5 years ago
Students at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus recently elected new Student Governing Association, or SGA, leadership for the 2021-22 academic year. Jon Martin, junior in computer systems technology, Bennington, will serve as student body president and Eric Webb, junior in computer systems technology, Wichita, will serve as student body vice president. Both Martin and Webb previously held SGA positions. Martin served ...

5 years ago
A Langston Hughes novel will be the topic of discussion at the next  virtual book club event at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene. According to the organization, the next virtual book club will meet this week on Tuesday at 7 p.m.  The program is free and open to the public, join online or ...

5 years ago
Salina Public Library has extended service hours to include Monday through Thursday evenings. According to the library, they are now during the following hours: 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday–Saturday noon–6 p.m. Sunday Pickup Service is available 10 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday–Saturday in the north entrance of the library. The new hours coincide with the ...

5 years ago
The major goal of Future Educators Day at Fort Hays State University is to increase interest for students in the teaching profession and to inspire them by having them interact with some of the most dynamic teachers in the state. High school students attending the 2021 event last month at FHSU got to hear from ...

5 years ago
Normal dress for Mike Wagner is a plaid shirt, blue jeans and work boots, but this weekend is different. Accompanying his long black & gray beard —  trimmed and groomed — the diesel mechanic and businessman from Hays, has acquired more of an Ivy League wardrobe for the grand opening of St. John’s Military School Historical Museum. For ...

5 years ago
A strong cold front fired several rounds of severe thunderstorms across Kansas late Saturday night into early Sunday morning The strongest storms dropped large amounts of hail in some areas, including across Salina, some of as large as golf balls. Saline County was under a tornado warning for an hour as a rotating wall cloud passed just ...

5 years ago
A prestigious internship with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, is helping a Kansas State University student achieve her career goals.  Sarah Lamm, master's student in geology from Colby, began her remote internship in April with the Origins and Habitability Lab at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the InVADER — In-situ Vent Analysis Divebot for Exobiology Research ...

5 years ago
That roar coming from downtown Salina Friday night was not the sound of thunder or anything ominous, it was the sound of motor vehicles of all kinds "cruising for a cause". Meridian Media radio stations partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless to host the event. The cruise route looped from Rod's Convenience Store on South Santa Fe, to the ...

5 years ago
A Dickinson County student is the recipient of a unique, local scholarship. Noah Peck is the recipient of the 2020-2021 Cash Hollistah Scholarship. Peck, a senior at Chapman High School in Chapman, is an emerging musician who participates in praise & worship for Abilene First Christian Church, and volunteers at Village Manor Nursing Home in Abilene. Peck will be attending ...

5 years ago
Sandy Kruse is the mayor of Gypsum, Kansas. She is also a key volunteer with the annual event now known as the Gypsum Pie Festival and Car Show. Sandy was born in Salina. In 1961, she and her husband moved to Gypsum where she’s lived ever since. Sandy is now semi-retired from her position as a ...

5 years ago
There is potential for severe thunderstorms in parts of Kansas this weekend, Saturday afternoon into the overnight hours. According to the National Weather Service, severe storms appear possible for Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. The area of greatest concern will be across central Kansas, north of Hutchinson to Salina line. All severe hazards are possible with golf ...