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TSnews Sisters Mary Oliphant and Ramona Lampe received a Sedgwick County Conservation Award, recognizing their completion of a conservation project that was begun by their late mother, Roberta Lampe.

TSnews During the Sumner County Conservation’s 82nd annual banquet on Feb. 15, Wavern Beckner was honored as the 2024 winner of the Conservation Bankers Award.

Millions of people look forward to the month of March every year. In the northern hemisphere, March 20 or 21 marks the beginning of spring, a season of rejuvenation in which individuals enjoy the first consistent periods of warm weather since the previous fall.

Sedgwick County Emergency Management will present its 2025 severe weather safety program across Sedgwick County in the coming weeks. The program was developed by the National Weather Service, and is designed to educate county residents about severe weather and safety.

TSnews CHENEY – A full house gathered at the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau building on Saturday night, drawn in no small part by Dan Meers, the man behind the fur of K.C. Wolf, the well-known mascot for the Kansas City Chiefs.

TSnews HAYSVILLE – A death connected to a crash in Haysville last week is being investigated as a possible homicide. Haysville Police reported that, just after midnight on Friday, officers from the Haysville Police Department were dispatched to a building collapse in the 6500 block of A Street.

SUMNER COUNTY – Are you at least 10 years old and interested in becoming a babysitter? Join K-State Research and Extension in Sumner County, along with community partners, to learn about the responsibilities of babysitting on Friday, March 21. The class will run 9 a.m.

Editor’s note: Following are the unofficial minutes of the USD 356 Conway Springs Board of Education meeting of Feb. 10. The minutes will be adopted officially at the March meeting, and are subject to change prior to adoption.

TSnews GODDARD – Linear Park in Goddard will soon have new, inclusive features. Construction was set to begin soon on an addition that will bring several new features, all of which will be inclusive in nature.

The USD 356 Conway Springs Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.