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Kansans who will cast presidential Electoral College votes have been getting scores of emails ahead of the Dec. 19 vote. Kansas Republican Party Chairman Kelly Arnold and outgoing State Rep. Mark Kahrs have each received more than 25,000 emails. The Hutchinson News reports Republican Ashley McMillan Hutchinson responded to some of the emails flooding her inbox ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center recently learned that the Art Center Cinema is one of thirty-five US-based nonprofit art house theaters to receive a 2016-17 Science on Screen grant, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Science on Screen program, now in its twelfth season, promotes scientific ...

8 years ago
Power up and shop. Millions of Americans are expected to logon to e-commerce sites Monday to take advantage of deals ranging from free shipping to hundreds of dollars off electronics and half-price clothing on what is expected to be the busiest Internet shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday. The spending surge associated with Cyber Monday ...

8 years ago
It's a one of the sights and sounds of the season. Bell ringers in front of red kettles, collecting donations at stores and businesses. It's the Salvation Army Kettle Campaign Locally in Salina red kettles and bell ringers began to appear over a week ago. They are now at over a dozen locations. Captain Deb Thompson tells ...

8 years ago
Salina Public Library will help the community celebrate the holidays with children’s programs, a family movie showing and creative technology classes. Children are invited to drop off their letters to Santa in the mailbox in Youth Services. To receive a reply, letters should be brought by Dec. 14 and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. On Dec. 8, ...

8 years ago
Some lawmakers have expressed concern over Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to wait until January to fix the state's $349 million budget deficit. The Wichita Eagle reports the three governors who preceded Brownback used their executive authority to make cuts before the Legislature convened when the state faced financial difficulties. And until this year, Brownback had done ...

8 years ago
Authorities say an 8-year-old boy has died in a farming accident in Kansas. The McPherson County sheriff's office says the accident occurred Saturday near Galva. The child was riding on a tractor with an adult when a piece of equipment came off and struck the boy, killing him. No one else was injured in the accident. Authorities haven't ...

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A man from Louisiana was hurt in a single vehicle rollover crash in rural Ottawa County early Saturday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Phillip Crane from Vinton, Louisina, was headed north on 180th Road. He entered at ditch, hit a driveway culvert, and overturned. Crane, who was buckled up, was hurt. He was transported to ...

8 years ago
No injuries or damage were reported after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Oklahoma on Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake's epicenter was near Medford, or about 95 miles north of Oklahoma City. The USGS says the earthquake was felt in northern Oklahoma and in parts of Kansas, including the Wichita area. Earlier in ...

8 years ago
Shoppers can make a big difference in their local communities by supporting Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday in next in line. It is the Saturday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing need — getting ...

8 years ago
A National Issues Forum titled "Making Ends Meet" will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. The public is invited to participate in this Kansas Town Hall discussion in the Visitors Center auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m "According to the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), the recovery from ...