December 24, 2015
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 24
Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
    Emmanuel: God with us
Bel Aire
Bel Aire tackles fees, salaries and more at workshop David Dinell
    A proposal to increase member fees at the popular city-owned recreation center sparked an exchange among council members. 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Celebrations
    Dec. 25 through 31
Classifieds
CLASSIFIED ADS
    Week of Dec. 24
Columns
From the library Kay Thrasher
    Reading logs due back soon
In the kitchen Lisa Strunk
    Potatoes, two doses of ham for holidays
Out of the office Chris Strunk
    An odd Christmas light display
Randy's Ramblings Randy Fisher
    What are your Christmas traditions?
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
    We enjoy Christmas carols in December
Deaths
CHARLES WILLIAMS
    Charles Williams, 95, died Dec. 19, 2015.
FREIDA EVERLEY
    Freida Haroldene Everley, 76, of Valley Center, died Dec. 16, 2015. She was a homemaker.
WESLEY FENSKE
    Wesley Fenske, 97, of Lost Springs, died Dec. 19, 2015. He was a farmer.
General
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 24
Heard on Main Street
Heard on Main Street
    Week of Dec. 24
Looking Back
Looking Back
    Week of Dec. 24
Park City
14 pets removed from home in Park City David Dinell
    Police say at least 7 cats escaped
Green light given to overhaul of 53rd Street David Dinell
    Project to start in early 2016
Police & Fire
Blotter Buzz
    Week of Dec. 24
Kechi police reports
    Dec. 14 through 20
Park City police reports
    Dec. 14 through 20
Valley Center police reports and fire calls
    Dec. 13 through 20
School
Highlights
    Week of Dec. 24
School
Hornets win at Ottawa to cap perfect week Taylor Messick
    Valley Center defends title, beats Central
Lineman with Valley Center ties signs to play football at Oklahoma Chris Strunk
    Powers, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive lineman whose mother Debria Long and grandparents Don and Diane Bennett are Valley Center residents, said he chose the fourth-rated program in the country after visiting the campus this fall.
Middle school girls split four games with Newton The News staff
    The Valley Center Middle School girls closed out the 2015 portion of their basketball schedules by splitting at Newton Dec. 17. The eighth grade won both games, while the seventh-graders came up short both times. The Hornets have a combined 13-11 record.
Second half gets away from Hornets Chris Strunk
    Valley Center boys fall to 2-4 with loss at Central
VCMS boys swept by Newton The News staff
    The Hornets will return to action at home Jan. 7 against Goddard.
Valley Center falls short at Central Chris Strunk
    Hornet girls 3-3 after losing by one point
Sheriff
Sheriff's reports
    Dec. 12 through 19
Student arrested after fight at high school The News staff
    A 15-year-old Valley Center High School student was arrested on a charge of battery Dec. 16 after a fight at the school that sent a second student to the hospital.
Valley Center
A lot like Christmas
    Schools celebrate before beginning winter break
Middle school boys face drug charges Chris Strunk
    Two Valley Center Middle School students were arrested at the school Dec. 18 on drug charges after a bag of pot was found hidden in a tree on school grounds
Middle school teacher cleared of wrongdoing Chris Strunk
    A Valley Center Middle School teacher who reportedly came to school under the influence of alcohol or drugs last month was cleared of any wrongdoing, Superintendent Cory Gibson said.
Woman ticketed in hit-and-run wreck Chris Strunk
    A Valley Center woman was ticketed for failing to report an accident and inattentive driving Dec. 18, a day after police found her wrecked vehicle about a block away from where two parked pickup trucks had been damaged.




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