Ark Valley News - Heard on Main Street

Heard on Main Street
Last Updated: December 04, 2014

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Wichita area fell 3.9 cents in the past week, averaging $2.60 on Nov. 30. The national average fell 2.1 cents last week to $2.78, according to GasBuddy.com. Prices in the Wichita area were 39.1 cents lower than a year ago. … Get your subscription to The News started this week. Call 755-0821. … The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Call (800) 733-2767 for an appointment. … The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the District Office. … The annual Valley Center community Christmas tree lighting ceremony will take place Dec. 5 at the Historical Museum near Main and Meridian. The Valley Center High School Madrigals and jazz band will perform starting at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Mike McNown will light the tree at 7 p.m. … Children in Valley Center are invited to write a letter to Santa Claus and receive a response from Santa that relates the story of Christ's birth. Letters may be dropped off in the red mailbox at Valley Center Christian Church, Fifth and Seneca. The service is free, and the return address will not be used in any other way. ... A Valley Center teenager was seriously injured in a Dec. 2 one-vehicle wreck in Butler County reported about 9:30 p.m. on Northwest 60th, about half of a mile east of Butler Road. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet said the boy was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita by helicopter where he remained in critical condition as of 3 a.m. Dec. 3.