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Excellence in research has earned several students at Kansas State University recognition through the eighth annual Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards. In May, the award committee, made up of faculty from varying disciplines, rewarded outstanding undergraduate research in topics ranging from French to social work. Grand prize awards were given in three categories: individual freshman, individual non-freshman ...

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If you’ve been putting off doing your taxes, well the last minute is finally here. It's tax day. Today marks the pushed-back deadline to send in your taxes. The extra month the government gave taxpayers to file their 2020 returns ends. In mid-March, the IRS decided to push back the filing deadline to May 17th because of ...

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Public transportation in Salina will be celebrating National Transportation Week this week,  May 17th to 21st. On Wednesday OCCK Transportation will be hosting an open house and cook out in honor of National Transportation Week. According to the agency, the event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 340 N. Santa Fe. They will ...

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Salina City Commissioners will potentially fill a vacancy on the commission on Monday. The vacancy was created by the resignation of commissioner Rod Franz in late April, who was injured in a fall in early April and will need time to recover. Commissioners accepted applications from those interested in filling the position. Deadline to submit an ...

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More than 150 members of the class of 2021, together with their families and friends, gathered Saturday for Kansas Wesleyan University’s 2021 commencement ceremony at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. “Today was a wonderful recognition of the class of 2021 and all it has accomplished,” said Dr. Matt Thompson, KWU President. “These individuals will go in ...

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First responders were busy early Sunday morning north of Salina after up to 8 inches of rain fell in some areas. Several roads in the northern part of Saline County were closed. First responders were going door to door along an area of Sandy Lane checking on the welfare of residents at a housing development. At ...

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Salina Area Technical College is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the college’s Board of Trustees. This nine-member board is the college’s governing body, and determines goals and direction for the institution. The board currently has one vacant seat. New board members are appointed by the current board, with terms starting in July. The board ...

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On Thursday Kansas rescinded its statewide mask mandate. On Monday, the Salina City Commission will consider ending its local mask mandate. After the CDC offered new masking guidelines, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a statement Thursday confirming that anyone who received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least two weeks ago can safely go ...

5 years ago
Local members of Altrusa International chapter in Salina received numerous awards at the recent Altrusa International District Eight Conference, held virtually April 23-24. The Salina club is one of 23 across the four-state region of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas which comprise District Eight. According to the organization, Altrusa Salina’s District Eight 2021 awards include: First ...

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There are 4 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,272 total cases with 50 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is now 114. Salina Regional Health Center reports they ...

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A woman from Nebraska was sent to the hospital after being involved in the two car crash on Interstate-135, late Thursday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the accident happened at 11:25 p.m. at milepost 82 on I-135, just north of the Assaria exit. Twenty-nine-year-old Casey Kreikemeier, Hooper, Neb., was driving a 2008 ...