8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 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 ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Jayhawks are ready for the 2017-18 season opener. KU is preparing for the start of a new year with a contest against Tennessee State. Kansas only led by five at the half against Fort Hays State on Tuesday. After a 38-33 lead, the Jayhawks ballooned the cushion and cruised to a victory inside Allen Fieldhouse. ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating a reported robbery after a New Cambria man told officers he was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday night. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 21-year-old victim was walking in the 200 block of S. 9th around 9:15pm and was approached by a black man wearing all black including a black ski ...