|
Highlights
Week of Jan. 21
|
| Bel Aire |
Psychiatric care center planned for Bel Aire David Dinell
Bel Aire is getting a new business at its Sunflower Commerce Park: the Mindcure Behavior & Wellness Center, an inpatient psychiatric care facility.
|
| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Jan. 22 through 28
|
| Classifieds |
CLASSIFIED ADS
Week of Jan. 21
|
| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Frosty Family Fun Night set
|
In the kitchen Lisa Strunk
Weekend lunch calls for gingerbread
|
Out of the office Chris Strunk
Vince finds a home in Derby
|
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
We love to read newspapers
|
| Commentary |
What's on your mind
Views from News readers
|
| Deaths |
ALFRED LEIKER
Alfred “Joe" Leiker III, 44, died Jan. 15, 2016. He was a self-employed artist.
|
BOBBY DRY
Bobby D. Dry Jr., 65, of Mulvane, died Jan. 14, 2016. He was a retired Boeing hand former.
|
CONSTANCE SERVIS
Constance E. Servis, 85, died Jan. 7, 2016. She was a retired court reporter.
|
HELEN PARKER
Helen Louise Parker, 96, died Jan. 17, 2016.
|
JAMES HYNES
James O. Hynes, 60, of Andover, died Jan. 12, 2016. He was a machinist with Lear Jet.
|
KAREN POLLY
Karen Ann (Wilkinson) Polly, 73, of Wichita, died Jan. 17, 2016. She had been a registered nurse at Wesley Medical Center for 39 years.
|
MABLE HICKERSON
Mable “Ernestine" Hickerson, 98, formerly of Park City, died Jan. 10, 2016. She retired as a registered nurse from the U.S. Air Force in 1981.
|
MARY WHITE
Mary “Louise" Richardson White, 89, of Valley Center, died Jan. 17, 2016.
|
MICHAEL BYINGTON
Michael “Nico" Christian Byington, 19, died Jan. 10, 2016. He was an employee of A.J.'s at the Alley.
|
ROGER BROONER
Roger L. Brooner, 87, of Sedgwick, did Jan. 24, 2016. He was a retired Boeing systems analyst.
|
| Editorials |
Kechi’s planners perform admirably
The Kechi Planning Commission and the residents affected by a proposed asphalt plant near the city are going about the process the right way. They deserve a pat on the back this week.
|
| General |
Highlights
Week of Jan. 21
|
| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Jan. 21
|
| Kechi |
Kechi considers ban on asphalt plants David Dinell
After a community uproar last week in opposition to an asphalt plant being built near Kechi, the city council is considering banning them within the city limits.
|
Kechi gets new city council member David Dinell
Betty Washington has joined the five-member Kechi City Council. She replaces Deb Jacobs, who recently resigned for personal reasons. Washington was appointed by Mayor Ed Parker, who said he believes she will serve the community with dignity.
|
| Letters to the Editor |
Questions about water
We have just a few questions concerning the lead in Valley Center's drinking water.
|
| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Jan. 21
|
| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Jan. 21
|
Kechi police reports
Jan. 11 through 17
|
Park City police reports
Jan. 7 through 14
|
Valley Center police reports and fire calls
Jan. 11 through 17
|
| Recreation League |
VCRC basketball
Jan. 16 games
|
| School |
Highlights
Week of Jan. 21
|
Honor rolls
Valley Center Intermediate School
|
| School |
Hornets open Jam against No. 2 seed Randy Fisher
This week, Valley Center High School will host its annual January Jam basketball tournament. The three-day event runs Jan. 21 through Jan. 23 and features three ranked teams. Wichita Southeast is No. 7 in Class 6A, while Topeka Seaman is eighth and Maize South 10th in Class 5A.
|
January Jan: Saturday update
Valley Center edges Kansas City Turner to place fifth.
|
| School |
Lacrosse group serves Valley Center area The News staff
The Spartan Lacrosse organization will have an informational meeting about its 2016 season. The meeting will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 1 in the auditorium at Valley Center Middle School.
|
| School |
Middle school boys fall to Eisenhower The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School boys basketball teams hosted Eisenhower on Jan. 14. Both “A" teams took losses.
|
| School |
School menus
Jan. 25 through 29
|
Students invited to Engineering Expo at Century II The News staff
The Society of Women Engineers and Spirit AeroSystems will host an Engineering Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at Century II Exhibition Hall in Wichita. This free event features hands-on activities for kids in grades kindergarten through eighth to learn how engineering relates to the everyday world.
|
| School |
VCMS girls split with Eisenhower The News staff
The Valley Center Middle School girls basketball teams traveled to Eisenhower Jan. 14 and split along grades. Eighth grade won both games, while the seventh-graders lost twice. The Hornets will host Andover Central on Jan. 21.
|
| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
Jan. 10 through 16
|
| Valley Center |
City in the real estate business Chris Strunk
Mennonite Housing offers sale of residential lots to city
|
Man arrested after racing on closed track Randy Fisher
A Wichita man was arrested after police found him and several others racing vehicles after hours on the track at 81 Speedway.
|
Movie gives PTSD a face Chris Strunk
Student group to show ‘Home' as fundraiser
|
Sew Much More moves up Main Street Chris Strunk
The custom embroidery and screen-printing business relocated to 216 W. Main in downtown Valley Center. The company's former shop was a couple of doors to the west.
|
Volunteers keep Senior Club going Chris Strunk
Volunteers and Valley Center officials have taken steps in recent weeks to put the city's senior citizens organization on solid ground. However, some seniors still see the group's future as cloudy and are reluctant to embrace the changes.
|
