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Lightning strike takes out dinosaur
Staff report TSnews It wasn't a white-hot asteroid that destroyed a dinosaur Saturday night at Field Station: Dinosaurs in Derby. Instead, it was a lightning strike that sparked a fire, which burned down the park's sauroposeidon.
Law enforcement moves to encrypted communications
SEDGWICK COUNTY – On April 28, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications, in partnership with the Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Office, Wichita Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies, transitioned to encrypted law enforcement radio channels.
Astronomy night at Cheney Lake
CHENEY – The Wichita State University Club Nova will host a free astronomy night this Saturday. It will run 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the Wichita Point day-use area at Cheney State Park. Use the park’s east entrance.
Turkey vultures are back in Kansas
Extension Each spring, as Kansas landscapes begin to green up and temperatures rise, large, broad-winged birds can be seen circling overhead.
Golf course opens in Cheney
110 Years Ago The school board has elected Miss Mina Luden as superintendent. Miss Mary How of Wichita has been employed to teach English, and Miss Alice Manley of Burden to teach the fifth and sixth grades.
Haysville Memories
8 Years Ago Wichita State University’s new location in Haysville has a name, Dr. Michael Yeung told Haysville Chamber of Commerce members last month: WSU Haysville.
Star Files
From May 1925 Missouri Pacific booster trips continue to get better and more pleasant. At 6 a.m.
Argosy Files
From May 1941 The Lions Club and the school have purchased a large white silk flag, on which the words “Argonia, Kansas” are lettered. The flag measures three by five feet.