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SUMNER COUNTY – The Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society in Wellington will host “The Orphan Trains of Sumner County,” a presentation by Jim Bales, this Monday in Wellington. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Yesteryears From the archives of the Cheney Sentinel, Clearwater Times and Goddard News Sentinel 120 Years Ago News came in just as we go to press that Charles Fearey’s barn was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon. Two horses and a lot of grain and other materials were destroyed.

From June 1948 Men completing the shingling of the Jordan School house south of Milan last week included Robert Crites, Irwin Garder, Pet and Will Crites. Master Sgt.

From May 1903 The windstorm Saturday lasted longer and was about the worst this part of the country has experienced for several years, but no damage was done here. Wind and water destroyed an enormous amount of property in Oklahoma that night, Enid and Oklahoma City getting the worst of it.

8 Years Ago Campus golfer Mikey Kelly is heading to the Class 6A State tournament. Kelly won a playoff with four other golfers to take ninth at Monday’s regional tournament at Carey Park in Hutchinson.

Cheney Police Report April 28: Business check, 700 block N. Main; Suspicious activity, 800 block N.

HAYSVILLE – A 1950s sock hop dinner and dance will take place May 30 at the Haysville Senior Center. Tickets are $10, and are only available to members of the Haysville Senior Center.

Members of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) have elected two new trustees and one incumbent to its 10-member board. Results were announced at this year’s 2025 annual meeting, held April 23, in Scott City, and at seven remote meeting locations.

HAYSVILLE – The Haysville City Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday approved the final documents necessary to begin a housing rehabilitation program with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.

Kansas county health officers issued warnings about four sites where people may have been exposed to measles, as the number of cases increases. Confirmed measles cases have spread outside the initial eight southwest Kansas counties, with one case confirmed in Wichita and another in Hutchinson.