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Highlights
Week of Oct. 22
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Church dinners bring us together
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire council approves new member David Dinell
Mayor David Austin had two nominees in mind for the council to consider: Jennette Clement and Jeff Oldenettel. They finished third and fourth, respectively, behind Ken Lee and Betty Martine in the spring election.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Oct. 23 through 29
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| Classifieds |
CLASSIFIED ADS
Week of Oct. 22
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Oct. 22 is Family Fun Night at the library
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In the kitchen Lisa Strunk
There are very few types of candy she won't eat
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Mildred will leave a lasting legacy
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Randy's Ramblings Randy Fisher
One last chance at redemption for Hornet volleyball
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Almost every night is game night
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| Commentary |
What's on your mind
Views from News readers
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| Deaths |
ALVIE BATES
Alvie Roy Bates, 92, of Park City, died Oct. 26, 2015. He was a retired over-the-road truck driver.
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CALVIN NOAH
Calvin Garth Noah, 90, Valley Center, died Oct. 18, 2015. He was a retired Wichita State University geology professor, Kansas oil operator and a farmer and rancher.
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CAROLYN PAPPS
Carolyn Virginia (Stafford) Papps, 70, Valley Center, died Oct. 22, 2015. She was a retired Learjet Aircraft fabricator.
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GLADE WHITAKER
Glade Y. “Jane" Whitaker, 97, died Oct. 11, 2015. She was a homemaker and retired schoolteacher.
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JANET PREBULA
Janet Sue Prebula, Valley Center, died Oct. 13, 2015.
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KELLY JAY KERSCHEN
Kelly Jay Kerschen, 52, Clearwater, died Oct. 10, 2015. He owned and operated Plumbing System in Mulvane.
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KENNETH BENTLEY
Kenneth Edward Bentley Sr., 89, of Derby, died Oct. 14, 2015. He was a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant, having served in World War II and Korea.
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LOLA PRIDEAUX
Lola Ann Prideaux, 76, of Valley Center, died Oct. 15, 2015. She was a retired teacher.
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MILDRED WRIGHT
Mildred Lucille (Roberts) Wright, 108, died Oct. 13, 2015. She was a former schoolteacher in the Severy school district.
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PRISCILLA SHEPARD
Priscilla ‘Violet' (Michlitsch) Shepard, 80, of Valley Center, died Oct. 19, 1025. She was a retired Century Manufacturing employee.
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| Editorials |
Ranzau’s effort on food help misguided
Attacking programs designed to help needy children is not the right way to curb illegal immigration.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Oct. 22
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Oct. 22
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| Kechi |
Former ‘Dixie Chick’ coming to Valley Center David Dinell
Robin Lynn Macy, a founding member of the famed female country group the Dixie Chicks, will be appearing Nov. 14 at Le Venue in Valley Center with her group, the Cherokee Maidens and Sycamore Swing.
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| Letters to the Editor |
Tell Bill and Ed thanks
Valley Center High School has two more home football games this season.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Oct. 22
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| Park City |
Park City Senior Center survey in progress David Dinell
In an attempt to find out what people want — and don't want — at the Park City Senior Center, director Madison Shriner has launched a survey.
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Park City names city clerk The News staff
The City of Park City will have a new city clerk Nov. 9.
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Park City rejects lights expenses The News staff
The Park City Council last week rejected a couple of spending requests for holiday light displays.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Oct. 22
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Kechi police reports
Oct. 12 through 18
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Park City police reports
Oct. 8 through 16
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
Oct. 12 through 18
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| Recreation League |
FOOTBALL PICKS: First-year picker wins Week 6 with 19 correct The News staff
Week 7 picks listed
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Junior Hornet football
Oct. 10 and 17 games
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| School |
4-H report
Valley Victors
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| School |
Andover takes team title with singles champion, runner-up Chris Strunk
Do-hee Lee won her third straight singles title and Bishop Carroll got a doubles championship in its second attempt at the Class 5A high school state tennis tournament Oct. 16 and 17 in Valley Center.
