140 Years AgoCheney is the prettiest town in southern Kansas. Oscar Sellon is building a kitchen, 12x12 feet square, for his house.130 Years AgoThe Misses…
News
May 25 – Business check, 400 block N. Main; Business check, 1100 block N. Main; Business check, 200 block W. Fifth; Sports team escort, 800 block N. Marshall;…
GODDARD – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has announced the overall winners of the financial literacy essay contest sponsored by the Securities…
ExtensionParents seeking fun activities for their schoolaged children during summer break may not need to look any further than the kitchen cabinet.Think…
GODDARD – Noah Thomas Guinn of Goddard was among a record 3,762 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement…
The Haysville Chamber of Commerce has awarded scholarships to six local students. The students receiving scholarships were, from left, Ava Marrs, Emily Nedeau…
Editor’s note: Following are the unofficial minutes of the May 28 special meeting of the USD 261 Haysville Board of Education. The minutes will be adopted at…
Members of the Garden Plain High School FFA organization, along with sponsor Dallas Krehbiel, visited the Statehouse in Topeka on May 29. The students went to…
Obituaries
Michael L. “Mickey” Cross, 43, died May 27, 2026.He was born April 9, 1983, the son of Cliff and Bethlene “Beth” Albright Cross. A resident of El Dorado,…
Ralph Edwin Dewey, 89, passed away May 31, 2026, at Via Christi St. Teresa, Wichita.He was born March 11, 1937, in Wichita, the son of W.B. “Bill” and Annie B…
Constance Clare (Ternes) Foster was born March 11, 1946, at Great Bend to Jacob Michael Ternes and Frieda Rose (Ast) Ternes. She departed this life on May 28,…
Marie Annett (Tull) Pettegrew was born May 22, 1941, in Garnett, Kan., to Frank and Ollie (Engelman) Tull, and departed this life April 17, 2026, at the age of…
Lawanda "Jeanne” (Black) Bolinger, 102, died peacefully on May 24, 2026, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born on March 31, 1924, to Farrell and Irene (O…
Neal Claude Harrington, 82, of Channahon, Ill., formerly of Conway Springs, died Sept. 22, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C.Neal was born Oct. 16, 1942 at Conway Springs…
Ava Don (Emigh) McGeary, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.Visitation with family will be 5-7 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary.…
Charles Robert Bales was born on April 10, 1940, in Wichita, and he passed away early Friday morning, May 15, 2026, after a courageous fight with cancer.He…
Opinions
Guest ColumnBeing a sports fan used to require just three things: a comfortable couch, a TV that picked up the Big Three broadcast networks and a loose family…
Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Now that my building on Main Street in Cheney has been completely cleaned out, it’s time for a little reflection.Healthy…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior.My wife and I were recently talking about updating our will and wondered if we should also set up a trust. How do we know if we…
InsightSummer started on Memorial Day, even though the solstice is about a month later. Schools are out, it’s warm enough to stay out late and it’s the…
From the Editor’s FilesI spent much of the Memorial Day weekend working...some because I had to, some because I wanted to, and some because it’s just a…
One of my fondest memories of my father was how skilled he was at making work seem like fun, even when the work itself wasn’t exactly a night at the county…
Another school year has wrapped up for my children and summer on the farm has officially begun. My husband and I saw major growth in both of our kids this year…
Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are retiring later this year and hope to travel more while we’re still healthy and active. Our budget will be tighter, so…