News
TSnewsThe Goddard boys cross country won Saturday’s Wellington Invitational, leading a field of nine teams.Benji Kouns set the pace, placing second.Harlan…
TSnewsCHENEY – Prior to their meeting last week, members of the Cheney Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for a new Sedgwick County satellite tag office…
From September 1925 Mr. and Mrs. Lane have sold their stock, which has for years consisted of the controlling interest in the First National Bank of Conway…
7 Years AgoStarting next week, your local newspaper will have a new look. Next Thursday, the Haysville Sun-Times and its sister newspaper, The Times-Sentinel,…
HAYSVILLE – The Haysville Chamber of Commerce is seeking entries for its chili cook-off, which will take place on Sept. 26 as part of the Gathering at the…
TSnewsCHENEY – While this summer has not yet let go of Kansas, the City of Cheney is already planning ahead for next summer.The Cheney City Council at its Sept…
TSnewsThe Haysville City Council denied a business license for one business, and turned away a conditional use permit for another business at Monday night’s…
WELLINGTON – The Sumner County Historical and Genealogical Society in Wellington on Monday will host Ken Spurgeon, Friends University, who will present “A…
Obituaries
Ralph Dean Struthers, 77, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at Spring View Manor, Conway Springs.He was born Aug. 11, 1949, in Wichita, the son of Ralph Elsworth…
Charles Arthur “Chip” Vancuren, 79, of Viola, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at his home near Viola.Chip was born on March 12, 1947, at Wichita to Billy Gene…
Nancy Kay Klausmeyer, 75, of Argonia, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at her residence.Nancy was born June 27, 1951, in Wichita to Donald Leon Gorges and Marie…
Carol Knoblauch, age 81, entered into eternal life peacefully, surrounded by family, in her rural home in Norwalk, Iowa, on Sept. 6, 2026. Services will…
Helen Pearl Ketchum, of Wichita, passed away in her home Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, surrounded by her family, at the age of 100.Helen was born the daughter of…
Joyce Clara Mourning, 85, passed away on Aug. 25, 2026, in Garden Plain. She was born in Conway Springs on Oct. 14, 1940, to George and Bernetta Wolke. Joyce…
Pete (Pedro) Montanez, age 87, passed away on Sept. 1, 2026.Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Escopulas and Dolores Montanez, and his siblings, Mary,…
Jimmy Dale Wise, 91, of Conway Springs, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Park West, Wichita.Jim was born March 3, 1935 in Rogers, Ark., the son of Walter Wise…
Opinions
Random ThoughtsAs a child, I remember thumbing through a book my parents owned on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It happened just six years…
Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor I’ve been busy this week counting up the transitions that are happening for me, my family, and even some of my friends at…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior,I’m retired and was a victim of identity theft a while back. I’ve already frozen my credit to protect myself, but I recently…
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m planning to move later this year to be closer to my youngest son and his family. I’ve lived in the same state for decades, so I’m a…
We’ve recently dedicated news and editorial space to make note of impactful women who have died – Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker and Dolly Parton, in particular…
Savvy SeniorDear Savvy Senior, I always get my annual flu shot, but I never know whether I’m getting the right one. Can you explain which flu vaccine is best…
From the Editor’s FilesI’ve always appreciated the nautical phrase, “Steady as she goes,” even though I’ve never been much of a seaman myself. The phrase, of…
In the past week, America has lost two great icons who impacted many lives in different but equally important ways.Last Friday, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker,…