Sedgwick County

CHENEY – Cheney City Council members held a short meeting on May 11, quickly taking care of a limited number of business items. Council members approved a bid from K&B Dirtworks to install roughly 465 feet of curb and guttering and 400 feet of a 7-foot-wide sidewalk along the north edge of the parking lot at the Cheney Sports Complex, located at the south end of Main Street.

SEDGWICK COUNTY – Sedgwick County Emergency Management (SCEM) is expanding the use of Civic Ready Alerts to include 17 more cities, in addition to the initial test sites of Wichita and Mt. Hope. The free alert system notifies residents by phone or email of emergencies or important news in their area.

TSnews CLEARWATER – At its meeting May 9, the Clearwater City Council reviewed a proposal from city administrator Courtney Zollinger to make changes to Clearwater Public Library's budget and its memorandum of understanding with the city. The library is governed by its own board of trustees.

HAYSVILLE – At a Monday evening presentation at the local VFW Post, Haysville celebrating becoming a Purple Heart City. The celebration took place at VFW Post 6957 in Haysville, following the official declaration that took place at the May 8 Haysville City Council meeting.

GARDEN PLAIN – The “Top Gun” movies helped inspire the design for this year’s Garden Plain Fourth of July button and T-shirt. Abbygail (Wells) Brown submitted this year’s winning entry, which was chosen by the Garden Plain Chamber of Commerce, the organization that puts on the Independence Day celebration.

CHENEY – If you have driven by the Cheney Public Library on Main Street recently, you likely have seen the new artwork that has been installed in front of the library building. It is virtually impossible to miss if you’ve walked by on the sidewalk.

GODDARD – With great weather and a big crowd, Cofellow Coffee Parlor held its grand opening on Saturday and the Goddard Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for the new business. Cofellow had a soft opening on May 1.

TSnews “Kansas Is Beautiful.” That’s the title of the new self-published book from Goddard photographer Mickey Shannon, but it’s also a belief about the Sunflower State. Shannon has been working on his nature photography book since around 2015, and has been a professional photographer since 2007.

CLEARWATER – About 5-1/2 years ago, Samantha Warkins and her family moved to Clearwater from Haysville. It did not take long for Warkins to become involved in her new hometown.

CHENEY – Two events sharing the same day return to Cheney this Saturday. The Cheney Fire Department Car Show and Cornhole Tournament is back, as is the Chamber of Commerce's Celebrate Cheney.