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Body CHENEY – Cheney City Council members held a short meeting on May 11, quickly taking care of a limited number of business items.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

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

Body 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.

Body CONWAY SPRINGS –Prompted by some observations from a local resident, members of the Conway Springs City Council last week agreed to hold a workshop later this month to look at city codes in the community.