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HAYSVILLE – The USD 261 Haysville Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, April 20, for discussion of treasurer’s report/bills tabled from the regular board meeting held on April 17, 2023, due to technical difficulties. The meeting will be held via Zoom.

CLEARWATER – Students in Clearwater USD 264 will get to start summer vacation early. Earlier this week, superintendent Chris Cooper made the announcement that summer will start sooner than expected.

CLEARWATER – A unique set of circumstances is leading Clearwater teacher Debbie Lukert to the White House this summer. Lukert has earned one of just 30 spots nationally in the 2023 White House History Teacher Institute.

The deadline to file for city and school board elections is six weeks away. Candidates must file for local offices by noon on Thursday, June 1.

TOPEKA – Senate Bill 3, a bipartisan bill signed April 7 by Gov. Laura Kelly, designates the Silvisaurus Condrayi as Kansas’ official state land fossil.

HAYSVILLE – An 18-year-old woman from Haysville has been identified after a one-car fatality crash early Sunday. Madison Dahl died in the crash, which happened shortly after midnight on Sunday, according to information from the Wichita Police Department.

CONWAY SPRINGS – In an effort to curb vandalism and illegal dumping, the City of Conway Springs will be installing a fairly extensive camera system around the community.

CHENEY – City council members tackled a relatively light agenda during last Thursday’s Cheney City Council meeting. During the meeting, council members voted to leave pool rates the same as last year.

Sumner County officials spent time last week visiting with constituents in both Wellington and Conway Springs, in events sponsored by the Sumner County Farm Bureau Association. On Wednesday, three state officials came to the Conway Springs Community Center.

TSnews GODDARD – With the city of Goddard handling an increased pace of commercial and residential developments, the Goddard City Council spent a good part of its Monday meeting reviewing and working to set policies related to bonds and financing.