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GODDARD –The Sedgwick County Sheriff is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing adult. An alert was issued Monday afternoon for 25-year-old Aaron Kerschen, who was last seen in the 900 block of North 183rd Street West in Goddard at 3 a.m.

TSnews The City of Clearwater’s special election is coming up at the end of the month. This special election on Aug.

Record highs kick off hot stretch WICHITA – South-central Kansas was baking this weekend with record-high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, and the heat wave is continuing deep into this week. On Saturday, Wichita set a new record high of 111 degrees for Aug.

By Travis Mounts

CHENEY – A police officer was arrested earlier this week after being accused of rape.

Cheney Police Chief Ken Winter confirmed that Officer Grant Cook was arrested on Tuesday following an interview with Sedgwick County Sheriff's investigators.

Winter said the victim reported to a full-time Cheney police officer on Monday. He was notified a short time after.

“We brought in the officer who was accused,” Winter said.

TSnews Some people put flowers in pots and others in vases, but Olivia Liggett with River City Kids 4-H won 4-H Horticulture Best of Show for her flower arrangement in a boot. Best of Show is a project that is judged to be the best in its category.

TSnews Welding is a time-proven and invaluable skill in the U.S., especially in a manufacturing state like Kansas. For 11-yearold Reed Hedstrom, welding is a hobby that earned him a blue ribbon from the Sedgwick County Fair.

Below are the results of the 2023 Sedgwick County Fair Open Class Elias Amershek, Wichita, 1 Blue; James William Allen, Wichita, 5 Blue, 1 Red; Cody Ayres, Garden Plain, 1 Red; Sawyer Ayres, Garden Plain, 1 Red, 4 White.

A young boy tries his luck at one of the games at the Pride of Texas Carnival during the Sedgwick County Fair. Travis Mounts/TSnews.

TSnews BrassKnot, a brass band made up of Wichita Northwest High School students and alumni, heard the sweet sound of victory as the winners of the Sedgwick County Fair’s Got Talent. BrassKnot won the first place award of $500, as well as the People’s Choice award of $50.

TSnews CONWAY SPRINGS – Plans for a potential $3 million bond issue for major street repairs in Conway Springs are continuing to take shape, following action last week by the local City Council. At their meeting last Tuesday, council members discussed a bond issue proposal that would be larger than anything previously reviewed by the council.