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According to research done by the real-estate website Movoto.com Haysville is the 4th “safest place” in Kansas…

The 10,939 folks that live in this little city will surely attest to the fact that this is one safe place.

Like all other spots in our top 10, Haysville had no murders reported in 2012. However, the safety didn’t stop there. Haysville also had the ninth lowest violent crime ranking, with 14 rapes, two robberies, and 27 assaults per 100,000 people.

The property crime here was also very low, with a total of only 293 property crimes per 100,000 people being reported in 2012.

What does all this mean? It means that if you live in Haysville, you have only a 1 in 298 chance of being the victim of a crime.

To see how the ranking was created and the other cities on the top 10 list click here.

ASSE International is looking for local families from the Haysville area to host a High School Exchange Student for this coming school year. In partnership with Campus High School each year they seek to find families in Haysvile to host an exceptional person from over 40 different countries.

Students come with an enthusiasm to practice their English and experience American culture — food, sports, shopping and more. They will also share their own culture with host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving both the students and families a rich cultural experience.

In addition, students have pocket money for personal expenses; and full health, accident and liability insurance. Students are academically selected onto program, and host families can choose their students from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests.

For more information visit www.host.asse.com or call 316-841-1192

Full Out Dance Company places four dances and receives a judge’s choice and team spirit award at Talent On Parade’s national dance competition. The competition took place in Tulsa, Okla. from Tuesday, June 24 to Sunday, June 29. More than 84 studios from Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Texas and other states competed in the weeklong competition.
FODC featured dances by Allison McCue, Camryn Bannister, Aubree Mason and Alyra Koerner of Wellington, Kan. Chelsea Linker of Conway Springs, Taylor Hanna of Clearwater, Taylor Bohannon of Belle Plaine and Sierra Almanza of Goddard also competed.
Almanza placed sixth overall for age 11-12 solos in the intermediate category for “Party.”
“Just The Way You Are,” featuring Almanza, Hanna and Linker took seventh overall in the intermediate duet, trio category.
“5, 6, 7, 8,” featuring Koerner, Bannister and Mason placed ninth overall for ages 8 and younger in the competitive duet, trio category. Koerner and Bannister’s duet “Boots” also placed 10th overall in the same category.
“Spanish Rose,” featuring McCue, Bohannon, Almanza, Hanna and Linker received a judge’s choice award for enthusiasm within a dance.
Full Out Dance Company is a new dance studio owned and operated by Danielle Marrone in Haysville, Kan. FODC offers classes in jazz, ballet, lyrical, tap and hip-hop to children ages 3-18. Classes are offered to both recreational and competitive students.

For more information on class schedules and prices, please visit www.fulloutdancecompany.com or call (316) 209-3515.

More Haysville animal photos here.

One of Haysvilles resident Fox cubs.

Haysville has at least one Fox family that resides in town. Weve been told of Fox sightings in several areas of town. As cute as they appear, they are wild animals and should be treated as such. Please do not feed or attempt to make contact with them.

Today was the official opening of the new Sedgwick County fire station in Haysville.
KAKE news story on the opening here.

According to Movoto…

If you are at that stage in your life where you are finally ready to leave the workforce behind and retire, well, congratulations. You’ve worked hard, perhaps for your whole life, and now that it’s time to retire, that’s exactly what you’ll have plenty of: time. Time to travel, to take up that hobby you always wanted to, or perhaps just kick back and relax with a book. With all of these options available to you now, there is one question left unanswered: Where is the best place to do it?

The Movoto Real Estate Blog has been on a mission to answer that question. Today, we’re looking at you, Kansas. Here are the 10 best places in the Sunflower State to retire to, starting with our winner, Pittsburg.

1. City of Pittsburg
2. City of Newton
3. Arkansas City
4. City of Haysville
5. El Dorado City
5. City of Wichita
7. City of Leawood
8. City of Derby
8. City of Parsons
10. City of Overland Park

Kansas locals can probably see that these results are as varied as can be; but for retirees, there are a few commonalities that all of these places share.

Click here to find out the method behind this list, plus just why each of these 10 places ranked so well.

Statement from Haysville Police:

On April 2, 2014 the School Resource Officer at Haysville Middle School was made aware of an incident involving a student creating a list of other students that was viewed to be threatening in nature. After investigating it appears that the student who was writing the list was taking part in a variation of an “Assassin game”. The Assassin game consists of groups of people being on a list. Players on the list will attempt to “assassinate” other players by marking them, in this case with a sharpie marker. The game is over when there is only one person left on the list. According to a simple internet search, the game is popular amongst college students as well as with summer camps. There are rules posted on various sites on the internet. In this particular case it does not appear that any criminal activity has occurred. Officers will continue to follow up on any additional information that is found. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office has also been consulted, although no formal charges will be presented to them at this time. The Haysville School District may impose consequences for violation of school policy.

Statement from Haysville Public Schools:

Haysville USD 261 strives to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all our students. Haysville Middle was not the appropriate setting for the “Assassin Game” to be played.

When a threatening note listing several students was found safety protocols were initiated with District and Law Enforcement personnel investigating the incident. Compiling a list targeting other students is NEVER appropriate. District officials will meet to decide suitable disciplinary action.

More on the story at KWCH.com.

The measure was approved by 17 votes, with 284 voting yes, and 267 voting no.

William Black, Haysville Chief Administrative Officer, says the sales tax will expire on the date ten years after it is first levied.

The purposed tax will take effect July 1.

Results by precinct…

PRECINCT ……….. Candidate ……….. Votes
HA01 …………….. NO ……………….. 000050
HA01 …………….. YES ………………. 000067
HA02 …………….. NO……………….. 000059
HA02 …………….. YES ………………. 000039
HA03 …………….. NO ………………. 000073
HA03 …………….. YES ……………… 000094
HA04 …………….. NO ……………….. 000085
HA04 …………….. YES ……………… 000084

From tsnews.com…

A Wichita company is looking to develop a new apartment complex in Haysville.
At Monday’s Haysville City Council meeting, Jay Van Sickle of J Van Sickle and Company (JVSCo) showed a video of a 96-unit prototype. The company is looking to eventually expand to 200 units total. These will be mainly one- or two-bedroom units with a few studio apartments. He said there will be enough real estate to encourage new businesses to locate close to the apartments. Van Sickle is looking at a large land site on east Grand Avenue by the former senior center, and negotiations are underway with the landowner.

Full story here.