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A judge from Salina is among three Kansas Court of Appeals judges who received awards from the Kansas Bar Association at its recent annual meeting. According to the Kansas Judicial Branch, Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Judge Amy Fellows Cline, and Judge Angela Coble were all honored. Judge Coble is from Salina. Christel Marquardt Trailblazer Award Judge Karen Arnold-Burger ...

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What is billed as “a bombastic celebration of arena rock” is coming back to Salina. Hairball is returning to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. According to the venue, Hairball will perform on Friday, November 13th, at 7:30 PM. For more than 25 years, Hairball has been bringing the biggest hits of the 80s to life with an ...

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The Longford PRCA Rodeo is celebrating 70 years of rodeo in rural America coming up this Labor Day weekend. The Longford PRCA Rodeo will take place on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m. The Longford Rodeo has been a longstanding tradition in the small community, starting back in 1955, ...

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A man was arrested after allegedly making threats along the Salina trail system. According to Salina Police, officers responded at about 9:45 Tuesday morning to the levy trail area of Oxbow Park in reference to a male who was possibly armed and making threats. Officers arrived in the area and made contact with a 66-year-old female of ...

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Twenty-seven community leaders representing 13 Kansas communities and 11 counties gathered in Solomon Aug. 27 for a Kansas Sampler Foundation Do-Alogue focused on practical ways rural communities can strengthen connection, participation and pride using the people, places and resources they already have. One participant traveled 275 miles — about four hours — from Tribune. A Do-Alogue is ...

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A Kansas company that provides a range of technology services, including broadband internet, wireless plans, business solutions, and creative services celebrated its Salina expansion with a ribbon cutting and open house at "The Sunflower Center. Nex-Tech has refurbished the former Jumping Joe’s Family Fun Center facility at 1624 Sunflower Drive and transformed it into a corporate ...

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There were no injuries in a crash involving a car and a school bus south of Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, on Tuesday morning at approximately 8:00 a Southeast of Saline school bus and a passenger car were involved in a two-vehicle, non-injury collision on K-4 Highway at the intersection of Ohio Street in ...

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An arrest has been made in connection with a stabbing death in the Kearny County community of Deerfield. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, at around 9:40 a.m. Monday deputies from the Kearny County Sheriff’s Office were notified of a stabbing that occurred at a Kansas Dairy Development, 2476 Road 180 in Deerfield, Kansas, a ...

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A former Kansas credit union employee was sentenced to a year and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $207,920 in restitution after embezzling approximately $171,000 by creating fake loans to members. According to the US Department of Justice, court documents indicate Ricky Naovoravong, 39, of Garden City pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement ...

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The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has reached a settlement agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to resolve allegations that KDHE violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) when it stopped funding Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Stacy Gonzales’s civilian job due to her upcoming military deployment. According to ...

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The Salina Fire Department invites the public to join firefighters, city officials, and community members for a 25th anniversary tribute ceremony honoring those affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ceremony will begin promptly at 8:55 a.m. at the new Fire Station #4, located at 2600 E. Crawford Street in Salina. According to the ...