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Thousands of logs that floated down the Smoky Hill River last summer - now await the torch that will soon ignite the pile of driftwood. Work crews have cleaned out most of the channel, transported the timber and stacked it near the Salina Wastewater Plant just northeast of the city. Heavy rainfall last June, July and ...

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A Salina business is continuing to help power a local Salina organization in its fight against childhood cancer. JAE’s Electric made a $3,000 donation to the Love, Chloe Foundation, a local organization that provides immediate support to area families who have a child fighting cancer. Love, Chloe Foundation Executive Director Heidi Feyerherm says donations like this make ...

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Tickets are available for "Night With the Yotes", one of the marquee events on the Kansas Wesleyan University calendar. According to KWU, the 2026 version of the event will be held Friday, Feb. 20th, in Mabee Arena on campus. It will feature a night of great live and silent auction items, wonderful food, and a fun ...

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Salina residents gathered Sunday to honor the life, legacy, and enduring impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an Interfaith Community Service hosted by Theatre Salina. The event, themed “Freedom Reborn,” brought together faith leaders, elected officials, performers, and community members in a shared celebration of unity, justice, and service. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a ...

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Work will continue at the intersection of Broadway and State with a planned concrete pour scheduled for this coming Tuesday, January 20th. According to the City of Salina, on Monday, January 19th, Prairie Landworks, Inc. of McPherson, will begin traffic control setup and demolition on the Broadway median near Cloud Street. Construction will progress north along Broadway ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the nationally known civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, visited Kansas State University on Jan. 19, 1968. It was one of his last visits and speeches before he was assassinated less than three months later, on April 4th, 1968. According to the school, during his visit, Dr. King met ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University has announced its honor roll recipients for the Fall 2025 semester. According to the school, a total of 530 students were named to Kansas Wesleyan honor rolls for the Fall 2025 semester. Full-time students who accumulated a 3.75 GPA or better during the fall semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll, ...

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The Kansas Department of Commerce is launching an initiative to identify vacant, abandoned or underutilized buildings suitable for redevelopment into housing units. According to the agency, local leaders, community organizations and property owners can assist in this effort by submitting information about buildings in their area that could be considered for conversion. “Our communities are rich with ...

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A bipartisan Kansas bill that aims to implement a bell-to-bell cellphone ban beginning next school year would override local rules and establish one of the nation’s most restrictive policies. The bill already has garnered a two-thirds supermajority of support from the Kansas Senate, as well as the support of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Supporters of the bill say students would be mentally and ...

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A Nebraska contractor was sentenced to a little over 7 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution to victims after accepting money from customers for construction projects across multiple states then failing to do the work. According to court documents, 43-year-old Bobby Bates Sr of Grand Island, Nebraska, pleaded guilty ...

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Widespread sickness is prompting hospital visitation restrictions. According to Salina Regional Health Center, in an effort to protect patients visitors and employees due to increased prevalence of respiratory illness across the region,the hospital in Salina and Memorial Hospital in Abilene implemented new visitor guidance at the hospitals effective immediately, until further notice. “We’ve been seeing high numbers ...