2 years ago
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This Tuesday, October 18th, is Pink Out The Town where everyone is encouraged to wear pink on that day. On Tuesday the Salina Applebee's will be donating 50% of sales on select menu items during the event to Tammy Walker Cancer Center. Here are some facts about breast cancer from the ...

2 years ago
Sarah Maass, whose professional career in 4-H and youth development spans nearly a quarter-century, has been named the state leader for the Kansas 4-H Youth Development program, effective Nov. 13. Since 2007, Maass has been the 4-H Youth Development agent in the Central Kansas District, covering Ottawa and Saline counties. She was the Lyon County 4-H Youth ...

2 years ago
Fort Hays State University's Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) will host free information sessions across the state for any interested students and their families in October and November. According to Fort Hays State, in addition to the traditional sessions, KAMS will also host four Counselor Luncheons for interested school counselors to provide important updates ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is planning to break ground on a new student housing project. According to the school, this next significant project will change the landscape of KWU. The university will hold a special ceremony as part of Homecoming and Family Weekend which will recognize the plan for its first new student housing in more than ...

2 years ago
Clean energy businesses in Kansas added more than 1,200 workers in 2021, now employing 23,821 Kansans across the state. That’s according to a new analysis of employment data released  by the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and nonprofit Evergreen Climate Innovations. The numbers indicate after a mild downturn across all energy jobs in 2020, ...

2 years ago
Salina Police have made a couple of arrests in connection with a series of recent vehicle burglaries and thefts in which items including guns were stolen. According to the agency, between October 3rd and October 13th the Salina Police Department investigated twenty-four vehicle burglaries and several vehicle thefts. Most, if not all, of the burglaries and ...

2 years ago
Dignitaries and officials from near and far gathered in Salina Friday morning to celebrate the grand opening of Great Plains Manufacturing's new Construction Equipment (CE) Facility. Kubota Corporation Executives from Japan, as well as state and local government officials were in attendance. In addition to remarks from Senator Jerry Moran, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Consul General ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case in which multiple shots were fired at an occupied home. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On Friday, October 7th, at 11:42 P.M., officers responded to the 400 block of S. Phillips Avenue to multiple gunshots being fired. On arrival, they found a ...

2 years ago
Gas prices down in the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Kansas declined slightly to just under three dollars, 52 cents, this as the corresponding national figure also fell, settling at three ninety-one. The cheapest gas continues to be found in Georgia, where the average price dropped ...

2 years ago
The Sunflower State ranks dead last when it comes to mental health. That's the word from a recent report by Mental Health America. In its annual "State of Mental Health" report released yesterday, came in at number 51 behind the remaining 49 states and Puerto Rico, with the state's high percentage of youth suffering from substance ...

2 years ago
A Junction City man has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in White City. According to the Morris County Sheriff's Office, Wednesday at approximately 10:08 am, a man armed with a handgun entered the Bank of the Flint Hills in White City and demanded money from a clerk.  The suspect was described as a ...