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TSnews The Allen family has a set of grand champions from this year’s Sedgwick County Fair. Leah, 16 years old, and James, 13 years old, Allen took part in the Fair.

Sedgwick County Jada Long, Ninnescah Valley, Senior Buck Rabbit, Best Opposite of Breed; Wyatt Bracken, Ninnescah Valley, Senior Doe Rabbit, Best of Breed; Wyatt Bracken, Ninnescah Valley, Senior Doe Rabbit, purple; Jada Long, Ninnescah Valley, Senior Buck Rabbit, purple; Christian Oborny, Goddard, Non-Perishable Food, purple; James Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Building Block Engineering, purple; James Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Woodworking (other), purple; Leah Allen, Woodworking, Purple; Faith Meyer, Goddard, Knitting, purple; Kylee Guffey, Non-Perishable Food, purple; James Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Photography, purple; Leah Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Fine Arts, purple; Abilgail Kerschen, Quail Valley, Photography, purple; Lucas Baalman, Ninnescah Valley, Photography, purple; Paige Baalman, Ninnescah Valley, Photography, purple;William Kerschen, Quail Valley, Photography, purple; Steven Allen, Photography, purple; Wyatt Bracken, Ninnescah Valley, Geology Educational Exhibit, purple; Brayden Witte, Cheney Challengers, Photography, blue; Corbin Bullard, Ninnescah Valley, Geology, blue; Wyatt Bracken, Ninnescah Valley, Wildlife Promotional Poster, blue; Jenevieve Kerschen, Quail Valley, Photography, blue; Steven Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Woodworking, purple; Kylee Guffey, Goddard, Senior Buck Rabbit, blue; Tenley Riggs, Goddard, Photography, blue; Adam Bennett, Country Kids, Photography, blue; Lane Bennett, Country Kids, Photography, blue; Brooke Wilkinson, Ninnescah Valley, Photography, blue; Paisley Haworth, Cheney Challengers, Photography, blue; Kylee Guffey, Goddard, Rabbit Showmanship, blue; Grayson Wiemeyer, Quail Valley, Photography, blue; Breanna Wells, Cheney Challengers, Photography, blue; Abigail Kerschen, Quail Valley, Crochet, blue; James Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Geese, Blue; Steven Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Geese, blue; Kylee Guffey, Goddard, Junior Dog Show Showmanship, blue; Courtney Allen, Goddard, Junior Dog Show Showmanship, red;Leah Allen, Ninnescah Valley, Photography, red; Grayson Wiemeyer, Quail Valley, Fashion Revue, red; James Allen, Large Vegetable Specimen Plate, red; Steven Allen, Large Vegetable Specimen Plate, red; Nicholas Oborny, Goddard, Annual Garden Flower, red; Grayson Wiemeyer, Quail Valley, Educational Food Exhibit, white. Sumner County Allie Harlan, Photography, purple; Wyatt Harlan, Fine Arts, purple; Henry Osner, Building Block Engineering, purple; Asher Salisbury, Photography, blue; Joyce Salisbury, Photography; blue, Kendall Baggs, Photography, blue; Wyatt Harlan, Photography, blue; Allie Harlan, Macramé, blue; Kendall Baggs, Communications, red; Asher Salisbury, Non-Perishable Food, white; Kendall Baggs, Non-Perishable Food, White; Asher Salisbury, Woodworking, white; Wyatt Harlan, Senior Photography, 7th; Joyce Salisbury, Intermediate Photography, 51st; Asher Salisbury, Intermediate Photography, 56th..

TSnews Two local young photographers recently received some high honors for their work at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Abigail Kerschen, who is a member of Quail Valley 4-H in Garden Plain, and Lucas Baalman from Ninnescah Valley 4-H in Clearwater, both won purple ribbons for their photography at the Kansas State Fair recently.

TSnews Success in 4-H has become a family tradition for the Harlans. Wyatt Harlan won several purple ribbons at last year’s Sumner County Fair and Sumner County 4-H Fair – and this year, Wyatt and his sister, Allie, both won purple ribbons for fine arts at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.

Extension A bad smell in the refrigerator or freezer might be more than just an unpleasant inconvenience for homeowners; it could signal a potential food safety issue, says a Kansas State University food safety specialist. Karen Blakeslee, coordinator of K-State’s Rapid Response Center for food science, said spoiled food can lead to a large amount of bacterial growth, and cooking these foods may not destroy those high levels of bacteria.

Argonia Raiders extended their continuous winning streak to 14 straight by defeating Belmont 66-0 under the lights Wednesday night, Oct. 30, at Belmont.

From November 1923 Conway Springs High School easily retained its football standing by defeating Harper 73-0 last Friday. Ralph Hickson and Pete Jenkins were given the ball to take over for touchdowns throughout the game. Carl Richardson played his usual fast game, scoring one touchdown from receiving a Harper kickoff. CSHS has played three league teams and three outside teams and has won them all with a total scoring of 281 points to the opponents’ 13.

9 Years Ago While Haysville doesn’t yet have properties listed on the National and/or State Register of Historic Places, residents have been forward-thinking in preparing for that possibility. At Monday’s city council meeting, Katrina Ringler, certified local government coordinator for the Kansas Historical Society, celebrated Haysville’s placement on a list of 18 CLGs throughout Kansas.

140 Years Ago A seven-pound turnip, grown by Ed Roembach, east of town, is on exhibit at Schmidt and Wolf ’s land office. 110 Years Ago The old cottonwood tree, which has stood on Main almost ever since the inception of the town, was chopped down Monday afternoon by James Flinn.

GARDEN PLAIN – The process to find a replacement for departing USD 267 chief Tim Hayden is underway. The Renwick School Board voted at its Monday evening meeting to hire KASB, the Kansas Association of School Boards, to begin looking for candidates.