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Argonia Friday USD 359 Argonia early dismissal. Monday Christmas break begins, USD 359 Argonia.

CHENEY – Cheney Chamber of Commerce's biggest event of the year, Come home for Christmas, was a big success again this year. “Come Home for Christmas was really good this year,” said Chamber president Jami Viner.

CONWAY SPRINGS – The donation of a historically significant home in Conway Springs was formally accepted last week by the City Council. The Cranmer House has been a council topic ever since its owner approached the city earlier this year with an offer to donate it to the community.

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CONWAY SPRINGS – A new superintendent has been hired at USD 356 Conway Springs. The board of education made the offer following a special meeting on Monday.

Kelli Anderson is the new director of Kansas State Extension- Sedgwick County. She grew up on her family’s registered Angus cattle operation in northwest Oklahoma.

Six local students have been named as semifinalists for Wichita State University’s Gore Scholarships. The students participated in the Distinguished Scholarship Invitational on Nov.

GODDARD – Joseph and Theresa Neville, of Sedgwick County, are one of Kansas Farm Bureau’s 2025 Farm Family of the Year honorees. The Nevilles farm in rural Goddard.

If you’ve received a beautiful basket filled with fruit and other goodies for Christmas, enjoy it. But, maybe not for too long.

Whether it’s snow, sleet or ice, winter weather can cause extremely dangerous road conditions. In 2023 there were 320 fatal traffic crashes, and an estimated 22,293 injury crashes that occurred when there was snow/sleet conditions at the time of the crash.