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Editor's note: Following are the unofficial minutes of the July 8 meeting of the USD 356 Conway Springs Board of Education. The minutes will be adopted at the next meeting, and are subject to change prior to adoption.

Cheney Police Report July 1: Check suspicious person, 800 block N. Marshall; Business check, 1100 block N.

Cheney Thursday Sedgwick County Fair Day 2. Tae kwon do, 7 p.m., Cheney Rec.

TSnews CHENEY – The Sedgwick County Fair continues through Saturday in Cheney, with lots of entertainment options. This year’s theme is “Celebrate our roots – 80 Years of the Fair.” The 80 years of the Fair have actually taken place over 85 years, as World War II led to a multiyear stretch without a Fair.

A young parade participant waves amidst the bubbles during Haysville’s Fourth of July parade, held last Thursday morning. RIGHT: Thomas Dugan enjoys the water slide – with a push from Dad – at the July 4 festivities in Garden Plain.

Levi Ohlde does a cannonball off the diving board at the Fourth of July swim events, held annually at the Clearwater Aquatic Center.

Brixton Dillmore enjoys a hot dog at the Independence Day celebration in Goddard, which took place on Friday evening.

On Tuesday, Cheney resident Ruck Wulf departed Cheney for Denver. This trip will be a little bit different.

A man died last week following a motorcycle accident on K-42 in southwest Wichita, just northeast of Schulte. According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff 's Office, Bradley Buhr, 19, was riding with a group of motorcyclists just before 10 p.m.

Certain parts of Kansas have received enough moisture this spring to cause mushroom growth in home lawns and gardens. Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini said most are relatively harmless to other plant life.

TSnews Even in the midst of the summer heat, it's about to sound a lot like Christmas in Goddard. Christmas in July begins on Monday, July 8, at the Goddard Church and will run on Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – At their meeting last week, members of the Conway Springs City Council heard a recommendation to beef up the size of their proposed street project. Darin Neufeld with EBH discussed adding additional streets to the street project.