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10 Years Ago After only 13 months in business, Clearwater’s Walmart will close its doors Jan. 28.

Special Board of Education Meeting January 19, 2026 Minutes of Meeting A special meeting of the board of education was called to order by President Curtis Winter at 6:00 p.m. Other members present were Bruce Harrington, Bill Dalbom, Mark Hemberger, Aaron Lange, Allen Lange, and Brandon J. Pauly. Others present were David Grover and Katie Zoglmann.

Editor’s note: Following are the unofficial minutes of the Jan. 12 meeting of the USD 356 Conway Springs Board of Education. The minutes will be adopted at the February regular meeting, and are subject to change prior to adoption.

Jan. 12: Runaway juvenile arrest, 300 block N. Harrison; Illegal parking complaint, 300 block N. Wolf; Assisted Fire/ EMS, 200 block E. Second; City code violation, 700 block N. Adams; Juvenile problem, 400 block N. Main; Business check, 700 block S. Main; Business check, 1100 block N. Main; Business check, 400 block N. Main; Business check, 100 block W. Second.

Kansas, like other states, recognizes a number of symbols that represent its customs, cultures, and environment. Because Kansas is one of the major wheat production states, it is often referred to as the “Wheat State.” Other symbols, including the buffalo, cottonwood tree, honeybee, Western meadowlark, salamander, sunflower, and box turtle, little blue stem, and Harney loam silt are officially designated as state symbols.

Every year on Jan, 29, Kansans pause to look backward across the wide prairie of time. Kansas Day isn’t just a date on the calendar – it’s a reminder of how a state shaped by wind, conflict, and determination came to be. This year, as schools and communities prepared their celebrations, a quiet buzz filled the state, echoing the same curiosity that first inspired the holiday in 1877.

More than 70 outstanding high school musicians from across Kansas came together on Jan. 8 for the Second Annual Sterling College Honor Band Day and Concert, a one-day intensive musical experience held on the Sterling College campus. The culminating concert took place at Culbertson Auditorium and showcased the results of hours of focused rehearsal and collaboration.

TSnews The Clearwater City Council held its first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

WELLINGTON – The Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society will host “America 250: Stories from the Revolutionary War,' a presentation by Ken Spurgeon. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Cowley College, Short General Education Center, Room 113, 2208 Davis-White Loop, Wellington.