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TSnews Last fall, recent Argonia High School graduate Max Siegmann arrived at Eisenhower National Airport to start his year as a foreign exchange student. The Hamburg, Germany, native found that he needed a few minutes to collect himself before going out to meet his new host family.

HAYSVILLE – The Haysville Pride Organization and Haysville Police Department conducted a child passenger safety seat check at the Haysville City Building on May 6. From 9 a.m.

CLEARWATER – Updates are continuing at Clearwater City Park. A new play surface has been installed around the existing playground equipment at the park.

Two Sumner County high school students have received $1,000 scholarships from Wheatland Electric Cooperative.

CHENEY – The annual summer reading program kick-off block part at the Cheney Public Library will take place on Saturday. The event will include a carnival, as well as plenty of food and drink.

TSnews GODDARD – At its meeting Monday evening, the Goddard City Council voted to deny Goddard Galleria developer Dwayne Dugan's request that the city pay half of the cost of some road improvements in the commercial development. The vote to deny was 4-0.

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

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.

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.

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.