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CHENEY – The monthly potluck at the Cheney Senior Center will take place on Tuesday at the center, 516 N. Main.

GODDARD – If you’re from Kansas, you’ve surely encountered plenty of Wizard of Oz jokes and quips. “Where’s Dorothy? You’re not in Kansas anymore! I’m melting!” But what you may not know is the story behind L.

The National Pecan Shellers Association has a wealth of knowledge about pecans on its website. One of the items that interested me the most is that the pecan tree is the only major nut tree native to North America.

Editor's note: This story was written before the Feb. 22 killing of a notorious Mexican drug lord, which results in retaliatory violence across several states in Mexico. Similar rounds of violence have followed other killings and arrests in recent years. For now, travelers are being urged to avoid Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific Coast. Other popular travel destinations, such as Cabo San Lucas, Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean have not been impacted.

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TSnews HAYSVILLE – Residents of Haysville have a new option for child care – and in a familiar setting. Child Start had its ribbon cutting last Thursday and opened for business on Tuesday of this week at 984 E.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – The City of Conway Springs is well on its way to completing local projects funded from a TEFFI/ Seed grant awarded a year ago, and now the City Council is looking at what to do with some leftover funds from that grant. The good news at last week's council meeting was that the projects targeted for the grant funding – more than $13,000 total – are all nearing completion.

The Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the 88 players who have received invitations to play in the 53rd Kansas Shrine Bowl on Saturday, June 27, at Welch Stadium on the campus of Emporia State University in Emporia.

Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) is continuing in 2026 its recognition for “Sesquicentennial Farms” in conjunction with its annual “Century Farm” program. The Century Farm program honors Farm Bureau members who own farms of at least 80 acres within the same family for 100 years or more. The Sesquicentennial Farm recognition goes to farms in the same family for at least 150 years.

HAYSVILLE – The Friends of the Haysville Community Library will host a free potluck this Saturday from 12 to 2 p.m. to celebrate Kansas Day.