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TSnews CHENEY – A larger-thanlife personality was lost with the passing of John Hillman on March 11. The Cheney native – known through the region as an auctioneer and real estate broker – died after a long battle with cancer.

TSnews HAYSVILLE – Low-income homeowners in Haysville may be eligible for financial assistance to repair their houses, if the city is awarded a grant it plans to pursue. The city considered three contracts from the South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) at Monday’s city council meeting.

TSnews GARDEN PLAIN – During the Garden Plain City Council meeting on March 7, the city council agreed that the city will help the Garden Plain Senior Center to pursue government grant funding. In a memorandum, city administrator Kelly McElroy explained that Garden Plain's senior center is organized as a private nonprofit, a status that in past years has made it ineligible to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.

CHENEY – Citizens State Bank has added a new loan officer. Jordan Holder, a native of Norwich, came on board with the locally-owned bank on Feb.

GODDARD – One of the top new educators in Kansas is located at Eisenhower Middle School. Elizabeth Toribio, a seventh- and eighthgrade special education teacher, has been named as one of eight Horizon Award winners in Region 4 of Kansas.

Miss Kansas’ Teen 2024 will be crowned this Saturday at the 20th anniversary of the Miss Kansas’ Teen Competition. The Miss Kansas Organization will welcome 14 delegates from Kansas to the competition, which will take place at the iconic B-29 Doc Hangar in Wichita.

CHENEY – Barton Community College has named 245 students to the president's list and 314 students to the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Keegan O'Shea of Cheney was named to the president's list.

Following are next week’s menus for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels in both Sedgwick County and Sumner County. A change was made recently, and there are now different menus for Sedgwick County and Sumner County.

Argonia Monday USD 359 Argonia classes resume. Wednesday Parents As Teachers playgroup, 5:30 p.m., pre-K room.

Twin Valley, the largest independently owned broadband and communications company in Kansas, has announced the launch of its mobile service. In doing so, the company joins a growing number of telecom providers across the US looking to entice customers with bundles of services ranging from internet connections to mobile services to value-add applications and home security solutions.