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6 Years Ago Starting next week, your local newspaper will have a new look. Next Thursday, the Haysville Sun-Times and its sister newspaper, The Times-Sentinel, will become one larger weekly newspaper.

Two local students have been named to the summer 2025 dean's list at Southern New Hampshire University. The students are Zakaree Blake of Argonia and Michelle Babb of Goddard.

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It’s amazing how memory works. There are so many experiences from my childhood that seemed so big, so awesome, so magical, and once I experienced them again as an adult, I realized that those were better left as cherished memories than something to revisit.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Two students have been named as the Sepember artists of the month at Conway Springs High School. Adysen Conkle, a junior and Art 2 student, was chosen for her charcoal drawing, “Weep.” It will be on display all month at Vintage Bank.

TSnews Patterson Family Farms in Valley Center was honored as a Sesquicentennial Farm at the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau annual meeting. The land was bought in spring of 1875 and has stayed in the family since, said Josh Patterson, current owner of the farm.

Dessert winner

Editing for the newspaper leads me into strange rabbit holes sometimes. This week, it was a fair amount of research on hash browns.

Ingredients 1 pound ground sausage 1 small onion, finely diced 1 green bell pepper, finely diced 3 cups frozen shredded hash browns, thawed 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 2 eggs 1/4 cup flour 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon thyme.