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SEDGWICK COUNTY – The Prairie Travelers are urging caution for users of the Prairie Sunset Trail, which runs from Garden Plain through Goddard and into Wichita. With all of the recent rain, there are areas of the trail that have been damaged.

The Wichita-founded Pizza Hut chain has been sold. Yum! Brands has sold the chain for $2.7 billion dollars.

Spice Up Your Life When I go to try a recipe I think sounds tasty, I often follow the directions pretty closely, only deviating here and there to kick some of the flavors up a notch.

Ingredients 1 whole chicken, spatchcocked 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon onion powder leaves from one sprig fresh rosemary (or 1/2 teaspoon dried) about 1/4 to 1/2 cup dijon mustard 2 large potatoes, cut into oneinch pieces 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 3 stalks celery,...

It’s county fair season in Kansas, and while local events are a great way to enjoy the sun and time with friends, heat can be an invisible fun bandit for livestock. Kansas State University beef extension veterinarian A.J.

140 Years Ago Oscar Sellon’s art gallery came near being destroyed by fire Thursday. The flames had reached several feet in height, but were extinguished.

9 Years Ago Haysville restaurant Iron Wagon Tex Mex BBQ was damaged by a fire Friday afternoon, June 23. According to Sedgwick County Fire Department division chief Carl Cox, firefighters arrived fairly quickly at 2:30 p.m.

From 1949 Ed Larson, 84, living south of Milan, had the misfortune to fall from the hayloft the first of the week, breaking his collarbone and arm and bruising himself up considerably. He is considered to be in a serious condition.

From July 1945 Paul Millender, 26, drowned Tuesday evening in the pond on the Leigh Clark place a mile west of town, where Paul’s sister, Mrs. Roy Campbell, lives.

CLEARWATER – Liesl Schulze, a recent graduate from Clearwater High School, was this area’s lone winner in the annual Jester Awards, presented by Music Theatre Wichita. Schulze was the lighting designer for the CHS’ presentation of “Seussical” during the 2025-26 school year.