7 years ago
Senior quarterback Kelly Cordova made sure that the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes went out on top. Cordova capped off his collegiate career with six total touchdowns, sophomore tight end Trenton Poe-Evans tied the school record for most receiving touchdowns in a season and the No. 24 Coyotes marched by the Ottawa Braves 50-24. KWU finished with an ...

7 years ago
Salinans gathered on an overcast, damp Saturday morning at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month to honor all veterans. A nice crowd braved light drizzle on a chilly morning and gathered for Veterans Day ceremonies at the Salina / Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. Among those in the crowd ...

7 years ago
If only... It's hard to find a more succinct way to summarize Ell-Saline's 27-20, 2OT heartbreaking loss to the Plainville Cardinals on Friday evening in the Sectional Championship game in Brookville.  While the loss ended a stellar bounce-back season for an Ell-Saline Cardinal team that had gone a combined 6-12 over the past two seasons, Ell-Saline ...

7 years ago
Smoky Valley was handed their second loss of the season Friday as the Holcomb Longhorns came to town and handled the Vikings by the score of 26-6. Late in the first quarter, Holcomb scored on a six-yard pass from Gilbert to Rodriquez to make it 6-0 as the PAT kick was no good. Smoky Valley just ...

7 years ago
A newly formed organization has an "innovative" business model to keep a nearly century-old Salina landmark open. The vision of the Salina Innovation Foundation is to  “to protect and endow the Masonic Center building, and infuse it with new spirit and life.”. The historic building on South Santa Fe was recently donated to the recently formed ...

7 years ago
The Bethany College writing-intensive interdisciplinary class (Global Positioning: Writing as Place Mapping) attended a geology field trip through a remote area of Kanopolis State Park led by Josh Svaty. Svaty's family has lived in Ellsworth County, Kansas since 1864. Although Svaty is not a geologist by profession, he has inherited his family's knowledge of the Smoky Hill ...

7 years ago
Going into the contest, both Dallas and Kansas City were looking to make a statement. The Cowboys won the tilt. Quarterback Dak Prescott picked up three total touchdowns, tailback Ezekiel Elliott rushed for nearly 100 yards and the Cowboys edged the Chiefs 28-17 in Arlington, Texas. Dallas won its third consecutive game while KC lost its third ...

7 years ago
Veterans Day gas prices are up dramatically across Kansas over last year's holiday. The latest Triple-A Daily Fuel Gauge Report shows today's average price for a gallon of gas in Kansas is 43-cents higher than last Veterans Day. On the bright side, today's average of two-40 is 15-cents below the national average. Story from Metro Source Copyright © Rocking ...

7 years ago
Authorities in Pratt are identifying the woman accused of making a bomb threat that prompted the school district to cancel classes this week. Claudia Rodriguez-Oviedo, a secretary at Southwest Elementary School, was arrested this week for Tuesday's threat against the school. Rodriguez-Oviedo is now facing charges of aggravated criminal threat and unlawful acts on a computer Story from ...

7 years ago
Between October 23, 2017 and November 6, 2017 unknown suspects stole several items from a residential property in the 7000 block of E. Crawford Street in eastern Saline County. The following items were reported stolen: A Speeco log splitter A Predator 4000 watt generator A set of aluminum truck ramps Total loss is estimated to be ...

7 years ago
After 42 years, Rex Pippenger is walking away from football in the same town that was responsible for his love of the game. The 18-year Kansas Wesleyan assistant coach is retiring from coaching following the game on Saturday at Ottawa University. "Coach P" grew up just three blocks from Peoples Bank Field, home to the Braves. At ...