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HAYSVILLE – It’s time to get your tickets for the annual Haysville Chamber of Commerce Gold Start Banquet. This year’s event will take place on April 1.

Extension A Kansas State University doctoral student is reporting results indicating that freezing and thawing beef doesn’t impact a consumer’s eating experience, compared to eating the same product fresh. Erin Beyer presented her results during K-State’s 110th annual Cattlemen’s Day on March 3.

CHENEY – The Cheney Chamber of Commerce is using some of its reserve funds to help important causes around the community. At their March meeting, members of the local Chamber group approved a donation to help robotics students from Cheney Middle School compete at the national level.

TSnews CLEARWATER – After deciding Feb. 28 to pursue a public vote on a new, 1-percent sales tax, the Clearwater City Council voted March 14 to set Tuesday, Aug.

CONWAY SPRINGS – Because of staffing changes at City Hall, the next Conway Springs City Council meeting, scheduled for March 28, has been cancelled. The next council meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 11.

Staff report TSnews GARDEN PLAIN – A few weeks ago, members of Garden Plain High School’s first State championship team gathered together to mark the 50th anniversary of their accomplishment. The players captured the Class 1A State basketball championship in 1973.

Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, Is there anything I can do to reduce my high Medicare premium surcharges? Because of my past income, I pay $329.70 per month for my Part B premium and $64.50/ month for Part D, but my income has dropped since I retired. Do I have any options?

March 13: Medical call, 700 block N. Main; Assist Cheney Fire, 3500 block 359th St.

MANHATTAN – Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) rolled out a new website on Tuesday in celebration of National Agriculture Day. The website, www.

Emporia State University has named nearly 750 undergraduates to the university honor roll. To qualify for the university honor roll, students earned a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 graded hours.