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Space selfie On Sept. 18, 1977, the Voyager I spacecraft took the first distant photograph of Earth and its moon together.

Sailing group to host open house

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CHENEY LAKE – The Ninnescah Sailing Association (NSA) will host an open house on Sunday to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The family-friendly event will run 2 to 6 p.m.

Beard Bar expands to Clearwater

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TSnews Men of Clearwater now have a new option available when they need to head to the barber shop. The Beard Bar is now open in Clearwater, the second site for the barber shop, which opened in 2023 on North Ridge Road in west Wichita.
Danielle Haselhorst is the owner of the new Beard Bar in Clearwater. It is a second location for the business, with the original open since 2023 in west Wichita. Contributed photo

Garden Plain moves closer to opening city pool

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TSnews The City of Garden Plain is a bit closer to finally having a city pool. The city was awarded $1.635 million in grant funding recently from the National Parks Service through the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Land and Water Conservation Fund, which will cover a big part of the $3.2 million cost for the pool and aquatic facility.
Mayor Kevin Hammond, Garden Plain City Council members and other dignitaries help turn dirt on Saturday for the new swimming pool coming to Garden Plain. It will be located in City Park, just east of the pickleball courts. Travis Mounts/TSnews

County starts work on bridge projects

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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will began a concrete pavement rehabilitation project in Sedgwick County on Monday. The work will involve mudjacking, a technique used to lift concrete slabs, on 53 bridges throughout the county.

Star Files

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From September 1913 Meredith, the 5-yearold son of Dr. and Mrs.

New member joins the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce

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Yesteryears 80 Years Ago The surrender of the Japanese was of secondary importance for the time being when three former buddies of the Goddard community, Clifford Gregory, Ensign Charles Means, and Gerald Champ, met in Honolulu. 60 Years Ago Bill Champ of Goddard completed two weeks of basic training with the Air National Guard at San Antonio, Texas.

Haysville Memories

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8 Years Ago Haysville resident Kyle Richardson raps under the name K-Rich. He has written and recorded about 20 rap and hip-hop tracks since he started pursuing rap as a hobby in October 2015.
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