5 years ago
A nostalgic Bennington business that was a throwback to a bygone era, featuring a real old-fashioned soda fountain, has closed its doors for good. "The Linger Longer" owners Sharolyn and Jay Wagner announced via social media it closed for good on Saturday. Sharolyn announced: "I am sorry, but the rumor is true. The Linger Longer building has ...

5 years ago
I was born Feb. 5, 1943, in Salina, Kansas. From 1948-54, I attended the segregated Dunbar School even though I lived across the street from Hawthorne School. I attended summer recreational activities with all the kids on North Eighth, Black and white. We played together all day, had slumber parties and shared meals. It was a confusing ...

5 years ago
Salina USD 305 is ending its hybrid instructional model for middle and high school students later this week. Beginning this Thursday, April 1st, the district will welcome back all middle and high school students to traditional, in-person learning full time. According to the district, April 1st  is the beginning of 4th quarter, a predetermined break in ...

5 years ago
Area public transportation will have shortened hours on Friday, April 2nd, in observation of Good Friday. According to OCCK, Inc. Transportation, on April 2nd, CityGo buses will run from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with no peak routes running. Regional paratransit vehicles will run only essential trips. 81 Connection will run its normal schedule. The City of Abilene public ...

5 years ago
A firefighter was injured and two pets were killed in a structure fire in McPherson. According to the McPherson Fire Department, just after 10:30 in the morning on Friday crews responded to a fire call in the 100 block of South Taft Street. The agency says a mobile home, occupied by three people and multiple animals pets  ...

5 years ago
In-person high school theater workshops offered by the Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts are returning this summer. The five unique summer theater workshops for NW Kansas teens are sponsored by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. After successful summers in 2018, 2019, the program offered online opportunities in 2020 due to COVID-19. This summer, the Hansen ...

5 years ago
A statewide Silver Alert for a missing Lawrence woman has been canceled. The Lawrence Police Department reports that 94-year-old Marilyn Dowell was located and is now safe. - - - ORIGINAL: The Lawrence Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Lawrence woman. According to the KBI, the whereabouts ...

5 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 mph in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka. The complaint filed in district court by the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office indicates the early morning escapade on March 16 ended after Suellentrop evaded a police ...

5 years ago
Populations of the American bald eagle — the bold national symbol of the United States — have quadrupled since 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners. According to the agency, bald eagles once teetered on the brink of extinction, reaching an all-time low of 417 known nesting ...

5 years ago
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Southwest Kansas involving a dump truck and pickup truck pulling a horse trailer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck and a 2003 Peterbilt dump truck were both headed east on U.S. 56 Highway in Haskell County.  The pickup and trailer went ...

5 years ago
Certain everyday household items can pose a threat to pets' health, says Susan Nelson, clinical professor at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Here are some items and situations pets owners can watch for. Human over-the-counter and prescription medications are a common cause of poisoning in pets. Nelson said it is important to remember that pets, ...