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Three park locations in Salina will accept and recycle Christmas trees into mulch through late January. The mulch will be used around newly planted trees and to surface nature trails. Christmas trees must be free of ornaments, stands, netting and plastic bags. Yard waste will not be accepted. According to the City of Salina, the forestry crew has ...

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Christmas trees bring Christmas glee, but they can bring even more than that once the holiday season is past, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini. “An old Christmas tree can be used to benefit birds, fish and the landscape by placing it in a corner of your deck, and spreading some birdseed nearby, or ...

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For the 43rd year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, prepared a free community-wide Christmas dinner. A foggy, damp Christmas day set the scene as people lined up and patiently waited to file through the Saline County 4H building to receive  Christmas dinner, with an extra helping of Christmas cheer. ...

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The Kansas Office of Rural Health announced that several of the state’s rural hospitals have earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award. Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) was recognized for excellence in Patient Perspective, placing it among the top quartile of rural hospitals nationwide. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor ...

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A fire on Christmas Eve prompted an evacuation of a McPherson manufacturer. According to the McPherson Fire Department, At approximately 3:52 PM on Wednesday, the first responders were dispatched to the Johns Manville manufacturing facility in the 1400 Block of 17th Avenue for a structure fire. The McPherson Fire Department responded with three engine companies and a ...

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The following is the most printed, and famous, newspaper editorial in history. Virginia O'Hanlon, age 8, wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. The response by newsman Francis P. Church was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is ...

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Salina chef Bill Fekas will be hard at work Christmas Eve, putting the final touches on a Christmas dinner for several thousand of his closest family and friends. For the 43rd year in a row, Fekas is preparing a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Fekas is planning to prepare and serve a free dinner to as many ...

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For the 70th year in a row the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is tracking Santa as he flies around the world delivering toys to all of the good boys and girls. Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United ...

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A pedestrian is dead after being hit be a vehicle on the east side of Manhattan late Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the incident happened  at 9:36 p.m. on Tuttle Creek Boulevard just north of Bluemont Avenue. The agency says a vehicle was traveling north on Tuttle Creek Boulevard and was crossing the intersection ...

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With British and German forces separated only by a no-man's land littered with fallen comrades, sounds of a German Christmas carol suddenly drifted across the frigid air: "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night, Holy Night"). Then, during that first Christmas Day in World War I, something magical happened. Soldiers who had been killing each other by ...

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Salina area public transportation will have reduced hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays this year. According to OCCK  Transportation, they  will have closures and reduced hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays this year. Thursday, December 25th, all transportation services will be closed.  The Friday, December 26th schedule is as follows: CityGo, 6a-6p, no peaks Regional ...