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Highlights
Week of Aug. 3
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire police hurt in two-vehicle crash The News staff
Two Bel Aire police officers were hospitalized Aug. 1 after a vehicle struck their patrol car at 53rd North and Rock Road.
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Bel Aire seeks to help growing business Taylor Messick
The company is seeking $10 million in industrial revenue bonds. A 10-year, 100 percent tax abatement has also been proposed. Epic Sports was located in Wichita at an old Coke bottling plant but recently outgrew that space. The new facility in Bel Aire will be about 150,000 square feet and the expectation is that it will continue to grow.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
Aug. 4 through 10
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| Births |
Lucas Michael
Logan and Becca Foster of Manhattan announce the birth of their son, Lucas Michael, on April 2, 2017. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long. He joins a brother, Gideon, and a sister, Lydia.
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| Columns |
From the library Janice Sharp, director
Glasses, program for Aug. 21 eclipse
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Out of the office Chris Strunk
‘News' puts Kansas in middle
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The View from Sunflower Gardens
What are names of counties?
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| Deaths |
BEULAH RADER
Beulah Marie (Carter) Rader, 90, of Valley Center, died Aug. 2, 2017. She was a retired food service worker for Valley Center USD 262.
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CHARLES EWERTZ
Charles L. “Charlie" L. Ewertz, 63, of Colwich, died July 29, 2017. He was a farmer.
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DOUGLAS HALL
Douglas Eugene Hall, 74, of Wichita, died July 27, 2017. He was a retired Beech Aircraft technical writer.
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FLORENCE WILSON
Florence A. (Pflieger) Wilson, 94, died July 24, 2017.
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LAWRENCE BACHELDER
Lawrence Eugene Bachelder, 87, of Richmond, Texas, died July 24, 2017.
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WILLIAM KENNEDY
William “Grizz" Kennedy, 66, of Linden, Va., died July 25, 2017. He was a former Valley Center resident.
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| Editorials |
Road safety a worthy effort
In Valley Center, the activity will center on North Meridian, where three busy schools are located and a couple aren't far away.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of Aug. 3
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of Aug. 3
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| Kechi |
KDOT begins road testing The News staff
The Kansas Department of Transportation began pavement testing this week on five highways in Butler, Reno and Sedgwick counties. In north Sedgwick County, testing will take place on K-254 from the I-135 junction east to the Sedgwick-Butler County line.
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Kechi approves agreement for master drainage plan Taylor Messick
On July 27, the Kechi City Council unanimously approved a service agreement for a master drainage plan with PEC at a cost of $30,000.
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| Letters to the Editor |
Clean up street clutter
The Valley Center City Council needs to pass an ordinance that requires the Wichita Eagle couriers who deliver “Neighbors" on Tuesdays to return on Thursdays and retrieve all the unwanted copies lying in driveways, lawns and run over in the streets. It doesn't take much of a drive through town to see hundreds of papers creating an eyesore for our community, up to a half dozen issues in some lawns.
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Golf course coming around
I played the Valley Center golf course this week. The Bermuda grass is finally coming around.
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of Aug. 3
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| Park City |
Suspects leave candy wrappers The News staff
A group of gun-wielding suspects got away, but left candy wrappers behind.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of Aug. 3
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Kechi police reports
July 25 through 29
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Park City police reports
July 15 through 30
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
July 24 through 30
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| Recreation League |
81 Speedway
July 29 results
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Disc golfer competes on world stage Taylor Messick
Local resident 161st at amateur championship
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Mud Daubers end season at World Series Randy Fisher
The inaugural season for the Valley Center Mud Daubers ended July 26 in the NBC World Series. They lost 10-2 in seven innings to the Austin (Texas) Shockers. Valley went 0-3 in the World Series and was 22-16 on the year.
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| School |
Highlights
Week of Aug. 3
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| School |
Hornets look forward to spring after playing in NBC Randy Fisher
That's how Colten Richardson and Kadin Pearson described playing in Week 1 of the NBC World Series, July 22 through 28, at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Both played for 316 Elite, a high school summer team that went 1-2 in pool play.
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
July 23 through 28
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| Valley Center |
City issues 16 permits The News staff
The City of Valley Center issued 16 building permits during July for a total valuation of $5 million.
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City to monitor neighborhood speeding Chris Strunk
Complaints received in Prairie Lakes subdivision
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Court re-sets murder trial Taylor Messick
Scheduled to start Sept. 25
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Hall pass Taylor Messick
Valley Center High School Hall of Fame inductees were multi-sport standouts
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Hit-and-runs reported The News staff
A pair of hit-and-runs in Valley Center damaged city property and nearly hurt a city employee July 24.
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Parties planned before pool gets drained
The Valley Center public pool in Lions Park will close for the season on Aug. 5.
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Pooch Plunge set for Aug. 6 The News staff
The Valley Center Animal League will host its sixth annual Pooch Plunge from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the pool in Lions Park.
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School board to meet Aug. 7 The News staff
The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at the District Office. The board is scheduled to hear reports on summer learning, preliminary enrollment numbers and bond projects.
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