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Body WELLIGNTON – In just a few weeks, volunteer individuals, families, clubs and groups will come together to help a child improve their childhood by provide a bed for them to sleep in.

Body GODDARD – The Goddard Welcome and Resource Hub will celebrate its grand opening from 11 to 1 p.m. this Saturday, with a ribbon cutting at 11:30 a.m.

Body Following are next week’s menus for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels. The recommended cost is $5 per meal, if you are able to pay.

Body 9 Years Ago Rural Haysville resident Donna Tibbits was a lead organizer of the Cushman Club of America’s national meet, held at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson from June 11 to 16. Cushmans are motor scooters that were manufactured in the U.S.

Body 110 Years Ago Miss Mable Jennings has accepted the position of German and Science teacher in the Goddard Schools. 90 Years Ago Carpenters began Wednesday morning wrecking one of the first buildings used in Cheney for storage of wheat.

Body CLEARWATER – The Clearwater City Council spent most of its June 9 meeting weighing how the city will respond to Sedgwick County Fire District 1’s decision to cancel its mutual- and automatic-aid agreements with the city, a move that leaves Clearwater’s volunteer department...

Body The City of Cheney and Cherry Oaks Golf Course are moving forward with design stages for a redesigned clubhouse. Cheney City Council members on June 10 approved hiring Gravity Works Architecture for $12,500 to create a clubhouse improvement concept.

Body The annual Dilly’s Place Family Fun Day will take place this Saturday at the YMCA’s Camp Hyde. The camp, located north of Viola, can be found at 26201 W.

Body A severe thunderstorm moved through south-central Kansas on Saturday night, causing significant damage in several places. On the Dalbom Dairy Farm just outside Viola, half of the roof on an equipment barn was torn off.

Body CONWAY SPRINGS – Biking Across Kansas came to Conway Springs last week on Tuesday evening, as hundreds of bicyclists made the city their home for one night. They were welcomed with open arms, as the community put together a big event at Central Park.