12 years ago
One Kansas parent has reached a deal to avoid trial for stealing thousands of dollars from a Topeka elementary school's parent-teacher organization, and her husband is working to land a similar agreement. Ben and Jamie Chestnut face a total of five felony charges accusing them of stealing $5,000 from the Avondale West Parent-Teacher Organization. Jamie Chestnut has ...

12 years ago
The state is now distributing about 20,000 tax refunds that were frozen for two weeks at the end of the last fiscal year. With the new fiscal year beginning July 1, the Kansas Department Revenue sent 19,091 refunds to the Kansas Department of Administration for payment. Jeannine Koranda, spokeswoman for the revenue department, says most Kansans who ...

12 years ago
Some USD 305 parents and students can begin the enrollment process this week. According to the district, online enrollment opens Tuesday, July 15th, for returning USD 305 students. From the convenience of your own home computer, follow these steps: * Go to Skyward for Parents * Log in * Click on Online Registration and follow the prompts If you ...

12 years ago
A bitterly contested Republican congressional race unfolding in south-central Kansas is testing the political influence of big corporate money in the backyard of two billionaire brothers who have poured millions into races across the nation. The 4th District GOP primary Aug. 5 pits U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo of Wichita against the popular conservative Republican who previously ...

12 years ago
A Salina woman is hurt in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 135. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Lori Schmidt was driving a 2002 Honda Civic headed south. Schmidt dozed off, veered left, and hit the guardrail on the east side of the road. The car bounced off the guardrail and then struck the guardrail ...

12 years ago
A portion of a busy Salina street will close for several days beginning Monday. According to the city, Cloud Street will be closed to through traffic between Ninth Street and Eleventh Street for storm sewer work beginning on Monday. Work is expected to be complete by July 17, 2014. Motorists should be prepared for minor delays and ...

12 years ago
Portions of a couple of roads in Saline County will be temporarily closed Monday. According to the county, sections of two Saline County roads will be closed to through traffic on Monday morning, July 14th, to permit the application of polymer overlays on bridge decks. The sections of road are as follows: 1. Eff Creek Road from ...

12 years ago
The tea party challenger trying to unseat Sen. Pat Roberts in the Republican primary in Kansas rests much of his case on the three-term incumbent's living arrangements. Roberts owns a Washington-area home while his official residence in Dodge City is rented space in a home owned by two supporters. Not so long ago, Roberts joked about ...

12 years ago
A new study by the Girl Scout Research Institute shows that girls benefit immensely from time spent outdoors and correlates girls’ regular outdoor activity with other traits important to 21st-century leadership. The More Than S’mores report, released by the New York-based institute, shows that girls who regularly spend time outdoors eclipse their peers who spend less ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Sedgwick County Health Department have reported four additional cases of measles in Sedgwick County, Kan. One case was in an adult linked to a recent outbreak of measles in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and who is an employee at Sal’s Japanese Steakhouse, two other adults ...

12 years ago
Students at Salina Central and Salina South high schools will work on mobile devices to collaborate and create. After school begins in August, every student at the high schools will receive a Chromebook, a key step to further integrate technology into the learning process. The Chromebooks and web-based programs will be used at school every ...