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ATCHISON - Local students recently earned degrees from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan.

WINFIELD - Southwestern College held Commencement exercises Sunday, May 5, in Winfield.

The North Butler 4-H Club’s monthly meeting was held on April 8, 2024 at Emmaus Church.

An evidentiary hearing was held at 9am Thursday morning at the Butler County Courthouse for Lillian Bagley, who is facing multiple charges related to child pornography and internet trading.Arrested on February 26 by the El Dorado Police Department, Bagley has been charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a child who is less than 14 years old, two counts of aggravated internet trading in child pornography wherein the child is less than 14 years old, and six counts of sexual exploitation of a child who is less than 14 years old.

This week, 25 accomplished young women will compete for the honor of being crowned Miss Kansas 2024 on Saturday, June 8, at the 2024 Miss Kansas Competition at Pratt Community College in Pratt.“We are very pleased with the number of intelligent, ambitious, and talented young women who have qualified for the competition,” said Miss Kansas Organization Executive Director, Stephanie Harris.“It will be a challenging task for the judges to choose the next Miss Kansas,” she said.The Miss Kansas delegates are: Miss Air Capital Bailey Smith from El Dorado; Miss Augusta Grace Isch from Emporia; Miss Black and Gold Devyn Fields from Wichita; Miss Boot Hill Payton Keller from Wichita; Miss Butler County Alexis Smith from Wichita; Miss Capital City HaLena Lykins from Wellsville; Miss Cowley County Katie Brooks from Winfield; Miss Dodge City Sierra Bonn from El Dorado; Miss Emerald City Courtney Price Dukes from Wichita; Miss Garden City Fiesta Hayley Loya from Garden City; Miss Kiowa County Lauren Alley from Wichita; Miss Meadowlark Carmen Macias from Wichita; Miss Neewollah Kylee Davis from Independence; Miss Red Brick District Kaycee Krell from Lawrence; Miss Santa Fe Trail Alexandria Gier from Dodge City; Miss Sedgwick County Megan Storie from Wichita; Miss Shawnee County Becca Wendt from Ulysses; Miss South Central Tiayla Maholmes from Wichita; Miss Southern Kansas Katelyn Andrist from Wichita; Miss Southern Plains Abigail Zabel from Satanta; Miss Sunflower Sarah Proberts from Olathe; Miss Topeka Hailey Hedrick from Topeka; Miss Walnut Valley Grace Henderson from Arkansas City; Miss Wichita Gabrielle Altenor from Wichita; Miss Wichita Asian Association Ashley Nguyen from Wichita.These women will compete in five phases of competition, including talent, health and fitness, evening gown, private interview, and on-stage interview.

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Students, faculty and family members gathered on the stage of the Butler Theatre on Thursday, May 9, to celebrate a year of outstanding accomplishments in the Butler Theatre Department.The night’s top winners included Mikail Sadiq, who won Best Actor for his performance in HARVEY, and Sarah McVay, who won Best Actress for her performance in EURYDICE.This year’s ceremony was especially meaningful as it was the final one for department chair Bob Peterson prior to his retirement after 43 years of service to Butler.