10 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-2018 school year.  GSCF has 27 unique scholarships that will distribute more than $90,000 in scholarships to local students this year.  The amount per scholarship ranges anywhere between $250-$10,000. Some scholarships are also renewable for up to 4 years. Each scholarship has a unique ...

10 years ago
The public is invited to the annual holiday open house at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home on Sunday, Dec. 4. The Abilene Municipal Band will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium, followed by refreshments. Guests are invited to come early to shop and take advantage of a ...

10 years ago
A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is among the sources behind Trump's unsubstantiated claim that "millions" of people voted illegally. Kellyanne Conway was Trump's campaign manager and mentioned Kobach twice as a source during an interview Friday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Trump has claimed without providing evidence that ...

10 years ago
             The Abilene Cowgirl and Cowboy basketball teams continued their mastery of Smokey Valley Friday night in what was the season openers for both schools. The Cowgirls defeated the Lady Vikings 61-35.  It was the 11th straight win in the series for the Cowgirls.  The Cowboys won 47-35 over the ...

10 years ago
A Kansas couple alleges in a lawsuit that a neighboring dairy has contaminated their water supply.  The Hutchinson News reports that Beryl and Becky Grow of rural Reno County are seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Perry and Sharon Beachy. The suit alleges "permanent and irreparable" property damage. The Beachys haven't yet filed a formal response, ...

10 years ago
Agribusiness giant Cargill has unveiled plans for its new $60 million complex for its protein operations that it plans to build at the site where the Wichita Eagle is now located. The company said released more details Thursday about its project, along with an artist's rendering. The four-story, 188,000-square-foot building accommodates about 800 employees. The proposal ...

10 years ago
Kansas hit its new, more pessimistic revenue projections for November, with tax collections exceeding estimates by $1.4 million. But the report Thursday from the state Department of Revenue did not significantly alter the state's gloomy budget picture. It still faces a projected shortfall of more than $345 million for the current fiscal year that began July ...

10 years ago
The former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman hired as Kansas State University's president will receive a $500,000 annual salary. The  Kansas Board of Regents released the letter of appointment Thursday for Gen. Richard Myers. He was promoted last month from interim president, a job he's held since April. The Kansas State University Foundation will finance $156,250 of ...

10 years ago
Between 5:00 PM on November 25, 2016 and 8:00 AM on November 26, 2016, force was used to commit a burglary at Salina Municipal Golf Course, 2500 E. Crawford. Approximately ten hats, ten pairs of Titleist socks, $80, and two boxes of candy bars were taken. Loss and damage are estimated at $2,470. If you have any ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of two cellular telephones from the Salina Walmart Store. Between 12:09 and 12:15 on Wednesday two iPhones were taken. The suspects is described as  a white male with short brown hair, standing 5'11" and weighing about 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray jacket and cowboy boots. He fled with ...

10 years ago
"It's a great day to be a Swede," said Bethany President Will Jones Thursday morning on the campus at Bethany College in Lindsborg. Soon, many more area high school graduates could be donning the blue and yellow of the Swedes and calling Bethany home. Bethany College is offering tuition-free scholarships to all students graduating from a McPherson ...