CHERRYVALE — The Cherryvale High School baseball team advanced into the semi-final round of the class 3A regional tournament Monday night with a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Erie Red Devils.

The Chargers trailed 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning before the Cherryvale bats came alive. Cody O’Brien, Jordan Lowden, Nate Madl and Kendall Beye were all credited with four consecutive hits that allowed the Chargers to score three runs to earn the victory — which was the 100th triumph for CHS head coach Andy Beshear.
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CANEY — The Caney Valley High School men’s golf team clinched the championship of the class 3A regional tournament on Monday and is now preparing for the state tournament next Monday in Hays, Kan.

Caney Valley won the regional banner in overwhelming fashion — beating the second-place team by more than 40 strokes. The Bullpups’ four-man scorecard showed a score of 320 while Riverton, the second-place team and also a state qualifier, shot a 361.
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CHERRYVALE — Sixth grade students at Cherryvale’s Lincoln-Central Elementary School got a thorough lesson in hand and eye coordination last Friday morning.

However, this lesson did not take place in a school classroom. Nor was it led by a classroom teacher.
Instead, the sixth graders, while attending their annual campout at Big Hill Lake, received a lesson in juggling from school custodian Mike Lyon, an accomplished juggler in his own right.

Lyon’s lesson on Juggling 101 revolved around the tossing and throwing of tennis balls. And, what appeared to be a simple-enough routine of tossing one ball into the area, followed by the introduction of a second thrown ball with the same hand turned increasingly challenging when a third ball was thrown into the mix.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CANEY — Fearing citizen rejection of future tax hikes, Caney city councilors Monday voted to forego a proposal to seek federal government funds for the construction of a new city library.

Councilors were unanimous to not seek $244,000 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development for library construction. Part of the financial package proposal was that the City of Caney would borrow $244,000 for the project and repay the loan at 4 1/8  percent interest over 30 years.

Repaying the loan would raise the city’s mill levy, also known as a tax rate, by about 1.5 mills (using current 2010 budget and valuation numbers) over the term of the loan.

Increasing the property tax burden by that level was too much for councilors to swallow.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CHERRYVALE — A formal groundbreaking ceremony for the new South Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad switch yard will be held at noon Tuesday, June 1.

Cherryvale city councilors were told Monday night of the railroad company’s plans to hold a formal ceremony to commemorate the construction of the new switch yard. The switch yard is located about four miles north of Cherryvale near county road 5800.
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Plans for one of Caney’s biggest annual events, Mayfest, are coming together, and Jackie Freisberg, Mayfest director, said the event promises a little something for everyone. The Caney Lions Club is the sponsor of the annual Caney celebration, along with the help of other volunteers and organizations who host various activities which will take place May 27-29.

Following is a list of Mayfest activities for the public to enjoy. Most events will take place at Wark Memorial Park, on Fourth Avenue or downtown Caney.
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An elderly Independence man died as a result a two-vehicle collision at the U.S. 169-160 highway junction south of Cherryvale on Friday afternoon, May 14.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the death of William H. Sands, age 86, of Independence. Sands was eastbound on U.S. 160 highway when he failed to yield at the stop signs at the intersection of U.S. 169. His vehicle, a 2006 Ford car, collided with 2007 Peterbuilt semi tractor trailer driven by Jennings Bryan Lesher, Jr., age 57, of Phillipsburg, Mo.  Sands was pronounced dead at the scene.

The patrol says Lesher sustained possible injuries but was not taken to an area hospital for treatment.

7:23 p.m., Monday, May 10

National Weather Service and weather spotters are keeping track of various storm cells entering Montgomery County tonight.   Intense storm cell with history of rotation now entering Montgomery County west of Havana and moving in a northeasterly direction.  Independence, Cherryvale, Sycamore, Dennis are in path of storm.     The National Weather Service (Wichita) website is www.crh.noaa.gov/ict.  Stay tuned for more news.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — A Caney man has drowned at Copan Lake.

The Associated Press is reporting the death of Brandon E. Clopp, age 24, of Caney, whose body was found early Saturday morning in two feet of water close to the lake’s shoreline.
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