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Highlights
Week of April 11
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
April 12 through 18
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| Columns |
From the Library Janice Sharp, librarian
Visit library during National Library Week
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Out of the Office Chris Strunk
Former city head lands on feet
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Thanks for sharing puzzles
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| Deaths |
JAMES BURTON
James C. Burton, 78, of Bel Aire, died April 3, 2019. He was a retired machinist.
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LOREN STEPHENS
Loren A. Stephens, 74, of Paris, Texas, died April 3, 2019.
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MARY PAUL
Dr. Mary Elaine (Bowen) Paul, 79, of Valley Center, died April 8, 2019. She was a retired USD 262 school administrator.
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PATRICK HUMPHRESS
Patrick R. Humphress, of Haysville, died April 4, 2019.
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| Editorials |
City warned about taxes
During her final meeting with the Valley Center City Council last week, outgoing assistant city administrator Kristine Polian fired a warning shot that we should all hear.
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of April 11
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| Letters to the Editor |
Get informed and involved
Last week's criticisms of our superintendent and volunteer members of the school board for a perceived lack of transparency — by a person who neither signed the letter nor substantiated the accusations — caught me as one of the more outrageous things I've read on this opinion page through the years. In response, let me be transparent about my experience with our Board of Education.
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Hate to see coach leave
Coach Steen Danielsen, it is with sadness that I receive news of your pending departure from Valley Center High School Soccer. As a fan of the women's program for the past dozen or so years, I have seen how much it has grown and become wildly successful. The ladies are perennial contenders for post-season play and always seem to be in the hunt for the league title. A big reason for that is the work you've done at the high school level and at the club level.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of April 11
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| Park City |
Motorcyclist dies in race at Jeeps Taylor Messick
David Leon Dalme, 33, crashed during a race. At least one eyewitness said that Dalme came off of a straightaway and completed a jump when the front end of his motorcycle dropped. That caused the bike to flip end-over-end several times, Park City Police Chief Phil Bostian said.
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Park City council OKs purchases for police cars Taylor Messick
The police department purchased and ordered a couple of new vehicles and expects those to be delivered this month. Like any other police vehicles, they will have to be marked and equipped before the department can start using them.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of April 11
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Park City police reports
April 1 through 6
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
April 1 through 7
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| School |
Golf team struggles with Terradyne Taylor Messick
The Hornets finished 12th out of 12 teams with a combined score of 455. The winning squad was Andover Central with a score of 296.
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| School |
Highlights
Week of April 11
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| School |
Hornet baseball drops two at Andover Randy Fisher
The Hornets are now 2-4 overall and 0-2 in Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II action.
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Hornet soccer team remains undefeated Taylor Messick
On April 4, the Hornets beat Maize 2-1 in dramatic fashion.
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Hornet softball wins three straight Randy Fisher
The Hornets swept Andover April 9 after splitting games with Andover Central last week. The Hornets are 3-5 (2-1 in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II).
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Middle school track team opens busy schedule The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School track team competed in the Augusta Quad April 2, and the Prairie Hills participation meet as well as the Andover Central Quad, both April 8.
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| School |
School menus
April 15 through 19
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Staff churn below state Chris Strunk
Though the Valley Center school district is replacing two administrators at the middle school and one on the elementary level this fall, the licensed staff turnover rate in the district is below the state and nation.
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| School |
Swimmers continue to improve Taylor Messick
On April 4, the Valley Center High School girls' swim team went to a meet hosted by Salina South. The girls finished fifth out of six teams and scored 232 points.
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| School |
This isn’t your mom’s home economics class Chris Strunk
They're learning problem-solving, innovation and communication skills in the 21st century.
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VCHS assistant principal honored The News staff
Valley Center High School Assistant Principal Kent Hipp was recently named the Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals Area IV Assistant Principal of the Year. Area IV encompasses all of south-central Kansas.
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| School |
VCMS tennis team splits first two duals The News staff
On April 2, the Hornets went 8-13 against Andover Central Middle School. Winning single matches for the Hornets were Arec Jayne, Cader Newton, Karter Voegeli, Bryce Jones and Gage Koschney. Winning doubles matches were Mason Ehrich-Aidan Jones and Colton Kelley-Arec Jayne.
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Valley sixth, fifth at home meet Chris Strunk
The Valley Center High School track team hosted an eight-team invitational April 5.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
March 31 through April 6
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| Valley Center |
City issues 12 permits The News staff
The City of Valley Center issued 12 building permits during March for a valuation of $818,619.
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Driver hurt in one-car wreck The News staff
A driver was hospitalized after a one-vehicle wreck in the 7200 block of North Ridge Road April 6.
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Heavy response finds no fire The News staff
Dozens of law enforcement officers and firetrucks responded to a report of a house first near Meadow and Longview in the Valley Meadows neighborhood in Valley Center about 6 p.m. April 5.
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Lions Club to host carnival The News staff
The Valley Center Lions Club will host a Free Book Carnival from 1 to 3 p.m. April 20 at the Valley Center Community Center.
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Off to Neverland Chris Strunk
High school play takes audience on fantastical journey
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State hikes school funding Chris Strunk
Valley Center benefits
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Striking oil on Main Street
Valley Center firefighters and public works employees respond to the 200 block of West Main Street April 4 after learning a construction crew struck an underground tank.
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Valley 13th safest city The News staff
SafeWise released its fifth annual Safest Cities report, and Valley Center is in the Top 20.
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