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Cheney BOE vote draws 13 candidates, will need a primary

Body Goddard election also draws a large crowd A primary election will be needed for the USD 268 Cheney Board of Education election, where 13 candidates filed for four open seats. Longtime BOE members Marcia Kampling and Jarrod Bartlett did not seek re-election.

Girl recovering from boat accident

Body Staff report TSnews HAYSVILLE – A 10-yearold girl from Haysville is continuing to recover after being injured in a boating accident on May 26 at Winfield Lake.
Girl recovering from boat accident

Goddard remembers educator Ryan Jilka

Body GODDARD – Goddard Public Schools and the greater community lost a beloved educator last week. Ryan Jilka, a 25-year educator for the school district, died Monday, May 29, at the age of 50.
Goddard remembers educator Ryan Jilka

Changes are coming to cities of Argonia, Cheney and Goddard

Body Other city elections should be more routine Goddard city voters will have numerous candidates to choose from at the end of a year that saw a lot of controversy, including the departure of a mayor/city council member, the firing of the city administrator and the departure of...

Say cheese: June 4 is a day to celebrate popular dairy product

Body For some, cheese day is every day, but since 1914, June 4 is officially known as cheese day in the United States. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee said cheese provides eight essential nutrients to help build healthy bones and support the immune system.

Vintage Market returns to Garden Plain

Body GARDEN PLAIN – This year's Vintage Market in Garden Plain promises to be bigger and better. This is the third year for the event, and organizers say it has doubled in size from a year ago.
Shoppers look at some of the items available at last year’s Vintage Market in Garden Plain. This year’s edition will have nearly 60 vendors, more than twice as many as a year ago. Contributed photo

Kids to Parks Day is Saturday

Body HAYSVILLE – Kids and their families are invited to Riggs Park this Saturday for some free fun and activities. The Haysville Park Board is presenting the annual Kids to Parks Day, which will take place from 10 a.m.

Pessimism surrounds wheat forecast

Body “Not good.” The outlook for this year's wheat harvest is not very good, according to several sources. Ongoing drought conditions are a major cause behind the pessimism surrounding this year's harvest forecast.
A farmer cuts wheat near Goddard at the start of the 2022 harvest. This year's harvest will start sooner rather than later unless the area receives some much-needed rain. Travis Mounts/TSnews

Council set to address full agenda at this week's workshop

Body CONWAY SPRINGS – Members of the Conway Springs City Council continued to add more agenda items for this week's council workshop as they tackled their regular meeting last week. At their regular meeting earlier in May, council members approved setting a workshop for 5:30 p.m.
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