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Highlights
Week of July 14
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Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
Dull can become delightful
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
June 15 through 21
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Robert and Phyllis Hasty
Robert and Phyllis were married July 29, 1951, at the First Methodist Church of Dodge City.
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| Columns |
From the library Corbin Oliverson
Caring people work at Valley's library
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
Faith in hometown is shaken
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Randy's Ramblings Randy Fisher
A new friend who is truly blessed
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
Appreciate the things of America
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| Commentary |
What's on your mind
Views from News readers
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| Deaths |
BONNIE KREHBIEL
Bonnie Marie (Berry) Krehbiel, 75, Wichita, died July 8, 2016. She was a retired cook with the YMCA.
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LARRY CARTER
Larry Dean Carter, 73, died July 7, 2016. He was a rancher.
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PAUL EDIGER
Paul Ediger, 96, of Hillsboro, died July 6, 2016.
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REX McGUGIN
Rex C. McGugin, 96, Dodge City, died June 24, 2016.
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| Editorials |
Not much noticeable change at driveway
The City of Valley Center recently installed a short, little median in the middle of the north entrance to Leeker's Family Foods and placed no-left-turn signs at the driveway to keep motorists leaving the parking lot from turning left.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of July 14
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of July 14
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of July 14
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| Park City |
Family starts storage business The News Staff
Son with autism takes large role in new company
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Park City turns down tax hike for road repairs Taylor Messick
Council considers 2017 budget
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of July 14
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Kechi police reports
July 6 through 10
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Park City police reports
July 1 through 10
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
July 4 through 10
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| Recreation League |
Banker, golfer wins $2,500 The News Staff
Casey Carlson of Halstead Bank won $2,500 on the 50-foot putting contest.
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Heights League standings
Final standings
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Valley Center players earn NBC state title The News Staff
The Wichita Kings, mainly made up of Valley Center High School and Wichita Heights High School baseball players, won the NBC 16-under State Championship July 10 at Westurban in Wichita.
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| School |
New head coaches to greet 2016-17 The News Staff
There are a few notable changes to the coaching staffs at Valley Center High School and Valley Center Middle School for 2016-17.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
July 3 through 9
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| Valley Center |
City to have alcohol hearing The News Staff
The Valley Center City Council will meet at 7 p.m. July 19 at City Hall. The council plans to have a public hearing on a request from Jerry's Tex-Mex at Fifth and Meridian to waive the church-distance requirement for alcohol sales. The council will vote on the request later in the meeting.
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District selects project manager Chris Strunk
No ground has broken yet, but the Valley Center school district bond issue projects are underway with some behind-the-scenes preliminary decisions off the table this week.
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Man found dead at lake The News Staff
William R. Ammons Jr., 54, was found dead July 11 at a lake owned by the Fraternal Order of Police in the 6600 block of North Ridge Road.
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No bidders at church auction Chris Strunk
The Church of God congregation had been meeting there since the early 1950s and finally folded after years of dwindling membership and mounting facility problems.
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Paramedic on the road to recovery Chris Strunk
Friends surround Valley Center man
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Two arrested in fight at Casey’s The News Staff
On July 8, Valley Center City police responded to Casey's General Store, 222 S. Meridian, for a physical disturbance. An employee said two men got into a loud, verbal argument inside the store.
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