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Mayor Hunt is in receipt of a letter from Corp. Ralph Kerschen, who is a mechanic in the Army Air Corps base at Fort Sumner, N.M.

CLEARWATER – The Clearwater Public Library is looking for an adult volunteer to help lead its Books & Beyond teen club. The club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, starting after school at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Barton Community College has named 233 students to the president’s list for the spring 2023 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or 'A' letter scale.

HAYSVILLE – Dawsen Crum of Haysville graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in biomedical engineering (BS). The school is located in Rochester, N.Y.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Rebecca Leonard of Viola was named to the University of Dallas spring 2023 honor roll for earning a semester grade-point average of 3.0-3.49. Leonard is a junior theology major..

Orville Shirley, a local resident and former Argonia businessman, will become the new manager of the Norris Grain Company here effective next week. Raymond Suttles, a former publisher of the Argonia Argosy, is at present time working on the staff of the Harper Advocate at Harper.

Council members approved a distance waiver requirement and a temporary special event permit application that will allow the recreation department to host a “Paint the Night” event at the Haysville Activity Center. The discussion took up a large portion of Monday's regular city council meeting.

130 Years Ago At the races at the Jewett Ranch, C.J. Hessel’s oneyear- old colt, Ninita, paced a mile in three minutes and a fraction of a second.

July 17: Found property, First and Taylor; Animal complaint, 400 block N. Main; Animal complaint, 200 block W. Fourth; Returned property, CPD; Paper service, 600 block N. Wolf; Assist Sedgwick Co. Sheriff's Office, 343rd St. W.

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