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Life lessons learned from job at Vickers

2 years ago By Travis Mounts

TSnews HAYSVILLE – The Vickers Petroleum Service Station on Main Street in Haysville serves as a fantastic piece of history and is currently the home of the City of Haysville Development Office. Years ago, however, it was one of several gas stations within sight of each other.

Don Davidson stands next to a gas pump at the historic Vickers service station in Haysville. Davidson worked there in the late 1950s and early 1960s, starting when he was still in high school. Travis Mounts/TSnews

Fall Fest comes to Conway Springs

2 years ago By News Staff

CONWAY SPRINGS – Conway Springs is gearing up for the 33rd annual Fall Festival event, taking place this Saturday. The theme is “Circus Spectacular.” In addition to Saturday’s events, a few activities and food are scheduled for Friday night as well as a Sunday worship in the park.

What’s on your mind?

2 years ago By News Staff

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Conway Springs native wins $1,000 scholarship

2 years ago By Paul Rhodes

TSnews WELLINGTON – Now that Janel Meyer is busy at college, she’s especially glad for her connection with Conway Springs and Sumner County. Meyer was the scholarship winner this year from the Sumner County Farm Bureau Association.

Sumner County Farm Bureau Association president Dale Weishaar presents Janel Meyer with the association’s annual scholarship. The $1,000 award is helping Meyer with her studies at Pittsburg State University in southeast Kansas. Paul Rhodes/TSnews

Wells clan named farm family of the year

2 years ago By Travis Mounts

TSnews Byron and Heidi Wells and their family were honored recently as the Sedgwick County Farm Family of the Year. They were recognized at the July annual meeting of Sedgwick County Farm Bureau.

Byron and Heidi Wells and their children were named as the Farm Family of the Year at the recent Sedgwick County Farm Bureau annual meeting. They operate a dairy farm just outside of Cheney. Contributed photop

A century of ag legacy for the Plinskys

2 years ago By Sam Jack

TSnews Ron Plinsky was honored as owner of a Century Farm – a farm that has been in his family for 100 years – during the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau banquet on July 29. Actually, Ron and his family have been eligible for the award for quite some time.

Woods family honored for Century Farm

2 years ago By Sam Jack

TSnews Randy and Deanna Woods are recipients of a Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Century Farm Award, honoring them and their family for 100 continuous years of ownership of the same agricultural land. Deanna is Randy’s mother, and Randy said he applied for the award primarily in honor of her.

Randy Woods is presented a sign for the Century Farm owned by him and his wife, Carol, and his mother, Deanna. A Century Farm is a farm or ranch in the United States (or Canada) that has been officially recognized by a regional program, such as Kansas Farm Bureau, documenting the farm has been continuously owned by a single family for 100 years or more. Travis Mounts/TSnews

Well-known documentary producer addresses Farm Bureau annual meeting

2 years ago By Paul Rhodes

TSnews WELLINGTON – When Chris Frank talks about ghost towns, he always makes it clear that these abandoned communities aren’t scary. That was certainly the case as he addressed the crowd at the recent Sumner County Farm Bureau Association’s annual meeting.