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TSnews GODDARD – Drivers from Goddard and from nearby commuter towns like Cheney and Garden Plain have an opportunity to learn how to navigate a rebuilt stretch of U.S. 54.

A U.S. 160 bridge replacement will begin soon in Harper County.

CHENEY – Vocabulary. com has announced the winners of the Spring 2024 Vocabulary Bowl, a biannual competition that brings together K-12 schools across North America to showcase their vocabulary and literacy skills.

HAYSVILLE – AAA Kansas has presented Ellie Reid, a fifth grader at Nelson Elementary School in Haysville, with its AAA Outstanding Safety Patroller of the Year award during the school’s live student-run news broadcast. “AAA Kansas is pleased to recognize Ellie Reid with the AAA Outstanding Safety Patroller of the Year award because of her excellent work in keeping fellow students safe, her leadership, and her commitment to the true spirit of what it means to be a AAA School Safety Patroller,” said Shawn Steward, public affairs manager for AAA Kansas.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – Additional bills tied into roof issues with the EMS and City Hall building in downtown Conway Springs were approved last week by the City Council. Recently, city officials discovered that they had major water leaks with the structure, which wasn't good news.

TSnews CLEARWATER – During their meeting May 14, members of the Clearwater City Council heard an incentive request from local developer Shaun Weaver. Weaver, his wife Ashley, and a few other investment partners, are planning to build a set of two triplex apartments in the 400 block of E.

TSnews GODDARD – The Goddard City Council revisited the Rural Housing Incentive District program at its meeting Monday. The RHID program is a multi-step process.

TSnews CHENEY – It was an inspiring day at last week's Cheney Chamber of Commerce meeting, as members heard essay presentations from four local scholarship winners. Two of the scholarship winners had received $500 scholarships each from the Cheney Chamber of Commerce.

GODDARD – The community is invited to a open house on the planned Goddard North Park. The open house will run 5:30 to 7 p.m.

CHENEY – Southwestern College student Cierra Harrison is one of two students named as “Teachers of Promise” by the education faculty. Harrison, a senior from Cheney, plans to teach math next school year at Burlington High School in Burlington. Harrison also was presented with the Leo Award for leadership.