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Highlights
Week of Jan. 17
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Valley Center Municipal Court
December dispositions
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire named second-best place to live The News staff
Bel Aire city leaders announced last week that the City of Bel Aire was ranked the second-best place to live in Kansas by HomeSnacks.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Jan. 18 through 24
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| Columns |
From the library Toby Carver, board president
Staff earns time off during holidays
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Not sick of sports just yet
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Busy year for Kansas politics
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| Deaths |
GEORGIA SOURS-BOYD
Georgia Mae (Willis) Sours-Boyd, 87, of Halstead, died Jan. 8, 2019.
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JAMES GULICK SR.
James “Jim" Lee Gulick Sr., 80, of Wichita, died Jan. 5, 2019.
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KAREN MOORE
Karen Patricia (Brien) Moore, 79, of Wichita, died Jan. 8, 2019.
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| Editorials |
Change in top post not unusual
If it seems like turnover at the top of the City of Valley Center's employment ladder has been frequent, it's because it has been.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Jan. 17
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Jan. 17
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| Kechi |
Kechi becomes voting member of WAMPO Taylor Messick
The Kechi City Council on Jan. 10 unanimously voted to become a voting member on the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Policy Body. The move came as a result of the city surpassing 2,000 in population.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Jan. 17
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Jan. 17
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Park City police reports
Jan. 7 through 13
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
Jan. 7 through 13
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| Recreation League |
VCRC BASKETBALL
Jan. 12 games
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| School |
Bowlers improve at Derby, Maize South Taylor Messick
On Jan. 10, the Valley Center High School bowling team competed in a triangular against Collegiate and Mulvane in Derby. The varsity and JV boys and girls each finished second in team points.
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| School |
Calendar extends winter break
The Valley Center school board on Jan. 14 approved the district calendar for next year. The calendar is much like this year, Superintendent Cory Gibson said.
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Designed and delivered Chris Strunk
Student-run business hopes to grow beyond school
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Highlights
Week of Jan. 17
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| School |
Hornets lose close one to Central Randy Fisher
Valley 3-5 overall, 1-3 in the league
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Hornets seeded fifth in Jam, open with Ulysses again Randy Fisher
In Valley Center, that means it's time for the January Jam. The 36th annual event will be held Jan. 17 through 19 at Valley Center High School.
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Middle school girls sweep Maize, win three against Eisenhower The News staff
It was a productive week for the Valley Center Middle School girls basketball teams. The Hornets swept Maize Jan. 14 and won three out of four against Eisenhower Jan. 10. Their only loss was by the seventh-grade A team in a three-point squeaker.
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| School |
School menus
Jan. 21-25
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| School |
Schulz multi-state coach of the year The News staff
Eight months after he led the Valley Center High School boys tennis team to a Class 5A state title, Schulz was named Midwest Coach of the Year for Boys Tennis, which includes Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.
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Swim team 7th at West The News staff
The Valley Center High School swim team visited Wichita West High School on Jan. 12 to face off with 11 other schools. The boys had one of their most solid performances of the season and finished in seventh place in total points.
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VCMS boys win three of four against Maize The News staff
Valley Center will compete at Andover Central Jan. 17 and host Maize South Jan. 28.
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VCMS boys win three of four against Maize The News staff
Valley Center will compete at Andover Central Jan. 17 and host Maize South Jan. 28.
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Valley Center falls to Andover Central Randy Fisher
Hornets 1-8 overall, 1-4 in the league
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| School |
Valley Center senior receives coveted teaching scholarship The News staff
Lizzie Pierce, a senior at Valley Center High School, was one of five high school seniors who were awarded a Doris and Ralph Klose Endowed Scholarship through Wichita State University's College of Applied Studies.
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| School |
Wrestlers 16th at Newton tournament Jeremiah Strunk
The Valley Center High School wrestling team competed in Newton's Tournament of Champions Jan. 11 and 12. After a first-place finish for the Hornets last year, the younger team was optimistic. The competition consisted of some of the best teams in the state from 4A, 5A, and 6A.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Jan. 7 through 11
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| Valley Center |
7-year-old found rollerskating to school The News staff
A 7-year-old girl was missing from her Valley Center home for nearly an hour Jan. 8, but she was found safe with her skates on in the neighborhood.
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Band support group to host chili cookoff The News staff
Valley Center Band Aide will host its second biennial chili cookoff from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at the high school. The event is a fundraiser for the band program.
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Calling all cars Chris Strunk
Youngster ‘joins' his ‘heroes' in action
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City chooses interim administrator Chris Strunk
Kristine Polian, assistant city administrator, was appointed by the city council Jan. 15 to work in the position until a replacement is found.
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District to expand school for growth Chris Strunk
Four classrooms to be added
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Driver, passenger hurt in two-vehicle wreck The News staff
A driver and his passenger were taken to the hospital with injuries Jan. 9 after their vehicle struck a second vehicle backing up on 85th Street North near Jacobs, west of Valley Center.
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Middle school leaders leaving Chris Strunk
Neither has a specific job plan. Both have been looking for other positions outside of the district.
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Roped into it
A Sedgwick County firefighter rappels down one of the bins at the Valley Center co-op grain elevator on West Main Street Jan. 10.
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