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The Kansas State University family is mourning the loss of longtime popular former president Jon Wefald. The 84-year-old passed away on Saturday due to a heart attack. K-State released the following statement: “The K-State Family is deeply saddened to learn of former K-State President Jon Wefald's passing. Dr. Wefald's legacy is one of transformation, growth and a ...

4 years ago
A new person is in charge The North Central Regional Planning Commission. According to the organization, John Shea from Bangor, Maine, has been named the organization’s next Executive Director beginning May 2, 2022. For the past 25 years, Shea has held a variety of leadership roles in organizations across New England, including that of being the Executive ...

4 years ago
Registration is now open for a series of unique science summer camps. Fort Hays State University’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute (SMEI) is hosting a variety of summer camps for youth in grades 2 through 8. The school says camps are filling quickly despite accepting 24 students per camp and restricting students to a maximum of ...

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A longtime area storm chaser, who has been reporting to the National Weather Service for nearly a half century, has been honored. Henry Diehl since 1976 has been providing potentially life-saving information to the National Weather Service during severe weather events, and information regarding wildfire potential. He was recognized by the agency during a recent advanced ...

4 years ago
National Healthcare Decisions Day is observed annually in April and is aimed at increasing the number of Americans who have completed an advance directive – also known as a living will. In recognition of it, Hospice of Salina is providing free copies of a workbook called Five Wishes to the public to help guide people and ...

4 years ago
Bethany College has an event planned in observation of April being National Child Prevention Month. According to the school in Lindsborg, the Bethany College Criminal Justice Department is hosting an expert discussion panel this Thursday, April 21st, 7 pm-9 pm in the Nelson Science Lecture Hall inside the Nelson Science Center. Guest speakers include Sergeant AJ Elmer ...

4 years ago
The U.S. Department of Justice agreed late last week to return all cash seized from an armored car company used by legal marijuana dispensaries during several traffic stops in California last year. The California seizures occurred based on what authorities learned in Kansas during a May traffic stop of an Empyreal Logistics car. Conversations between state ...

4 years ago
A popular item for thieves was taken over the course of Wednesday night from an area business. Saline County Lt. Mike Ascher tells KSAL News that between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, two catalytic converters were taken from vehicles at Landscape Consultants, located at 1777 E. Old 40 Highway in New Cambria. An employee told ...

4 years ago
The latest data from the Kansas Board of Regents shows that Kansas State University is the best among state universities in Kansas when it comes to students successfully completing a college degree. According to the school, K-State has the highest freshman-to-sophomore student retention rate and six-year graduation rate among the state's six public universities, both of ...

4 years ago
A Salina high school senior has been named to a select group of top scholars. According to USD 305, Kylee Carter, a senior at Salina High School South, was named a Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholar. She is one of 140 Kansas high school seniors who were recognized as well-rounded, outstanding CTE students. Having been in ...

4 years ago
Relatively speaking, gas prices remain relatively low in the Sunflower State. According to data released yesterday by Triple-A, Kansas motorists were paying an average of three dollars-65 cents for a gallon of regular unleaded on Thursday versus the current national average price of four oh seven point four. The Sunflower State figure is just under two cents ...