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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Pray for a teacher
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Aug. 3 through 9
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| Classifieds |
CLASSIFIED ADS
Week of Aug. 2
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
More than 100 kids turned in reading logs
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Air conditioning is nice to have
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| Deaths |
DALE RICE JR.
Dale Edwin Rice Jr., 66, of Valley Center, died July 25, 2018.
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DAVID BENTLEY
David K. Bentley, 59, died July 24, 2018.
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HARRY OLLER
Harry Lynn Oller, 63, of Park City, died July 20, 2018. He was a retired toolmaker with Cessna Aircraft.
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ROBERT BRITTING
Robert “Bob" Britting, 69, of Wichita, died July 26, 2018.
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ROBERT BROWN
Robert Wesley Brown, 79, of Valley Center, died July 28, 2018.
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| Editorials |
Students get extra week of summer
Valley Center school district students will return to their classrooms this month. However, it's not as soon as it was last year.
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| Engagements & Weddings |
Highlights
Week of Aug. 2
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Aug. 2
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Aug. 2
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| Kechi |
Kechi increases natural gas rates Taylor Messick
On July 26, the Kechi council unanimously voted to increase its natural gas utility rates for customers. The new rates will take effect on Sept. 1. There will not be another increase until January 2020.
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| Letters to the Editor |
Farthing family says thanks
Thank you to everyone who came out in the heat to honor our dad. We were thrilled to see so many people that he had contact with in some way. We appreciate the love, care and time you all took.
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Ranzau earns respect, trust
Richard Ranzau is the clear choice for re-election to the Sedgwick County Commission. His dedication and work ethic have earned him the respect and trust of the people in District 4. They know he can be trusted to oppose wasteful spending so that hard-earned taxpayer money can go to important projects like the Joint Law Enforcement Training Center and the new tag office.
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Ranzau fails to listen to seniors
Three years ago the Valley Center Senior Association's funding was frozen along with all the other senior centers in Sedgwick County. Valley Center gets $5,000 a year to go toward a senior coordinator position, which supervises programs, meals, activities and services for the seniors. We used to be able to increase the amount we get in steps according to requirements the senior center fulfills and the number of seniors we serve. VC's senior center was about to be elevated to the next step in funding when the funding was frozen by the commissioners — including our District 4 commissioner, Richard Ranzau.
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Ranzau listens to concerns
As residents of District 4 in Sedgwick County, we are writing in support of Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau in his bid for re-election.
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Ranzau stands for what’s right
I want to encourage all registered voters in Valley Center and Park City to get out and vote for Richard Ranzau in the primary! I have known Richard since 1980. We both grew up in the same neighborhood in Park City and rode the school bus together to Valley Center schools.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Aug. 2
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Aug. 2
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Kechi police reports
July 18 through 24
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Park City police reports
July 23 through 28
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
July 23 through 29
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| Recreation League |
81 Speedway
July 28
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Season ends for Valley grads, college team The News staff
With a pair of May graduates from Valley Center High School playing key roles, the 316 Elite qualified for the 2018 NBC World Series. It was the second straight year that Kadin Pearson and Colten Richardson and their Elite teammates played in the summer showcase. And for the second year in a row, 316 Elite bowed out of the Series by going 1-2 in pool play.
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| School |
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut look for ‘Heroes’ The News staff
Local restaurants help Food Bank's backpack program
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| School |
Top coach
Valley Center High School tennis coach Dean Schulz accepts the Kansas Coaches Association's Coach of the Year award July 30 in Topeka.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
July 23 through 28
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| Valley Center |
City closing Fifth Street through Oct. Chris Strunk
The road — from the bridge over the Little Ditch to Broadway — is undergoing complete reconstruction.
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City seeks art for water tower Chris Strunk
As part of its plans for an interior and exterior rehabilitation of its water tower in the industrial park, the city is seeking a new design for the outside of it.
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County race a war of words Chris Strunk
Primary election Aug. 7
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Cycle wreck victim identified The News staff
Jamison D. Bonham, 30, died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck that was pulling an enclosed trailer.
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Home turf
Crews from Hellas Construction put the finishing touches on the new artificial turf at the District Stadium July 31.
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Last ride for Hornet truck? Taylor Messick
Owner says it's time to hang up the keys
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Malfunction puts car in ditch The News staff
A driver suffered minor injuries after his vehicle left the road, hit a parked car and stopped in a ditch in the 1200 block of East Ford July 27.
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Meridian roadwork left unfinished for now Chris Strunk
The contractor performing an overlay project on a stretch of Meridian south of Valley Center got started and then went to another job, leaving one Sedgwick County commissioner scratching his head.
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School board to tour buildings The News staff
The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 6. The meeting will start with construction tours of Wheatland Elementary, West Elementary, the maintenance facility and the intermediate school.
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Two hurt in two-car wreck The News staff
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office said Wilma M. Nieman was driving south on Meridian and Maria Sosa-Torres was northbound turning west onto 69th. The vehicles collided at the intersection. The collision sent Nieman's vehicle into a utility pole.
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Woman hurt hanging onto car Chris Strunk
The woman's husband, Bradley Cotler, 38, was arrested July 24, but no formal charges had been filed this week.
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