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CONWAY SPRINGS – Two students have been named as the January artists of the month at Conway Springs High School. Amelia Meyers, a junior and Art 2 student, was selected for her mixed media creation, “Face.” It is on display at the Conway Springs city office.

HAYSVILLE – Celebrate Kansas Day with a free Kansas Day potluck luncheon at the Haysville Community Library. The luncheon will begin at noon this Saturday in the library's Community Room.

WICHITA – The public is invited on Sunday to celebrate 164 years of Kansas statehood with local musicians and poets. Over the past several years, it has become a tradition at the Wich-ita Sedgwick County Historical Museum to celebrate Kansas statehood with live performances in song and verse, harkening back to the cowboy years of Kansas.

Construction will soon begin on a public-use commercial kitchen in the Caldwell Workspace ,thanks to a grant from K-State 105 given to the Sumner County Economic Development (SCED) as part of the Border Queen Harvest Hub (BQHH).

TSnews Tuesday morning brought a fresh wave of cold weather, including a new record low for Jan. 21.

The American Legion Boys State of Kansas is accepting applications for its 2025 session. The event is set to be held June 1-7 at Kansas State University in Manhattan. This will be the program’s 33rd consecutive session at KSU and 87th overall.

Staff report TSnews A domestic violence incident near Haysville ended with the suspect apparently taking his own life. On Jan.

Cheney High School has announced it has joined Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) for the 2024-25 school year. SAFE (Seatbelts Are For Everyone) is a free, student-led program for high school students focusing on peer-topeer promotion of traffic safety.

GODDARD – In conjunction with the State of Kansas Department of Transportation Highway US-54/400 access management, construction on the 183rd Street Intersection Improvement project is anticipated to begin on Monday.

WICHITA – This week began with bitter cold and fresh snow, but December was warmer than average according to the National Weather Service in Wichita. December and yearly 2024 temperatures were above average to well above average across much of Kansas, while December precipitation was below average for most of the state.