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TSnews CLEARWATER — The Clearwater City Council voted Sept. 9 to amend the city’s 2025 budget, increasing the spending authority for its Department on Aging Fund after the city received a larger-than-expected county grant for senior center operations.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – Members of the Conway Springs City Council have approved the city's budget for next year, marking a significant cut from the proposed budget that had been considered. The council ended up cutting just over $35,000 from the budget for 2026.

Three Eisenhower High School students have been named as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation last week.

TSnews GODDARD – Two of five candidates for the Goddard City Council attended last week's Our Community Chamber meeting in Goddard, taking questions from local business leaders in a members-only event.

TSnews GODDARD – The Goddard City Council at its meeting Monday approved changes to its subdivision regulations with a nod to attracting even more residential development.

TSnews CHENEY – The Cheney City Council approved its 2026 budget at its monthly meeting on Sept. 10.

Staff report TSnews On Sept. 30, Social Security will be transitioning federal benefit payments to electronic distribution, with paper checks being phased out in most cases.

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

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.

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.