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TSnews GODDARD – At its meeting Monday evening, the Goddard City Council voted to deny Goddard Galleria developer Dwayne Dugan's request that the city pay half of the cost of some road improvements in the commercial development. The vote to deny was 4-0.

CHENEY – Cheney City Council members held a short meeting on May 11, quickly taking care of a limited number of business items. Council members approved a bid from K&B Dirtworks to install roughly 465 feet of curb and guttering and 400 feet of a 7-foot-wide sidewalk along the north edge of the parking lot at the Cheney Sports Complex, located at the south end of Main Street.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – Sedgwick County Emergency Management (SCEM) is expanding the use of Civic Ready Alerts to include 17 more cities, in addition to the initial test sites of Wichita and Mt. Hope. The free alert system notifies residents by phone or email of emergencies or important news in their area.

CONWAY SPRINGS – The Conway Springs City Library is holding sign-ups next week for its summer reading program. The theme is “All Together Now!” The library is taking a community approach to celebrating Conway Springs.

On Monday morning at about 8:30 the residence of Fred Callaway, who resides north of the city building, was discovered to be on fire. The house was quickly consumed.

Enrollment for Haysville Community Library’s summer reading program begins on Monday, May 22. The program includes activities and programs meant to keep kids reading during their time off from school.

Justin Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hunt is the valedictorian of the Conway Springs high school graduating class of 1968. He finishes his high school career with a perfect grade point average of 4.0–straight A. The race of salutatorian was a close one with two cousins vying for the honors. Miss Ruth Seiwert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Seiwert, was the winner with a 3.66 average. His cousin, Marilyn Seiwert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seiwert, has a grade point average of 3.62. Mrs. Vida Wise, local postmaster, has been chosen “Outstanding Woman of the Year” by the Conway Springs Business and Professional Women’s Club.

Workmen started work on the remodeling at the Farmers and Merchants State Bank this week. The corner entrance will be squared up and a door placed in the east front. The “gingerbread” work will be removed and new and larger windows installed.

Local commodities programs won't have distribution this month, according to organizers in Cheney and Haysville. Food distribution is expected to resume in June..

TSnews CLEARWATER – At its meeting May 9, the Clearwater City Council reviewed a proposal from city administrator Courtney Zollinger to make changes to Clearwater Public Library's budget and its memorandum of understanding with the city. The library is governed by its own board of trustees.