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Highlights
Week of July 9
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| Bel Aire |
Bel Aire adopts resolution urging masks Taylor Messick
Council member John Welch requested an additional agenda item concerning a potential mask mandate at the beginning of the meeting. Welch cited the Wichita City Council's recent decision to require masks in public and Bel Aire's proximity to Wichita as reasons why Bel Aire could follow suit.
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| Birthdays & Anniversaries |
Celebrations
July 10 through 16
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| Columns |
From the Library Janice Sharp, librarian
Track and record your reading this summer
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Out of the Office Chris Strunk
Hornet icon leaves town
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The View from Sunflower Gardens Marilyn Bentley
We like to watch public TV
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Valley Center Animal League Ed Varner
Bad behavior no reason to kill
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| Deaths |
BRUCE ANSPAUGH
Bruce Anspaugh, 77, of Valley Center, died April 6, 2020.
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DALENA PRESLEY
Dalena Shaune Presley, 57, of Wichita, died June 29, 2020.
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EDWIN HARGER
Edwin Charles Harger, 60, of Pratt, died July 1, 2020.
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MARIE CLEMENCE
Marie Madeleine (Steenborg) Clemence, 92, of Valley Center, died July 3, 2020.
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OMA EMERSON
Oma Jean Emerson, 92, formerly of Valley Center, died June 24, 2020.
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SARAH STUCHLIK
Sarah E. Stuchlik, 73, of Lost Springs, died June 29, 2020.
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SHARON ADAMS
Sharon K. (Gregory) Adams, 79, of Valley Center, died July 5, 2020.
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WENDELL CLIFTON
Wendell Eugene Clifton, 79, of Wichita, died June 29, 2020.
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| Editorials |
Using masks makes sense
After the council voted 4-4 to waive the first reading of a proposed ordinance July 7, Mayor Lou Cicirello cast the deciding vote to kill it. The proposal could have been resurrected with a two-step vote, but no one on the council attempted such a motion, essentially letting it die.
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| General |
Highlights
Week of July 9
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| Heard on Main Street |
Heard on Main Street
Week of July 9
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| Looking Back |
Looking Back
Week of July 9
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| Park City |
K-9 helps police make arrest The News staff
Valley Center's K-9 officer helped lead to a drug arrest in Park City July 1.
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Park City Senior Center opens The News staff
The Park City Senior Center opened July 6 for the first time since public spaces were shut down in March.
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| Police & Fire |
Blotter Buzz
Week of July 9
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Kechi police reports
June 30 through July 5
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Park City police reports
June 28 through July 5
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Valley Center police reports and fire calls
June 29 through July 5
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| Recreation League |
81 Speedway
July 4 results
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Valley Point Golf Course
July 2 results
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| Sheriff |
Sheriff's reports
June 27 through July 4
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| Valley Center |
City issues 16 permits The News staff
The City of Valley Center issued 16 building and roofing permits in June for a total valuation of $532,657. Of that number, two were for new homes.
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Council lets mask proposal die Chris Strunk
Ordinance would have mandated use in Valley Center
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Family of eight escapes house fire Chris Strunk
Seven family members and a friend got out of their house safely July 6 after discovering a fire in one of the bedrooms.
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Lawn flag project a lesson in art, patriotism Chris Strunk
Josh Waite and his 5-year-old son, Gabriel, painted an exact-scale, 15-foot-wide U.S. flag on the front lawn of their home at Dexter and Dover.
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Request to vacate plea denied Chris Strunk
Andrew Ellington, one of four people convicted in connection with the 2013 murders of Roger and Melissa Bluml, returned to Sedgwick County District Court last week, and his motion to withdraw his no contest plea was overruled.
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School board to meet July 13 The News staff
The Valley Center school board will meet at 7 p.m. July 13 in The Learning Lab and on Zoom.
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Smoke, fire keep crews busy Chris Strunk
Fires reported in ditches, dumpster
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Valley chooses firm to design pool proposal Chris Strunk
The council voted 8-0 to select Lamp Rynearson & Associates of Kansas City, Mo.
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