May 3, 2018
Highlights
    Week of May 3
Hope and hilarity Chuck Terrill
    Pray for  others
Bel Aire
Bel Aire wants to retire The Pumpkin Taylor Messick
    Purchase of dump truck put on hold
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Celebrations
    May 4 through 10
Columns
From the library Janice Sharp, director
    Fond memories of current library building
Hornet Connection Caleb Smith
    Busy months ahead for Hornets
Out of the office Chris Strunk
    We all get it wrong sometimes
The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
    Thanks to our local gardeners
Deaths
ALFRED POLCZINSKI
    Alfred R. Polczinski, 89, died April 29, 2018. He was a retired political writer for the Wichita Eagle and a Korean War veteran.
EVELYN LECK
    Evelyn Darlene Leck, 76, of Derby, died April 27, 2018.
GARY GOLDSMITH
    Gary Dean Goldsmith, 59, of Wichita, died April 24. 2018. He was retired from Wichita State University as an HVAC supervisor.
MARILYN ADAMS
    Marilyn Sue (McConnell) Adams, 70, of Park City, died April 29, 2018.
MARILYN SONES
    Marilyn Nicholson Sones, 74, of Maize, died April 22, 2018. She was a retired paraprofessional with Maize USD 266.
RICHARD MILLER
    The Rev. Richard Arlen Miller, 79, of Wichita, died April 25, 2018. He was a retired pastor
ROBERT CHRISTIANS
    Robert John Christians, 83, of Valley Center, died April 19, 2018. He was a retired KAW Pipeline electronics and communications tech.
SYLVESTER SCHAEFER
    Sylvester “Ches" Frank Schaefer, 85, of Wichita, died April 26, 2018. He was a retired CEO and district manager with Firestone.
Editorials
Road project needed
    The city will start the reconstruction of East Fifth Street, from the bridge over the Little Ditch to the entrance to the High Point and Fiddlers Creek neighborhoods.
General
Highlights
    Week of May 3
Heard on Main Street
Heard on Main Street
    Week of May 3
Kechi
Kechi council approves equipment for public works Taylor Messick
    The department had budgeted $160,000 this year for the purchase of a new street sweeper. However, the department and city are happy with their relationship with local business Cillessen & Sons, which recently started sweeping the city's roads; so the department suggested spending that money on other needs that have popped up recently.
Looking Back
Looking Back
    Week of May 3
Police & Fire
Blotter Buzz
    Week of May 3
Kechi police reports
    April 19 through 29
Park City police reports
    April 23 through 29
Valley Center police reports and fire calls
    April 23 through 29
Recreation League
81 Speedway
    April 28 results
School
Gillen to resume football career at Sterling Chris Strunk
    The 6-foot-4, 220-pound defensive end signed a letter of intent April 12 to play at Sterling College in the fall.
Girls track third, boys fourth at Mac Taylor Messick
    The Valley Center High School track team visited McPherson on April 26. The girls finished third and the boys were fourth out of nine schools.
School
Highlights
    Week of May 3
School
Hornet senior signs with Dodge City Randy Fisher
    Two years after returning to Valley Center High School, senior Joe Petrakis will get a chance to display his basketball talents after graduation. He signed a letter of intent April 17 in the school library to play next year at Dodge City Community College.
Hornets capture league title Randy Fisher
    First time since 1999
Hornets sweep Goddard, even record Randy Fisher
    For the first time this late in the season since who knows when, the Valley Center High School baseball team has evened its record. With a sweep at Goddard and a split at Eisenhower, The Hornets are 8-8 overall and finished 6-6 in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II.
Middle school track does well at recent meets The News staff
    Among the highlights of the recent meets was seventh-grader Nolan Bevan's school record in the 200-meter dash April 26. His time of 25.5 seconds broke the record of 25.6 set in 1995 by Daniel Jackson.
School
School menus
    May 11 through 11
School
Valley ends regular season with four losses
    6-14 Hornets idle until start of substate
Valley improves to 11-1-1 with 2 wins Emmie Boese
    The Hornets beat Andover 2-0 on May 1.
Valley shoots season low Taylor Messick
    The Valley Center High School golf team shot a season-low 330 for a fifth-place finish at Hesston on April 26.
Sheriff
Sheriff's reports
    April 22 through 28
Valley Center
City issues six building permits The News staff
    The City of Valley Center issued six building permits during April for a total valuation of $396,878. Of that number, one was for a new residence.
City seeks to combine police, fire Chris Strunk
    Police chief would be public safety director
Driver distracted by dog wrecks The News staff
    A canine apparently caused a crash April 27 in Valley Center because the dog was a distraction to the driver.
Local man arrested in fatal crash Chris Strunk
    Stacy Woodson, 37, died at the scene of the crash west of Wichita, while his son was pronounced dead at Wesley Medical Center.
Roadwork ahead Chris Strunk
    Fifth Street to receive major reconstruction
Vehicle found in middle of wheat field The News staff
    Valley Center police responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle at 69th North and Seneca April 28. Police found a white Hyundai in the middle of a wheat field. There was no one inside.
Weather alters Hornet launch Chris Strunk
    The Valley Center Middle School science experiment was launched April 26 from the District Stadium, went 21 miles up, traveled 150 miles to the east and came down as the balloon lost air northeast of Parsons later that day.




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