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TSnews Some people put flowers in pots and others in vases, but Olivia Liggett with River City Kids 4-H won 4-H Horticulture Best of Show for her flower arrangement in a boot. Best of Show is a project that is judged to be the best in its category.

TSnews Welding is a time-proven and invaluable skill in the U.S., especially in a manufacturing state like Kansas. For 11-yearold Reed Hedstrom, welding is a hobby that earned him a blue ribbon from the Sedgwick County Fair.

Below are the results of the 2023 Sedgwick County Fair Open Class Elias Amershek, Wichita, 1 Blue; James William Allen, Wichita, 5 Blue, 1 Red; Cody Ayres, Garden Plain, 1 Red; Sawyer Ayres, Garden Plain, 1 Red, 4 White.

A young boy tries his luck at one of the games at the Pride of Texas Carnival during the Sedgwick County Fair. Travis Mounts/TSnews.

TSnews BrassKnot, a brass band made up of Wichita Northwest High School students and alumni, heard the sweet sound of victory as the winners of the Sedgwick County Fair’s Got Talent. BrassKnot won the first place award of $500, as well as the People’s Choice award of $50.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – Plans for a potential $3 million bond issue for major street repairs in Conway Springs are continuing to take shape, following action last week by the local City Council.

TSnews At their Aug. 10 meeting, the Cheney City Council approved Ordinance 950, officially regulating the use of motorized scooters within the corporate limits of Cheney.

TSnews Among the new pastors who have recently entered the Clearwater church community is Steve Dickie. Steve Dickie is the new lead pastor of the Evangelical Free Church of Clearwater.

Kansas Reflector MARION — In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper’s reporters, and the publisher’s home.