9 years ago
The streets of downtown Lindsborg will be filled with the sights and sounds of the Swedish festival Svensk Hyllningsfest beginning Friday, October 13 and continuing through Saturday, October 14. The biennial festival created to honor the Swedish settlers of the Smoky Valley features six performance venues with a wide variety of entertainment throughout both days of ...

9 years ago
If stepping into the unknown and going on an expedition is something that sounds fun to you, and you’re not too scared of the dark, here’s an event with your name on it – Tuttle Creek State Park’s Nite Hike. On Oct. 6, adventure-seeking hikers will embark on an hour-long hike through Tuttle Creek State ...

9 years ago
A Sunday morning shooting in Lawrence has left three people dead, and two others injured. According to the Lawrence Police Department, on Sunday morning at approximately 1:39 officers were near the area of 11th and Massachusetts Street when they heard multiple gunshots. At the scene, officers encounter a large crowd and several victims suffering from gunshot ...

9 years ago
The Bethany Swedes defeated the Ottawa Braves in Lindsborg on a cool, fall night, 30-21. It was Bethany’s first home win over the black and gold since 2004. It looked like Ottawa was going to manhandle the Swedes in the first quarter. The Braves took the opening drive 79 yards on 20 plays, and punched it ...

9 years ago
Kansas Welseyan head football coach Matt Drinkall only had one big message following the game Saturday night in Winfield, Kan. "It's nice to win a close game, huh?" The Coyotes couldn't have agreed more. Junior safety Zeriam Jackson tipped away a pass in the back of the end zone, sophomore tailback Jerrod Ferguson plowed his way to a ...

9 years ago
The City of Salina is offering free residential refuse disposal at the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill for all Saline County residents on Saturday, October 7 in conjunction with Fall Fix-up Day. Residents must have a Saline County license plate on their vehicle for free disposal. Vehicles with tags other than Saline County will be required ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  and the Osage County Sheriff’s Office have requested the public’s help in identifying the remains of a woman found Aug. 25 at Melvern Lake. It is believed the woman was the victim of a homicide. Forensic anthropology experts from the Washburn University Anthropology Department assisted law enforcement in studying the remains. ...

9 years ago
Week five of high school football is in the books! With the start of a new athletic year leads to another edition of the Coaches Corner, live from Russell’s Restaurant on Westport Boulevard in Salina. For the first time on the program, Minneapolis joins in on the fun with the addition of head coach Jhon Haehn. Coach ...

9 years ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals celebrated homecoming in style on Friday night with a hard-fought 14-6 victory over Hutchinson Trinity in a matchup of undefeated Heart of America league teams. While Ell-Saline (5-0) came away with the victory, it was Hutchinson Trinity (4-1) who cracked the scoreboard first.  After both defenses held serve throughout the first 21 minutes ...

9 years ago
The Smoky Valley Vikings were looking to end a long losing skid. They did it with ease. Smoky Valley controlled the game from start to finish, handling the Hesston Swathers 48-20. The win ended an 11-game losing streak to the Swathers. Hesston made the Vikings sweat a little bit, scoring on the first drive. But, Smoky Valley answered ...

9 years ago
Back on October 30, 2015, the Salina Central Mustangs handled Newton on the road. Central was hoping for a similar result to end the losing skid, but the Railers dominated the second half, holding off the Mustangs 42-20 on homecoming night. The first half looked to be a shootout. SC took the opening drive and scored three ...