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Staff Report TSnews Lake Afton, located in southwest Sedgwick County near Goddard, has been moved to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' blue-green algae warning list. The change was made on June 22.

130 Years Ago To Whom It May concern: I have this 21st day of June, 1893 sold to H.L. Goul all my right, title, and interest in The Cheney Herald.

From July 1953 The Fourth of July weekend passed quietly without unusual incidence in this locality. Sunday, with 106 degrees, was one of the most uncomfortable hot days yet dished out this summer.

6 Years Ago Haysville restaurant Iron Wagon Tex Mex BBQ was damaged by a fire Friday afternoon, June 23. According to Sedgwick County Fire Department division chief Carl Cox, firefighters arrived fairly quickly at 2:30 p.m.

From 1968 The microfilming of the Argonia Clippers and Argosies has been assured. Mrs.

From the archives of the Cheney Sentinel, Clearwater Times and Goddard News Sentinel.

CHENEY – At its June meeting, members of the Cheney Chamber of Commerce approved a beautification project for Kirkham Michael in downtown Cheney and agreed to contribute $200 to the project.

Several local students were among more than 6,400 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students named to the dean's list for spring semester. Qualifications vary by college.

GODDARD – A new venue for games and drinks has opened in Goddard. OutWest has been open for two weeks now, and is giving folks in western Sedgwick County a place for a beer or a mixed drink, food and snacks, games and more.

Cities and towns across the country commemorate special days with various festivities, particularly when warm weather beckons people outdoors. Fireworks long have been a popular way to cap off parades, concerts, sporting events, and national days of celebration.