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HAYSVILLE – With the arrival of spring, the Haysville Aviators baseball team is looking for host families and other volunteers or sponsors for the 2024 season. If you are interested in hosting a player or have questions, email host family coordinator Makenzie McDowell at hostanaviators@gmail.com or call/text 316-7087439.

TSnews CHENEY – The fourth annual Cheney Fire Department Car Show and Corn Hole Tournament will take place this Saturday, along with the Cheney Chamber of Commerce Celebrate Cheney event. This year's event will feature a special ribbon cutting for the recently- completed addition to the Cheney Fire Station at 525 N.

The Kansas Masonic Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to benefiting Kansas communities, has partnered with its 170 statewide Masonic lodges and Kansas Masons to award 212 scholarships to students across the state, totaling more than $220,000.

TSnews CLEARWATER During a brief city council meeting April 23, Mayor Burt Ussery shared an update on progress at Hammers Prairie Park. The gravel parking lot for the park has been installed, and bids are out to complete the process of surrounding the property with a split rail fence (except on the south side, which has a line of trees).

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TSnews CLEARWATER – Maddie Johnson, a sixth-grade student at Clearwater Intermediate School, placed second in the recent “I Voted” Election Day sticker design contest sponsored by Sedgwick County. More than 125 designs from students of all ages and schools across the county were sent in.

7 Years Ago Completion of the new Haysville Activity Center was originally slated for the end of April, but delays caused by weather and changes to the project pushed that date back several weeks. Haysville Recreation Director Georgie Carter said Tuesday that she is hopeful construction crews will turn the building over to her staff sometime in the first full week of June, setting the stage for a mid-June grand opening.

One of the most popular questions I get from people when they find out I write a recipe column is whether I have had any food fails when trying new dishes. The answer is a resounding yes.

CHENEY – A community blood drive will take place on Monday in Cheney, and donors are needed. The blood drive will run 1-6 p.m.

Chicken Ingredients 1 whole frying chicken 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons garlic powder To prepare the chicken, pat it dry with paper towels and then flip it to breast side down on a large cutting board. Using a sharp knife or kitchen scissors, starting from the tail side of the chicken, carefully cut out the backbone by cutting closely on both sides of it.