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Earth Day is not the only date on the calendar in April to honor the environment. Another spring holiday with many of the same ideals has been around for a lot longer, though few notice today.

• The first US Arbor Day was celebrated in Nebraska on April 10, 1872, after being proposed by the secretary of the Nebraska Territory, J. Sterling Morton.

Newspapers in Our Schools is a cooperative effort between The Times-Sentinel/ Haysville Sun-Times and area businesses that are generously assisting with the cost of printing additional newspapers each week to provide one paper for each classroom in our coverage area – Cheney, Clearwater, Garden...

Times-Sentinel Newspapers has launched a new website for its weekly newspaper, TSnews.

HAYSVILLE – Since 1997, Form Systems Inc. in Haysville’s industrial park has been producing insulated concrete forms (ICFs), which are used for pouring below-grade and above-grade concrete walls for homes and other buildings.

CHENEY – This is only the fourth week that the new Anchor Farm has been providing produce in Cheney and Yoder, but Shelby Beyer’s family farm has been years in the making.

Random Thoughts Last week, I hopped on an airplane to California to spend time with my brother, Justin, and his family. It's been a great couple of weeks of extended family time for me.

Dear Editor, Some of our state legislators have been claiming that Kansas schools are failing our students. That is just not true.

The Conway Springs High School alumni banquet will be held May 29, which is Memorial Day, at the CSHS commons. Meat will be provided for the meal, which will occur shortly after noon following the 11 a.m.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Students from Argonia and Conway Springs high schools will perform a music recital at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.