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CLEARWATER – Sterling College will honor five artists and educators whose creativity, leadership and faith have left an enduring mark on students and communities across the nation. The inductees include Clearwater High School instructor Lex Rhoadarmer in theater, and the late Angela (Ryherd) Rhoadarmer in music.

In 2024, the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication in the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University released a study about the ongoing popularity of pumpkin spice lattes.

From November 1899 The first lecture to be given here this season, under the auspices of the Magazine Club, will be on Friday evening, Nov. 17, by Frank McClure Chaffee, wit and philosopher of Connecticut. His subject will be “Lean Folks.”

From October 1954 The First Church, compiled by Frank Beals. On May 20, 1883, a group of Missionary Baptists, J.E. and Olive Hickok and daughters Esther and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cease, and L.A. and Susanna Salter, met to organize a church in Argonia. Rev. William Parker was chosen moderator. The Articles of Faith were read and the Covenant adopted.

9 Years Ago The Campus Colts girls tennis team's doubles teams brought home medals from last weekend's Class 6A tournament in Topeka. 8 Years Ago The winner of the City of Haysville's flag design contest will be publicly unveiled at 6:15 p.m.

The Sumner County Historical & Genealogical Society will host the program, “The Last United States Land Rush in 1902” presented by author and YouTube creator Donnis Slusser Crane of Cheney. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.

Extension Kansas may not be known as a state that is at high-risk for wildfires, but Kansas Forest Service specialist Shawna Hartman said Kansas ranks in the top five states nationally for the number of wildfires annually. “A lot of people in Kansas believe that we will not see wildfires here like we would in California or Colorado,” Hartman said.

140 Years Ago The bank of Cheney will soon be changed from its present location. Mr.

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

CHENEY – Commodities distribution in Cheney will take place 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Oct.