News
Cheney Police Report08/03: Business check, 400 block N.Main; Business check, 1100 block N.Main; Lost/stolen license plate report, 900 block N. Main; Fraud…
GODDARD – What does it mean to really, truly be hungry?This summer, Melody Ellis, age 10, and Kaylee Weissinger, 11, have worked to answer this question.They…
When young people turn 18, new opportunities come their way, such as the ability to vote in elections, serve in the military, and more. But it also comes with…
Growth was fueled by strong yields, beef prices and government paymentsStrong crop yields, historically high beef prices and substantial government payments…
Editor’s note: Following are the unofficial minutes of the USD 261 Haysville special meeting and regular meeting on Aug. 10. The minutes will be adopted at the…
If gardeners get this eerie feeling that they’re feeding grasshoppers right now, they’re likely not alone.Kansas State University horticulture expert Matt…
TSnewsGODDARD – Improvements are coming to a busy road and intersection in Goddard.The Goddard City Council at its meeting on Monday approved a change order in…
Effort aimed at getting city to break even on its water fundTSnewsCONWAY SPRINGS – Members of the Conway Springs City Council put a substantial water rate…
Obituaries
Roberta C. Swinehart, 96, retired registered nurse, of Norwich, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Avena Living of Clearwater.Roberta was born on Oct. 22, 1929,…
Vernon Gerhart Ast, 83, of Verona, Mo., passed away on Aug. 3, 2026, in Springfield, Mo. He was born on March 16, 1943, in Cheney, Kan., the son of the late…
On July 30, 2026, Donald (Don) Lynn McElroy, 64, passed away following a many years long battle with Multiple System Atrophy – Parkinson's disease. Don…
Richard Forrest, Jr., 95, of Argonia, passed away on July 21, 2026. Richard was born March 29, 1931, just north of Argonia in a farmhouse. He was one of the…
Frank Joseph Bartonek, 70, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026, at Cox Medical Center, Branson, Mo. Frank was born Sept. 8, 1955 in Great Bend to Lorain and…
Richard C. Johnson, 83, was born May 4, 1943, at LeRoy, Kan., to Georgia Viesta Cottingham and Theodore Thomas Johnson. He died July 16, 2026. He attended…
James Lee Heiman, 64, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2026, at his home in Conway Springs.Jimmy was born April 25, 1962, in Wichita, to Larry and Dorothy (Dodd)…
Dorsey Lee (Genteman) Carter was born Feb. 7, 1950, in Springfield, Mo., to Mark Edwin Genteman and Tolitha Virginia Lee (Brumley) Genteman. She was the eldest…
Opinions
Much of what I learned about cooking came from watching my mom and grandmother prepare meals on a daily basis. It was a matter of necessity in those days.…
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m taking care of my elderly father who recently had a stroke and have a lot of questions about how Medicare works and what it covers. He’s…
Something I have been wasting brain power on is the question, when is a band no longer a band?More specifically, when is a band no longer “THE” band that you…
Another school year is right around the corner for the kids in our community. Summers with my kids always go so fast given all of their activities as well as…
For the second time in four years, voters have sent the Kansas Legislature a pretty clear message: Keep your hands off of the Kansas Constitution.Four years…
Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I can say with confidence fit perfectly with our annual travel plans in July.It’s…
Kim and I just got back recently from an amazing trip to Alaska, which I intend to share with readers in the coming weeks.But before I get to that, I wanted to…
The main part of county fair season came to a close for me last weekend, as I spent Saturday at the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell.It’s been an eightweek grind…