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News
Spice Up Your LifeThere’s a phrase we often hear when we travel north: Minnesota Nice.It refers to how friendly the folks in Minnesota are, and that’s…
GARDEN PLAIN – A cost sharing grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation will help the City of Garden Plain with its sidewalk and trail system.The $211…
HAYSVILLE – On Monday, Haysville Mayor Russ Kessler will host the annual Mayor’s Business Appreciation Event. It will take place at the Haysville Community…
CONWAY SPRINGS – The end-of-year honors for Conway Springs High School have been released.There are two lists. One is the principal’s honor roll, which…
TSnewsGARDEN PLAIN — The Garden Plain City Council on June 3 awarded a $225,000 contract to McPherson Backhoe Inc. to extend the city’s water mains in…
TSnewsHAYSVILLE – The city of Haysville is about to mark its Diamond Anniversary and with that in mind, mayor Russ Kessler at Monday’s city council meeting…
CLEARWATER – Students have been named to the honor rolls as Clearwater High School. Depending on the their grade-point average, students were named to the all-…
Obituaries
Timothy “Tim” Norbert Jotzke, 78, passed away on September 18, 2025. He was born on September 23, 1946 in Des Moines, IA.Tim proudly served his country in the…
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.…
Opinions
70 Years AgoThe 1956 wheat harvest has started in the Cheney vicinity with the first wheat out Saturday, June 2, by Clarence and Wayne Moorhouse.60 Years AgoMr…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior, I keep hearing about AI in the news and how it’s being used in scams. I’m not very tech savvy and find it confusing.What should…
Sometimes, when you really need it to happen, you absolutely can find a needle in a haystack.The trick is having the energy to start the search.The success…
9 Years AgoThe new Haysville Activity Center had its soft opening on Monday morning. Located at 523 Sarah Lane, the new facility offers two full-size…
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…