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Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor When organizers were planning the first Symphony in the Flint Hills, the Kansas City Symphony agreed to play, but the group’s leaders were skeptical. Who would want to come to a symphony concert in a pasture?

Body CONWAY SPRINGS – Several ideas for improvements within Central Park were discussed last week by the Conway Springs City Council. Those discussions included ideas for the park's iconic band shell, the Scout Hut, the historic spring house, and a new park bench.

Body CLEARWATER – At its meeting Tuesday, June 11, the Clearwater City Council accepted Pearson’s $4.6 million bid for street reconstruction. The project will include total replacement of about 10 blocks of roadway, including portions of Grant, Lee, Gorin, Prospect, First and Second.

Body The Goddard Senior Center is poised for more growth in 2024. At Monday's Goddard City Council meeting, the council gave its approval to a grant application for $18,000 from the Sedgwick County Department of Aging and Disabilities (SCDAD).

Body Haviland Broadband, a provider of highspeed internet, phone, and TV services, previously announced the launch of its Extended Broadband Discount (EBD) program.

Body Reports of harmful blue-green algae in Kansas waterways have been coming in unusually early this year, possibly a result of warmer late-spring weather and more rain events, according to a Kansas State University fisheries and aquatics specialist.

Body Editor’s note: As this week’s TSnews went to press Tuesday night, news broke that the Kansas Senate and House of Represenatives had approved an incentive package to cover up to 70 percent of the cost of new stadiums. Gov.

Body GODDARD – The Goddard Chamber of Commerce had a busy day last Thursday, first hosting a luncheon meeting and then a ribbon cutting for The Dam Jam Music Festival later that evening.

Body Kansas FFA recently welcomed four new chapters to the association. Garden Plain FFA was among the chapters officially added to the list of Kansas FFA chapters.

Body Rosenhagen wins awards