick
On May 12, the Valley Center High School track team competed in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II meet at Maize South. The boys won the meet for the second straight year and the girls placed fourth.
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Hornets return to full strength Jeremiah Strunk
Valley starts postseason with convincing win
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Hornets sending three golfers to state tourney Taylor Messick
The Hornets finished fourth as a team with 348 points and just missed a team bid to state. Salina Central, Salina South and Maize all finished ahead of the Hornets with 339 points each and had to break the tie by scoring the teams' fifth golfers.
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| School |
Local students complete Awana The News staff
On May 7, three area students received the Citation Award from the Northside Bible Chapel Awana program in Kechi. The Citation Award is given to students who have completed all of the materials that are required in the Awana program, which is based in Streamwood, Ill.
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| School |
Seventh boys, eighth girls fourth at league track meet The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School track team wrapped up the 2017 season at the Pioneer League II meet May 9 in Andover.
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Target shooting team finishes fourth in 1st year The News staff
The first-year Valley Center High School clay target shooting team placed fourth out of five teams in its division during the regular season.
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Valley Center falls in regional finals Randy Fisher
Salina South edged the Hornets 6-5 in the championship game after they eased by ninth-ranked Salina Central 5-4 earlier in the day.
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Valley rallies for third trip to state Randy Fisher
The win puts Valley Center into the Class 5A state tournament, May 25 and 26, for the third straight year. The 19-3 Hornets should be seeded no worse than fourth at Two Rivers Youth Complex in Wichita. Pairings will be announced later this week.
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Valley tennis brings home state medals Randy Fisher
Hayden Brauer and Colby Swift in doubles and Garrett Rogers in singles brought home medals from last weekend's Class 5A state tennis tournament in Topeka. Brauer and Swift placed eighth, while Rogers was ninth. Last year, Brauer and Swift were 12th, while Rogers was 1-2 and out of the medals. Valley Center has not had two boys state placers in the same year since 2009.
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Wedekind claims Big 12 title The News staff
Morgan Wedekind of Valley Center claimed a Big 12 title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the conference championships May 12 through 14 in Lawrence.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
May 7 through 13
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| Valley Center |
Community center groundbreaking set Chris Strunk
Work on facility that includes library will start in July
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Deadline approaches for local elections Chris Strunk
The new timeline for local elections is underway as candidates have until June 1 to file for city and school district offices. If a primary election is needed, it will take place Aug. 1. The general election will be Nov. 7, with advance voting beginning Oct. 25.
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District’s leadership team set for 2017-18 Chris Strunk
The district this week hired Mary Carpenter, an assistant elementary school principal in Wichita, to be principal at Abilene Elementary.
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Family to open Breezy’s Chris Strunk
The Scrivens are taking over Breezy's Snow Shack and plan to start serving icy treats from the trailer on May 19.
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Hats off to Valley Center’s Class of 2017 Chris Strunk
Graduation celebrates ‘special' group
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Man arrested on lawn mower Chris Strunk
A Valley Center man arrested on a DUI charge while driving a lawn mower in Valley Center was found hurt in front of his garage six days later.
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Man in home uninvited The News staff
A man accused of entering a Valley Center house uninvited May 12 and lying down on a couch that had children on it was taken to his mother's house to sober up.
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Murder trial continued to July 24 Taylor Messick
On May 15, a judge granted continuances to July 24 for Heidi Hillard, Jeff Hillard, Willie Morris and Alexandria Scott. A family member close to the case said he was told by a prosecutor that new evidence was potentially available and this could be the reason for the delay. The trial was originally set to begin in March.
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Pathway plans Valley church The News staff
Pathway Church in Wichita is planning to launch a Valley Center campus this fall.
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Stolen truck recovered The News staff
A person of interest was taken into custody and a stolen truck was recovered May 10.
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