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Timothy “Tim” Norbert Jotzke, 78, passed away on September 18, 2025. He was born on September 23, 1946 in Des Moines, IA.

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Youth to perform 'Snow White' play

Conway Springs area students are attending theater camp this week, and will perform a full show on Friday.

“Snow White and the Seven Endings” started on Monday with auditions, and participants spent the week learning their parts and learning about theater in general.

They will perform a full 40-minute show at 7 p.m. Friday at Conway Springs High School. The youth are in grades three through nine.

The cast includes the following as the dwarves: Avery Maus as Grimmly, Avery Cox as Clumsy, Asher Salisbury as Bumpsy, Henry Osner as Daring, Joyce Salisbury as Plucky, Hazel Herndon as Scarlett, Avey Honses as Twinkle Toes, and Colson Allen as Spindiana Jones.

Others actors are Makayla Carl, Jessa Smith and Riley O'Neal as Snow White; Cassiday Cox and Kate Zoglmann as the Evil Queen; Reagan Maus and Emma Osner as Hag; Paisley Haskins and Delaney Fisher as the Mirror; Logan Regehr as the Huntsman/Huntswoman; and Ezekio Hutchins as the Prince.
Crew members include Annabelle Leddy, Victoria Leddy and Johah Salisbury.

Adult crew members are Tamara Salisbury as director, C.J. Kennard as assistant director, Melissa Doffing on costumes, and lights and sound by CSHS audio-visual students.

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Michael L. “Mickey” Cross, 43, died May 27, 2026.

He was born April 9, 1983, the son of Cliff and Bethlene “Beth” Albright Cross. A resident of El Dorado, previously of Winfield, he was in general maintenance personnel at the Cappers Foundation in El Dorado.

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Ralph Edwin Dewey, 89, passed away May 31, 2026, at Via Christi St. Teresa, Wichita.

He was born March 11, 1937, in Wichita, the son of W.B. “Bill” and Annie B. Krase Dewey. A lifetime resident of eastern Kingman County, he was a rancher known for excellent black Angus cattle and as a farmer.

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Constance Clare (Ternes) Foster was born March 11, 1946, at Great Bend to Jacob Michael Ternes and Frieda Rose (Ast) Ternes. She departed this life on May 28, 2026, at Wichita, at the age of 80 years, after a hard-fought battle with multiple sclerosis and other chronic illnesses.

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Marie Annett (Tull) Pettegrew was born May 22, 1941, in Garnett, Kan., to Frank and Ollie (Engelman) Tull, and departed this life April 17, 2026, at the age of 84.

Super cell storm is popping up right now around Conway Springs. Conditions are ripe tonight for isolated but dangerous storms.

New storm warning.

Lawanda "Jeanne” (Black) Bolinger, 102, died peacefully on May 24, 2026, at the Cheney Golden Age Home. She was born on March 31, 1924, to Farrell and Irene (O'Brien) Black, the oldest of 10 children.