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City has been busy with park upgrades

TSnews GARDEN PLAIN – There has been a lot of activity recently in the City of Garden Plain's parks. Grant funding and money from the city's 1 percent sales tax have helped pay for the numerous upgrades and maintenance.
This pavilion at Garden Plain's City Park is one of several upgraded or new amenities in the city's parks. Grant funding and money from the city's 1 percent sales tax have funded the work. Contributed photo

McDaniel earns scholar-athlete award

CHENEY – Twelve Kansas high school senior football players have been selected by the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower Chapter of the National Football Foundation as 2023-24 scholar-athletes as a result of their performance on the field, in the classroom and through school and community...

EMS sports info night next week

GODDARD – Eisenhower Middle School is hosting a sports information night for EMS and Discover Intermediate School students who will be in seventh or eighth grades in the fall and are interested in sports. The event will be at EMS.

Find fashion at Reb Boutique

TSnews GODDARD – Reb Boutique is something of a final chapter in Rebecca Simpson's notable fashion career. She has been designing clothes and accessories for approximately 25 years, starting with Glory in Wichita.
Rebecca Simpson is writing a new chapter in her fashion career with her new business, Reb Boutique, located in downtown Goddard. Travis Mounts/TSnews

Artist is living her dream with tattoo studio

TSnews GODDARD – Creating body art always has been a career goal for Ellie Taylor, owner of the recently-opened Squid Ink Tattoo Studio in downtown Goddard. She officially opened her store on April 5, when she and neighboring business REB Boutique shared a ribbon cutting.
Ellie Taylor is the owner of Squid Ink Tattoo Studio, which opened earlier this month in downtown Goddard. Travis Mounts/TSnews

Party in the 060

ABOVE: Russ Ellefson, left, and Alex Henning take part in the cornhole tournament at the Party in the 060, which took place Saturday at Riggs Park in Haysville. LEFT: Jaxson McCaskey, right, and his big sister Skyler show off their face paintings.
Party in the 060

Haysville Memories

7 Years Ago Oatville Elementary School will see another round of work this summer as the Haysville School District’s bond projects move toward completion. Much of the work in the $59 million bond was done last summer or will be done this summer, all to minimize disruptions to students.

Baker to install soda fountain

140 Years Ago The cornerstone of the Reformed Church will be laid on May 10 at 11 o’clock. 130 Years Ago The following were elected at the city election: E.W.

Star Files

From April 1899 Some of the editors that are so dead sure that there will not be enough peaches in Kansas this year to give a little boy the cramps, ought to be prohibited from even receiving samples from subscribers if we do happen to have any peaches.
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