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Highlights
Week of Nov. 22
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Nov. 23 through 29
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Happy Thanksgiving
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Turn around: Road closed ahead
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Some residents have musical names
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| Deaths |
WAVA RUCKLE
Wava G. Ruckle, 68, of Valley Center, died Nov. 12, 2018.
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| Editorials |
It’s time to count our blessings
First, we are grateful that people in Valley Center truly care for other people. Despite political and social differences, residents respond to needs quickly and with generosity. It's plain to see every day, and it's magnified during the holidays.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Nov. 22
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Nov. 22
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Nov. 22
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| Park City |
Party bus kicks kids off for drinking The News staff
Park City police were dispatched to a report of underage drinking on a party bus in the 900 block of East 61st North. The bus driver's boss called 911.
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‘White Lives’ fliers land in Park City The News staff
Nothing illegal found in other areas
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Nov. 22
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Kechi police reports
Oct. 31 through Nov. 17
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Park City police reports
Nov. 12 through 18
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
Nov. 12 through 18
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| Recreation League |
Veteran picker wins contest Chris Strunk
Victory 10 years in the making
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| School |
Fall semester busy and rewarding Amanda Jolly and Jan Verboom
It's been an exciting start to the 2018-19 school year for everyone involved in the Valley Center band program. As we head towards Thanksgiving and Christmas, we wanted to share some of the highlights of the fall season with our Valley Center community.
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Good writer
Sallie Longwell, a fifth-grader at the Valley Center Intermediate School, is awarded honorable mention in the Little Arkansas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution penmanship contest.
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Highlights
Week of Nov. 22
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| School |
Hornet running back named MVP Chris Strunk
Six Valley Center High School football players received postseason all-league recognition by Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II coaches.
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| School |
School menus
Nov. 26 through 30
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| School |
Valley Center Middle School wrestlers win two duals The News staff
The Hornets are idle until a Nov. 29 double dual at Maize with the Eagles and Maize South.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Nov. 12 through 17
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| Valley Center |
15 attend annual Veterans Dinner
Officers and members of American Legion Smith-Phipps Post 76, Valley Center, held their annual Veterans Dinner at the Valley Center Community Center Nov. 12. Following the dinner, the Post recognized this year's American Legion Girls State graduate, Sydney Wekamp. Also, Commander LeRoy Cammerer recognized the departing Post Service Officer, Lora Neal, and Ronald L. Colbert, Past Post Commander and current Committee Chairman for the Commemoration spoke on the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Program.
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Deer-vehicle wrecks abound The News staff
The Kansas Highway Patrol said the peak day for vehicle-deer crashes was Nov. 13. Though there have been several wrecks on area roads during the past few weeks, Nov. 16 and 17 were particularly busy.
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Juveniles cited for drug possession The News staff
Two juveniles were cited on drug charges Nov. 17 after police responded to a suspicious vehicle in a Valley Center neighborhood.
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Swim team begins inaugural season Chris Strunk
The inaugural season for the VCHS swim team began last week.
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‘Differences make us stronger’ Chris Strunk
Labels don't bother newly elected county commissioner
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