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Competition heats up for Hornet runners David Dinell
The competition was fast and their ranks deep at the Oct 17 at the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division II meet at Lake Afton. The Hornet girls had been hitting first place at a variety of meets earlier in the season, but the depth of competition at this meet took a toll on them, knocking them down to third place out of seven teams.
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HORNET FOOTBALL: Valley keeps playoff hopes alive Chris Strunk
Valley Center 28, Maize 7
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| School |
Highlights
Week of Oct. 22
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| School |
Hornet volleyball inconsistent going into substate Randy Fisher
Valley Center 18-18 after splitting final regular-season tri
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Hornets make early exit from state tennis Randy Fisher
Sophomore Rachel Binau and freshman Jessica Sharp in doubles, along with senior Carly Espinosa in singles, all exited the state tournament on the first day. Binau, who played doubles at state last year, and Sharp were 1-2 in their first state together. Espinosa failed to win a match in her first state meet.
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Hornets split a pair heading into final regular-season match Taylor Messick
Valley Center 6-8-1 after losing to McPherson, beating Central
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Hornets to face Maize after losing to Maize South Chris Strunk
Valley Center trying to keep playoff hopes alive
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Middle school runners end season on a high note The News staff
As teams, the eighth-grade boys were third out of six with 27 total points, eighth-grade girls sixth out of seven with 62 points, seventh-grade boys seventh out of seven with 65 points and seventh-grade girls fifth out of six with 57 points.
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Middle school volleyball ends season at Derby North, in league tournaments The News staff
All four Valley Center Middle School volleyball teams had matches against Derby North on Oct. 15. The “B" teams finished their season with that dual, while the “A" teams wrapped things up in the Pioneer League Tournament Oct. 17.
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| School |
School menus
Oct. 26 through 30
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| School |
VCMS football finishes season with Mac The News staff
The eighth-grade boys won, while the seventh-graders lost.
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Valley Center golf season wraps up with two in state David Dinell
Two Valley Center High School golfers, Katie Mitchell and Hannah Arneson, got to play with the best high school golfers in Kansas Oct. 19 at the state championships.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Oct. 11 through 17
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| Valley Center |
Barton to pay $1.1 million fine
Barton Solvents Inc. agreed to pay $1.1 million in civil penalties and submit to a third-party audit to identify compliance with federal environmental and occupational guidelines involving the 200 explosion and fire at Barton's former Valley Center facility as well as an incident at its plant in Des Moines, Iowa, the same year.
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City council, school board seek ways to work together Chris Strunk
The two governing bodies got together — at the urging of the city's interim city administrator George Kolb and the district's superintendent Cory Gibson — to discuss challenges the two groups had in common and how to pool efforts to meet public expectations.
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City declares burned home ‘dangerous’ Chris Strunk
The Valley Center City Council on Oct. 20 voted to declare the burned-out mobile home at 212 S. Meridian Lot. 11 a dangerous structure, giving the city authority to tear it down if nothing is done with it.
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Ford Street set to open by end of Oct. The News staff
The Ford and Meridian reconstruction project is entering the home stretch.
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One killed, two critically injured in shooting David Dinell
Shortly before 9 p.m. Oct. 22, Wichita police officers were dispatched to a vehicle accident in 5300 block of Meridian, just south of Valley Center.
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Panda Kitchen opens in Valley Center
Panda Kitchen owners Julie Yang (third from left) and George Yang (fourth from left) are joined by Valley Center Chamber of Commerce board members and Panda Kitchen staff to officially open the restaurant Oct. 21.
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Sedgwick man arrested in DUI The News staff
A Sedgwick man who allegedly told Valley Center police that he was “straight up drunk" during a traffic stop last week was arrested.
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‘It was great for our kids’
Valley Center's first state tennis tournament a hit
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