4 years ago
The 2020 Kansas State Fair has been cancelled. The fair board Monday morning voted to cancel the event due to to COVID-19 concerns. Fair authorities had recommended that Kansas join other regional states in skipping similar events this year. While the traditional Fair won't happen, staff is working to host both open class and youth livestock shows ...

4 years ago
A virtual discussion is planned this week at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum on Abilene. According to the organization, a scheduled Book TALK program is planned for Tuesday at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public virtually -- join online or by phone. The Alice Network is a historical novel from national ...

4 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for its August grant cycle. Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2020. This cycle, $89,000 is available for charitable projects in Saline County that meet one or more of the following criteria: Projects that improve the quality of life for Saline County ...

4 years ago
Dear Sen. Roberts, Sen. Moran, Rep. Marshall, Rep. Watkins, Rep. Davids and Rep. Estes, We oppose the Student and Exchange Visitor Program's student ban, and we ask that you — our representatives in Washington — push for its immediate cancellation. The decision not to "issue visas to students enrolled in schools and/or programs that are fully ...

4 years ago
Multiple Kansas State University colleges and units will implement administrative furloughs as one of several ways the university is addressing significant financial challenges for fiscal year 2021. The financial challenges are the direct result of the still evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, K-State President Richard Myers outlined steps the university is taking ...

5 years ago
On a recent summer morning, a team of students and scientists worked quietly, row by row in a research field, thinning soybean seedling plants by hand and saving the strongest to establish a uniform plant population for varieties to be grown in a new research project. The team, led by Kansas State University agronomy professor and ...

5 years ago
Nominations are being currently being solicited for inductees into the 2020 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce established the Salina Business Hall of Fame in 2005 to honor prominent business leaders both past and present, who have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department for Children and Families continues to operate non-congregate housing facilities across the state to host individuals currently working in, exposed to, or living in congregate settings, COVID-19 positive, exposed or high-risk individuals. DCF is currently managing sites in Dodge City, Emporia, Gardner, Leavenworth, Liberal, and Manhattan. The agency previously managed sites in Garden ...

5 years ago
Saline County has 25 new positive COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, all of the new cases are associated with other positive cases. The total for Saline County is now 215, with 143 cases currently active. Seventy people that have recovered, and two people have died. Saline County continues to have a tremendous uptake in ...

5 years ago
A Kansas Amber Alert has been cancelled following the discovery of a body. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the deceased body of a female child believed to be Olivia Jansen was located.  This AMBER Alert is being discontinued. - - - A three-year-old girl has gone missing from her Kansas City, Kansas home Friday morning. Olivia Jansen ...

5 years ago
Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced today that one staff member at Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) tested positive for COVID-19. This is the seventh KDOC facility with a confirmed case, with the first cases reported at Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF), Wichita Work Release Facility, Topeka Correctional Facility, Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex, El ...