5 months ago
A special horse will be the mount for an Abilene cowgirl this weekend. Jackie the horse might be blind, but that doesn’t make her useless. This week, at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas, Lindsey Hughes will breakaway rope on her 21-year-old mare, a sorrel with two white back socks. Hughes acquired Jackie three years ago ...

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After a few more days of dangerous heat, to begin the week, cooler and wetter conditions are expected by the weekend. Many locations will see highs only in the 70s and 80s by Thusday and  Friday. Prior to the arrival of the cooler weather, dangerous heat is expected as heat indices are forecast to climb into ...

5 months ago
A revamped Tri-Rivers Fair begins this week.  Changes in 2025 include among other things a new shorter date and time, a theme, and an "inflatable island" taking the place of a carnival. Traditionally held during the first full week of August, the fair this year will take place a week earlier,over a streamlined four-day schedule to ...

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The first regular Army regiments comprised of African Americans are being honored today. It's National Buffalo Soldiers Day, marking their post-Civil War creation in 1866. The day was first commemorated in 1992, with General Colin Powell dedicating a monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where the 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers were based. Today, there are no known living ...

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Salina Family YMCA is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day® event on August 2 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Sponsored nationally by Peanuts, this free, annual event features a variety of family-friendly activities to encourage healthy kids, healthy families and a healthy start to the school year. “At the Y, we believe in providing resources to ...

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When Alicia Allen returned to her family’s farm in western Kansas at age 24, she never expected that a patch of water-holding ground — one her dad had always said “just shouldn’t be farmed” — would turn into a cornerstone of their conservation legacy. That water-holding patch is a playa — a shallow, round wetland that ...

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Let’s do this by job title. On one side of the Kansas gubernatorial gladiatorial arena you have four heavyweights: the secretary of state, the insurance commissioner, the Senate president and a former governor. On the other side you have — two state senators. That’s how the governor’s race has shaped up, more than a year before anyone ...

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A Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed in the line of duty Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas. Authorities say 34-year-old Elijah Ming, along with another KCK Police officer were responding to a possible domestic dispute when a male suspect opened fire. Ming was hit in a spray of gunfire and later transported to a hospital ...

5 months ago
A private school in Salina is announcing that they still have room for new students to join the campus. According to Hannah VonLintel, Director of Marketing, Salina Catholic Schools, Salina Catholic Schools is enrolling for 2025-26 school year and a few spots are still available. Salina Catholic Schools has 3 buildings on our campus to serve families ...

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Every year at the Ledsled Spectacular, fans of hot rods and custom cars can count on seeing amazing vehicles and meeting the folks who've poured their heart and soul into their chrome covered project. A car club from Oklahoma shares that passion for cars and for the road people are traveling on in life. Once again, ...

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Bethany College is adding a former attorney and law clerk for the Iowa Supreme Court to the staff of its criminal justice department. According to the school, Mark Denniston is a new Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. He brings over a decade of experience in higher education, along with a distinguished background in law, public policy, ...