News
The Burnt End Bandits were crowned as the Grand Champions at the 2026 Sedgwick County Fair’s Tom Northcutt Memorial BBQ Cookoff. Pictured are Aaron Oliver and…
TSnewsGARDEN PLAIN – Each year, Kennedy Waugh’s parents let her choose what vegetables she wants to grow for the Sedgwick County Fair. This year, her choices…
TSnewsJeff Sebes, a 13-yearold from Valley Center, brought home top prizes in both Open Class and 4-H competitions at this year’s Sedgwick County Fair.Sebes…
Haysville welcomed a new business last week, as Purpose & Pour Energy and Nutrition was honored with a ribbon cutting hosted by the Haysville Chamber…
HAYSVILLE – The Haysville Chamber of Commerce meet on Thursday, July 23, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Keever- Wire Post 6957 in Haysville.New VFW Commander…
TSnewsHAYSVILLE – A hostage situation on Monday ended with everyone safe, but the suspect had not been apprehended at press time on Tuesday.Haysville Police…
Dear Savvy Senior,My 79-year-old mom just upgraded from a flip phone to a smartphone, but she’s having trouble figuring it out. Is there a way to make it…
SUMNER COUNTY – The Sumner County Extension Council executive board is seeking nominations for Extension council elections to be held in October.The Sumner…
Obituaries
Vernon Gerhart Ast, 83, of Verona, Mo., passed away on Aug. 3, 2026, in Springfield, Mo. He was born on March 16, 1943, in Cheney, Kan., the son of the late…
On July 30, 2026, Donald (Don) Lynn McElroy, 64, passed away following a many years long battle with Multiple System Atrophy – Parkinson's disease. Don…
Richard Forrest, Jr., 95, of Argonia, passed away on July 21, 2026. Richard was born March 29, 1931, just north of Argonia in a farmhouse. He was one of the…
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.…
Opinions
Another school year is right around the corner for the kids in our community. Summers with my kids always go so fast given all of their activities as well as…
For the second time in four years, voters have sent the Kansas Legislature a pretty clear message: Keep your hands off of the Kansas Constitution.Four years…
Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I can say with confidence fit perfectly with our annual travel plans in July.It’s…
Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I intend to share with readers in the coming weeks.But before I get to that, I wanted to…
The main part of county fair season came to a close for me last weekend, as I spent Saturday at the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell.It’s been an eightweek grind…
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…