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Brianna Barnes TSnews Friends of Chuck Schooley have put in a bench and plaque at Argonia River Park in memory of him. He died Oct.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – A surprise visitor at last week's Conway Springs City Council meeting came with a gift – a check for $1,000 to be used for park improvements. Spearheaded by council member Larry Roth, the City of Conway Springs has started a fund for improvements at Central Park, where the city is hoping to make numerous improvements.

Staff report TSnews HAYSVILLE – The USD 261 Haysville Board of Education approved a tentative agreement with the Haysville Education Association, the teacher's union, at a June 26 board of education meeting. The agreement, which is for the 2025-26 school year, is for a 3.1 percent increase in total compensation.

Following are next week’s menus for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels in both Sedgwick County and Sumner County. The recommended cost is $5 per meal, if you are able to pay.

TSnews HAYSVILLE – Haysville Chamber of Commerce members had to make last-second changes ahead of last Thursday's meeting. A complication arose just before the meeting, but First Baptist Church was able to create a space at the last minute and give Chamber members a place to meet.

Brianna Barnes TSnews You could say that brothers Jim and Gene Scheer have a “can do” attitude. At the Sedgwick County Commission meeting June 4, “Garden Plain Can Brothers Day” was declared, in honor of Jim and Gene Scheer.

GARDEN PLAIN – As the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to celebrate by making a blood donation appointment to help power the blood supply through mid-summer. While all blood types are needed, donors with type O blood are most urgently needed.

TSnews CLEARWATER – During the June 10 Clearwater City Council meeting, the council directed staff to draw up a contract selling four remaining city-owned residential lots in Chisholm Ridge to Klausmeyer Construction for $32,000. However, on June 24 the council learned that, before the agreement with Klausmeyer was finalized, Sellers Enterprises LLC submitted an offer to buy the four lots for $64,000 and to build a new house on each lot within a year.

When Kim and I traveled to Tulsa for a long weekend recently, we took in some great sightseeing, and a phenomenal concert by Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli. Even with such highlights, we still had time to “pick” some of Tulsa’s many eclectic antique stores and junk shops.

The winners have been chosen in the TSnews July 4 coloring contest. The winners are Kinley Boswell, age 7, from Wichita; Hustin Brown, 7, from Conway; and Cam Pauly, 5, from Conway Springs. Each winner received a prize package.