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Melissa Haney, a science teacher at Explorer Elementary School in Goddard Unified School District 265, and Joanna Farmer, an agriculture teacher at Southeast High School, Wichita USD 259, were named Region 4 finalists for the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year award during an awards ceremony on March 25 in Wichita. This award recognizes excellent teaching in the elementary and secondary classrooms of the state.

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March 20: Suspicious activity, 131 N. Main; Accident 911 call, 800 block N.

CLEARWATER – At its meeting on March 28, members of the Clearwater City Council gave an informal thumbs-up to plans to dissolve the Clearwater Cemetery District and turn the job of maintaining and running local cemeteries over to the city of Clearwater.

GODDARD – During Monday evening’s Goddard City Council meeting, council members discussed plans to pave Hawkins Lane, the road leading up to the public entrance of Tanganyika Wildlife Park. The road has always been unpaved, and that has come to seem more and more out of place as Tanganyika has attracted an increasing number of visitors over the years, city staff said.

CLEARWATER – Next Tuesday, there will be a lunch-andlearn potluck at the Clearwater Senior Center. The lunch will begin at noon.

CHENEY – The annual meeting of the Vinita Cemetery Association will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and will take place at the Cheney Methodist Church.

Growing Growers ICT is hosting a series of farm tours for aspiring growers to see how concepts of fruit and vegetable production are put to use on a specialty crop farm. Registration is now open for the next farm tour, which will be at Strong Roots Healthy Farming, located at 3059 E.

ARGONIA – Barrel races will be coming to the Argonia Rodeo Arena, located at River Park on the banks of the Chikaskia River. An agreement was approved at Monday's Argonia City Council meeting between the city and Payson and Justice Hedlund.

HAYSVILLE – The public is invited to take part in a Monday meeting about a possible indoor public swimming pool in Haysville. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m.