▁Senate ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 th ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Education ▁Parad ise ▁lies ▁within ▁US D ▁ 3 9 9 , ▁based ▁in ▁nearby ▁Nat oma . ▁ ▁Parad ise ▁High ▁School ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁after ▁Parad ise ▁and ▁Wal do ▁combined ▁school ▁districts ▁with ▁Nat oma . ▁The ▁Parad ise ▁school ▁mas cot ▁was ▁Parad ise ▁Pir ates . ▁The ▁Parad ise ▁Pir ates ▁won ▁the ▁Kansas ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁boys ▁class ▁ 1 A ▁Track ▁& ▁Field ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁K - 1 8 , ▁an ▁east - west ▁route , ▁approaches ▁Parad ise ▁from ▁the ▁north west , ▁then ▁turns ▁east ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Parad ise ▁Road , ▁a ▁p aved ▁county ▁road , ▁enters ▁the ▁city ▁from ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Util ities ▁Western ▁Electric ▁provides ▁electric ity ▁to ▁local ▁residents . ▁Gor ham ▁Tele phone ▁provides ▁land line ▁tele phone ▁service ▁and ▁offers ▁cable ▁television ▁and ▁internet ▁access . ▁Most ▁residents ▁use ▁priv ately ▁stored ▁prop ane ▁for ▁he ating ▁fuel . ▁ ▁Media ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁W ich ita - H utch inson , ▁Kansas ▁television ▁market . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Architecture ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁unique ▁structures ▁that ▁were ▁constructed ▁from ▁Post ▁Rock ▁Lim estone . ▁ ▁Early ▁sett lers ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁discovered ▁that ▁while ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁tim ber , ▁lim