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Cheney Thursday Cheney Senior Center: Cards and games, 1 p.m. Monday Cheney Senior Center: Bridge, 1 p.m.

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.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Summer Drivers Education sign up will begin on Monday, March 23, and close at the end of the day Friday, April 3. The cost to enroll is $130, which must be paid at the time of signing up.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Be Prepared! Severe thunderstorms are possible in and near the watch area. Stay informed and be ready to act if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.

Tornado Safety STAY WEATHERREADY: Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings. AT YOUR HOUSE: If you are in a tornado warning area, go to your basement, safe room or an interior room away from windows.

140 Years Ago Valpeau Shannon, sergeant of Company M, Sixth Cavalry, stationed at Leavenworth, returned home last Friday night. He has been seriously ill for several weeks with rheumatism, from which he is not yet entirely recovered.

From March 1955 Col. Edwin B.

-Max Gallagher, a popular athletic coach at Argonia High School, received minor injuries when he collided with a sixth-grader during gym class on Monday. Mr.

9 Years Ago Members of the Haysville United Methodist Church know about the power of prayer, but also to be careful what they pray for. Several months ago, the church's roof began to leak, so members prayed for help finding the $75,000 necessary to replace it.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Work to rebuild Parallel Street in Conway Springs began last week. The first phase of reconstruction will stretch from 13th Street all the way to Highway K-49.