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Taking flight: more avaition jobs coming to SEK

Taking flight: more avaition jobs coming to SEK

An Altus, Okla.-based airplane manufacturer has announced plans to locate a portion of its sheet metal assembly plant in Coffeyville.
Quartz Mountain Aerospace will use Coffeyville as its site to produce the sheet metal subassemblies for the company’s Model 11E single-engine piston aircraft that is built in Altus.
Quartz Mountain Aerosapce vice president of operations Max Trimmel […]

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Sedan seniors will receive diplomas on Saturday

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Thirty-two Sedan High School seniors will receive their diplomas at the 2008 commencement program on Saturday, May 17. The program will begin at 10 a.m. in the new gym.
Co-valedictorians Matthew Beason and Melanie Wolfe and salutatorian Hillary Hull will present short speeches to those attending
The SHS Class of 2008 has chosen “Love the life you […]

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Local teacher writes “One More Clean Shirt”

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By Rudy Taylor
Sedan Times-Star
Sedan has a new author in its midst.
Joe Curran, agriculture education teacher at Sedan High School, just received his first copies of “One More Clean Shirt,” a compilation of bedtime stories he has shared with his five children.
Curran calls the book a “tale” and says it is based on actual accounts of […]

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Two Flint Hills area schools will hold graduations this weekend

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BURDEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL -
The Class of 2008 at Central High School in Burden will receive their diplomas during commencement exercises set for Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. in the high school gymnasium.
A baccalaureate service will be held tonight (Wednesday) at the Burden United Methodist Church starting at 7 p.m.
The valedictorian is Shawnell Shepherd […]

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Supercell storm hits southern Labette County

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Late afternoon sunshine was quickly replaced by a supercell storm in southeast Kansas early Saturday evening. Rain began falling in Oswego and Chetopa shortly before 5 p.m. Within a matter of minutes, tornado sirens shrieked a warning over the roar of the wind in both southern Labette County towns.
Just across the Oklahoma line south of […]

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Greger sentenced today

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EVHS to graduate 19 seniors this weekend

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The Elk Valley High School Senior Class of 2008 will receive their diplomas at a commencement program this Saturday, May 10, in the high school gymnasium.
The baccalaureate program will start at 2 p.m., followed by the graduation ceremony at approximately 3 p.m. The eighth grade graduation will be held in conjunction with the high school […]

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Two Severy seniors receive academic honors

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Atlanta, GA - April 11, 2008 - The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced that West Elk Junior-Senior High School student Sarah Taliaferro from Severy, Kan., has been selected for membership. The Society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence. The announcement was made by […]

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Cedar Vale High School to graduate fifteen seniors

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Fifteen seniors of the Cedar Vale High School Class of 2008 will receive their diplomas at a commencement program on Saturday, May 10. The graduation will start at 10 a.m. in the high school gym.
Valedictorian of the Class of 2008 is Dana Burdette and salutatorian is Morgan Burdette.
The featured commencement speaker will be Patty McFarland, […]

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Queen contestants sought for rodeo

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The Chautauqua County Fair Rodeo will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 20-21. The Sedan Round Up Club is preparing to crown the 36th Sedan Round Up Club Queen. The queen contest is open to young ladies between the ages of 12-22 who live within a 50 mile radius of Chautauqua County or are […]

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Tickets on sale for Sedan alumni reunion

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The 118th Sedan High School Alumni Reunion will be held on Saturday, May 24 at noon at the Sedan fairgrounds. Advance tickets are now available at a cost of $15 and are available at Sedan High School, the First National Bank of Sedan and at the Bank of Sedan.
Tickets purchased after May 16 will be […]

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