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GODDARD – Paying a special visit to Rolling Hills Country Club, the Goddard Chamber of Commerce ended its year with a luncheon and speaker. Regina Miller is business consultant and owner of an early education center in Wichita, and works as a motivational speaker.

Byron and Heidi Wells of Sedgwick County are one of Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Farm Family of the Year honorees. Each year, a select number of families receive the Farm Family of the Year award for their service and leadership in agriculture, Farm Bureau and their communities.

Arkansas Tech University students Emily Stolp and Hannah Cherb have earned 2025 Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE) Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) grants to help fund their continued study of specialized topics.

7 Years Ago On Monday, Dec. 18, Wichita State University and USD 261 Haysville entered an agreement for WSU to lease the former home of Haysville High School.

Editor’s note: TSnews is publishing a series of holiday stories in November and December, presenting ideas on how to have simpler, healthier and happier holidays. Revelry and New Year’s Eve tend to go hand in hand.

Christmas trees bring Christmas glee, but they can bring even more than that once the holiday season is past, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini. “An old Christmas tree can be used to benefit birds, fish and the landscape by placing it in a corner of your deck, and spreading some birdseed nearby, or tying it to a deciduous tree or post near a bird feeder,” she said.

Argonia Thursday, Jan. 2 USD 359 classes resume.

The Kansas Department of Health and the Environment estimates that more than 240,000 Kansans have Type II diabetes, a form of the disease in which the body does produce enough insulin – or doesn’t use insulin properly – resulting in high blood sugar levels.

As we head into the home stretch of 2024, we’re officially entering snacking season. It’s that time of year when we all concede to our stretchy pants, eat with friends and family, and hope that our New Year’s resolutions will save us from having to size up when shorts season comes around again.

1. Must be 18 or older to enter. 2. Individuals may enter as many times as they wish, but only one entry per visit to a participating business. 3. Individuals may enter the contest at more than one location. However, winners will be limited to one per immediate family. 4. Contest ends and winners drawn Monday, December 9, 2024. Winners will receive a call by Wednesday, December 11. Each winner will be presented with a gift certificate to a local grocery store. 5. Any incomplete entry form may be disqualified. All entries must contain entrant’s first and last name, age, full address and daytime phone number. 6. All participating businesses and their winners will be listed in the December 19 edition of the newspaper.