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Body Brianna Barnes TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS — A fifth grader at St. Joseph Catholic School in Conway Springs, Michelle Lange, got runner-up for her T-shirt design.

Body Travis Mounts/TSnews The kids zone featured games, balloon animals, face painting, and other fun such as bubbles, which Preston Schnittken of Garden Plain enjoyed. Travis Mounts/ TSnews.

Body TSnews VIOLA – The Viola Township Library has a new librarian. Bobbi Pauly, the previous librarian, retired so Delinda Royse applied and received that position at Viola Township Library.

Body TSnews ARGONIA – If you’ve driven down Main Street in Argonia recently, you probably have noticed a brand new mural on the Sarah Jane’s Salsa building. The mural is the result of a contest that the business won.

Body TSnews Six Kansas students have been selected by the Kansas State High School Activities Association to serve on its Student Advisory Team.

Body TSnews CHENEY – Three dogs died as a result of a house fire in Cheney on Sunday afternoon. Nobody was hurt in the fire.

Body Argonia Monday USD 359 Argonia Board of Education, 7 p.m. Cheney Thursday Cheney Senior Center: Cards, 1 p.m.

Body Cupcake Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 ounces dark baker’s chocolate (I used 55 percent cacao) 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 4 teaspoons vanilla 1/3 cup sour cream 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup...

Body Someone told me last week that I don’t really qualify as an amateur baker, since I’ve been writing this column way too long for that, but I still claim the title, especially after taking on a recent huge project.

Body Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare about one and one-half cupcake tins by lining them with cupcake liners (I got about 16 cupcakes out of a batch), and set them aside.