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7 Years Ago More than $9 million worth of construction is all but complete at Haysville Middle School. The improvements, which voters OK'd when they approved a $59 million bond issue in June 2015, include a new, larger competition gym that also serves as a FEMA-compliant storm shelter; and a reconfiguration of offices and classrooms that improves building security during the school day.

From September 1921 H.E. Ewing and family and some other friends have enough of Texas and are on the way back to Kansas to live again.

10 Years Ago A recent change to bedbug fumigation will make it more cost-effective to get rid of the pests, thanks to research from Kansas State University. The phrase “sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite” might have become more common in the past decade because bedbug infestations in the United States have grown as travel has increased.

A few weeks ago, when the county fair carnival was in town, Joey and I decided to host our 6-year-old niece for a sleepover. Well, I should say I decided to host her, and Joey was allowed to participate as the fun uncle who was then relegated to sleeping in the guest room with the dog.

Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter, plus more to grease pan 4 cups miniature marshmallows Liberally grease the bottoms and sides of an eight-by-eight-inch baking pan with butter, and set it aside. Add the three tablespoons of butter to a large saucepan over low heat.

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Jace Ramos, a native of Conway Springs, hangs on tight during Sunday’s bull riding at the Bronc Kraft Memorial Rodeo, which took place in Conway Springs on Saturday and Sunday. The rodeo drew cowboys and cowgirls from many communities. See more photos on Page B1.

TSnews CLEARWATER – During its meeting Aug. 27, the Clearwater City Council reviewed rendering sketches created by Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) as part of a master planning process for the Chisholm Trail Sports Complex.

If you’ve been following my raspberry series the last few weeks, you know that I went on a mission to see if I could make raspberry dishes that my husband, Joey, (a known raspberry hater) would enjoy. The other two recipes I tried received a thumbs up from him, but I wanted to see if I could win with one more.

Ingredients 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, divided 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 eggs juice of 1 medium-sized lemon zest of 1 medium-sized lemon 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt.