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9 Years Ago Haysville native Jeremy King caught the hot air ballooning bug from his father, Kevin King. During the 1990s, Kevin was part of, a now-defunct, Kansas Highwinders.

80 Years Ago James Guthrie resumed the position as superintendent of the Sedgwick County Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., Jan. 1, after an absence of nearly four years when he served in the Army.

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From January 1935 During the balmy springlike weather last week, when the daytime temperatures reached 67 degrees, some of our regular gardeners began looking over their potato ground, but they ran for cover Saturday when the mercury began a drop that continued until it reached a reported mark of...

Groundhog Day originated in German- speaking areas of Europe. When German immigrants migrated to the United States, they brought their traditions with them, particularly those who gravitated to areas of Pennsylvania.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY – Ian Shelton, the Wichita man whose body was recovered on Jan. 13, drowned, according to a report from the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center and released by the Sedgwick County Sheriff ’s Office.

KINGMAN COUNTY – A couple from Murdock died on Jan. 20 in a crash west of Cheney.

Students at Cedarville University have been named to the dean’s honor list for the fall 2025 semester. Honor list students include Jedidiah Marquardt and Naomi Marquardt of Garden Plain.

GODDARD – The Goddard City Council took another step toward a new comprehensive plan for the city at its Jan. 20 meeting by selecting a Kansas City firm to assist the city in creating the plan.