December 6, 2018
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 6
Bel Aire
Bel Aire OKs concrete street Taylor Messick
    On Dec. 4, the Bel Aire City Council approved a bid from Mies Construction for paving and storm water improvements for the Villas at Prestwick northwest of 45th and Rock.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Celebrations
    Dec. 7 through 13
Lorna Stover
    The family of Lorna (Weigert) Stover invites you to help her celebrate her 85th birthday on Dec. 16 with a card shower.
Columns
From the library Janice Sharp, director
    Dec. 13 final story time for 2018
Out of the office Chris Strunk
    Fowler and family entertaining
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
    There is a lot to enjoy in December
Deaths
BRIAN MANN
    Brian W. Mann, 43, of Park City, died Dec. 1, 2018.  
DARREN WIEBE
    Darren Albert Wiebe, 52, died Nov. 30, 2018.
JAMES ALFORD
    James “Neal" Alford, 80, of Caddo, Okla., died Dec. 2, 2018.
JAMES COCKRUM
    James E. Cockrum, 87, of Wichita, formerly of Valley Center, died Nov. 27, 2018.
JEFFREY EPLEY
    Jeffrey A. Epley, 45, of Andover, died Dec. 1, 2018.
JUANITA GIL-BUENFIL
    Juanita Gil-Buenfil, 86, of Wichita, died Nov. 29, 2018.
MARTA VILLA
    Marta (Flores) Villa, 83, died Dec. 2, 2018.
WILMER SHURLEY
    Wilmer E. “Gene" Shurley, 95, died Nov. 23, 2018.
Editorials
Valley housing initiative welcome
    The City of Valley Center announced it was starting an incentive program to encourage home fix-up projects, and the city planning board gave tentative approval to a zoning change to allow a multi-family housing project at an empty strip mall in the heart of the city.
General
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 6
Heard on Main Street
Heard on Main Street
    Week of Dec. 6
Kechi
Kechi approves signs for PD Taylor Messick
    Kechi asked for bids from four businesses but only got one back from George Lay Signs Inc.  City Clerk Laura Hill said this was possibly due to the fact that other companies have been outbid by George Lay Signs on three previous Kechi jobs. She said the job was likely more economical for George Lay Signs since it already has the city's artwork.
Valley graduate runs for his life Taylor Messick
    Riemann completes marathon
Looking Back
Looking Back
    Week of Dec. 6
Police & Fire
Blotter Buzz
    Week of Dec. 6
Kechi police reports
    Nov. 19 through Dec. 2
Park City police reports
    Nov. 26 through Dec. 1
Valley Center police reports and fire calls
    Nov. 26 through Dec. 2
School
4-H report
    Valley Victors
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 6
School
Hornet boys roll at Kingman Classic Randy Fisher
    That buzz saw the Cardinals ran into Dec. 4 was the Valley Center High School boys basketball team. The Hornets jumped on top at the get-go and rolled to a 63-17 win in the first round of the Kingman Eagle Classic.
Hornet girls falter in second half Randy Fisher
    The first girls basketball game of the season for Valley Center High School can be summed up as too many turnovers, too few rebounds and too much of the Koesters.
School
Hornets sixth at state cheer The News staff
    The Spirit Game Day is made up of about 15 schools competing in their respective classifications.
School
Middle school wrestlers win four more duals Randy Fisher
    The Valley Center Middle School ran its dual record to 9-1 by sweeping a pair of double duals. Valley beat Maize 96-6 and Derby 66-22 at home Dec. 4. At Maize on Nov. 29, the Hornets defeated Maize 76-30 and Maize South 66-33.
School
School menus
    Dec. 10 through 14
School
Valley competes in first swimming events Taylor Messick
    The highest finish of the day was by Dale Hatfield in the 100-yard butterfly. He took ninth place for the Hornets with a time of 1:20.04. Cameron Morand earned a couple of 11th-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. Tristan Mollelo finished 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Valley fourth at opening tournament Jeremiah Strunk
    The Hornets placed fourth and captured three individual championships — Alyeus Craig at 126 pounds, Kyler Meyer (182), and Tony Caldwell (285).
School
WSU recognizes Valley Center students The News staff
    A couple of Valley Center High School seniors are being recognized by Wichita State University.
Sheriff
Sheriff's reports
    Nov. 25 through Dec. 1
Valley Center
City issues five permits The News staff
    The City of Valley Center issued five building permits during November for a valuation of $125,000.
City, library tackle building problems Chris Strunk
    HVAC system an issue in new facility
Coffee on tap
    Main Street Coffee opened Dec. 1 at 109 W. Main.
Holiday welcome The News staff
    Community ceremony rings in Christmas
Local ballet dancers in ‘Nutcracker’ The News staff
    Lexi Ashcraft, a freshman at Valley Center High School, will be dancing in the snow scene, waltz of the flowers and the Russian variation.
Part of incomplete Fifth Street opens to traffic Chris Strunk
    The road — from the bridge over the Little Ditch to the intersection with the High Point and Fiddler's Creek neighborhoods — opened on Nov. 30. The rest of Fifth — east to Broadway — will remain closed through at least the end of the year.
Police make drug arrests The News staff
    The first incident started as a traffic stop in the 1300 block of South Meridian. The driver of the vehicle was arrested on a warrant through Wichita and a charge of driving with a suspended license. After the arrest, Max, the police department's drug dog, was brought in, and he alerted to possible drugs inside the vehicle. The vehicle was searched. Drug paraphernalia was found in a purse that belonged to a 40-year-old passenger. She was arrested.
School board meeting set The News staff
    The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the District Office.
Vehicles burglarized The News staff
    Police are investigating two vehicle burglaries in the same block of a Valley Center neighborhood Dec. 1.




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