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Body The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25 percent in June. Blood donors are urgently needed to give now to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without delay.

Body TSnews GARDEN PLAIN – After years and years of having to drive to neighboring cities, residents of Garden Plain are finally ready to enjoy their own municipal swimming pool. A ribbon cutting and remarks will take place at 12:40 p.m.

Body TSnews CLEARWATER – As a longtime resident of Clearwater, winning the contest to design the 2026 Clearwater Fall Festival logo means more to Amber Ives than it might to some.

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Body Cheney State Park will reopen the Heimerman Point and Wichita Point campgrounds on Friday. Three different campgrounds were closed in late June because of flooding at Cheney Lake.

Body TSnews Nearly a dozen Democrats – plus one Republican – are looking to unseat U.S. Sen.

Body Following are next week’s menus for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels. The recommended cost is $5 per meal, if you are able to pay.

Body Cheney Thursday Cheney Senior Center: Cards and games, 1 p.m. Saturday Cheney Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., downtown.

Body WELLINGTON – This Thursday, there will be an encore presentation of “County Down, Ireland to the Cherokee Strip: the story of a Revolutionary War patriot & his Sumner County descendants,” hosted by the Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society.

Body Spice Up Your Life Note: This column first ran on Aug. 1, 2013.