News
TSnews reached out to the candidates in local, contested Primary Election races for this voters guide .Candidates were asked the following questions: 1) What…
Early in-person voting is currently available for residents of both Sedgwick and Sumner counties.There are multiple options for early voting in Sedgwick County…
It’s common for vegetables like squash, cucumbers and melons to produce flowers but no fruit, said Kansas State University horticulture expert Matt McKernan.…
Measles cases this year have surpassed all of 2025 to become the worst since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, with cases now in 44 states and the…
110 Years AgoOn a Saturday night recently, Earl Fleming and G. Andrew Cunningham landed a big blue catfish out of the Ninnescah River that tipped the scales at…
From August 1925Sunday evening brought out another large congregation at the park.Rev. Wallace preached a much-appreciated sermon. Miss Edith Poore sang…
HAYSVILLE – Permits for the annual Haysville citywide garage sales are now on sale at the Haysville Community Library and at True Value Hardware.The citywide…
From July 1971Marion Bruce, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce of Longton, Kansas, was fatally injured in an auto accident about one mile north of Bluff…
Obituaries
Frank Joseph Bartonek, 70, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026, at Cox Medical Center, Branson, Mo. Frank was born Sept. 8, 1955 in Great Bend to Lorain and…
Richard C. Johnson, 83, was born May 4, 1943, at LeRoy, Kan., to Georgia Viesta Cottingham and Theodore Thomas Johnson. He died July 16, 2026. He attended…
James Lee Heiman, 64, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026, at his home in Conway Springs.Jimmy was born April 25, 1962, in Wichita, to Larry and Dorothy (Dodd)…
Dorsey Lee (Genteman) Carter was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Springfield, Mo., to Mark Edwin Genteman and Tolitha Virginia Lee (Brumley) Genteman. She was the eldest…
Jack H. Slade, age 91, of Wichita, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026.A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 17, at Shinkle Mortuary, 146 N.…
Donald Corbin Smith, 80, of Howard, Kan., passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at the Greenwood Country Hospital in Eureka. Don was born in rural Elk County on…
Derek Lane Swingle was born on July 12, 1975 in Wellington to Ron and Carolyn (Krone) Swingle. The family made their home in Argonia.Derek was baptized at…
Linda Lou (Lewis) Graber, 85, entered into the presence of our Lord and Savior on June 22, 2026.Linda was born on Aug. 25, 1940, in Fort Edward, N.Y., to…
Opinions
Editor’s Note: This year, Publisher Paul Rhodes is spending his annual vacation after the Sedgwick County Fair in Alaska. Last year, he was in a similar…
There’s no better grammatical way to say this: it’s hot!During my wife’s grandfather’s later years, he used to begin many stories with, “I remember when I was…
Every registered Kansas voter will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change to electing state Supreme Court justices…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior,After my mom passed away, we discovered a few small accounts and an old insurance policy we didn’t know she still had. It made me…
From the Editor’s FilesEditor’s note: This year, Publisher Paul Rhodes is spending his annual vacation after the Sedgwick County Fair in Alaska. Two years ago,…
My son, Aaron, went with my to watch the parade at the start of the Sedgwick County Fair. The parade, held on July 8, happened to fall on his birthday. I took…
Another Sedgwick County Fair is in the record books, and it was a great one.I know that for a fact because I was there the entire week last week – including…
I have been asked a number of times whether I support the constitutional amendment to elect Kansas Supreme Court judges. While I have strong opinions, I have…