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Kansas State University's Wildcat Rocketry team made history at the 2025 Argonia Cup by taking first place in the national collegiate rocketry competition and breaking a world record. K-State's student team is the first from Kansas to win the competition — this year from among 20 collegiate teams — and the club's competition rocket, "Purple Horizon," broke the ...

9 months ago
Wondering what to do with Easter lilies after the holiday? With a little care they can be planted outdoors, and thrive. K-State Research and Extension horticulture expert Ward Upham suggests planting them outside. “Though lilies are not reliably hardy in Kansas, many gardeners have success if they follow a few simple rules,” Upham said. Upham’s tips for success ...

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The old mill is set to come alive. According to the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, the 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mill is the only historic flour mill of its kind in the Midwest that can still operate, and there’s exactly one day every year that it roars back to life for visitors to ...

9 months ago
Salina Area Technical College announced it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation with Silver status recognition. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-2026 survey, with 830 earning special awards for going above the ...

9 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan will host a trio of events, April 29–May 1 as part of Holocaust Remembrance Week, with an overarching theme of “The Holocaust in Hungary.” A Zoom presentation by Dr. Judy Jacobs, Holocaust survivor, will highlight and end the week on Thursday, May 1. The event will be held in Sams Chapel and admission ...

9 months ago
State and local health officials are working together in response to a measles outbreak in southwest Kansas. As of April 16, a total of 37 cases have been reported. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is informing the public of a potential measles exposure at a hotel in Garden City. Here are the details: Location: Clarion Inn ...

9 months ago
Fifteen college students were inducted into an Honor Society, that recognizes and honors students in Career & Technical Education. Salina Area Technical College inducted 15 new students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), during a ceremony held at the campus on Friday, April 18th. NTHS celebrates the academic and professional achievements of students ...

9 months ago
A truck driver was able to avoid injury when his semi went on a wild ride, and ended up on fire in a pasture. According to Saline County Rural Fire District #3, the semi was traveling on Interstate 70 in the area of milepost 247, when it went off the road.  It narrowly missed a large ...

9 months ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a stolen vehicle. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police,on Tuesday, April 8th, a subject reported that a silver 2009 Ford Escape, bearing Kansas 60-day tag, D845486, had been stolen from their residence in the 800 block of N. 4th. The ...

9 months ago
Downtown Salina has its own angels.  Angels Care Home Health celebrated its expansion into Salina with a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday afternoon. The business, which is located in the Townsite Building at 131 N Santa Fe, provides senior home health care and nursing services in Saline County, as well as multiple surrounding counties. Branch Manager ...

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The sounds of Handel’s “Messiah” will once again fill the airwaves this weekend. The Messiah Festival of the Arts is a weeks long celebration of music, art, and culture in Lindsborg. The event begins each year a month prior to Easter and includes many events including art exhibits, theatre productions, a jazz walk. The festival concludes ...