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Stuga Vodka creators find way back 'home' to make Kansas corn-based spirit
LINDSBORG — Meaning small house or cottage in Swedish, the word "Stuga" is all about home. Now the word has taken on a new meaning, as a brand of homegrown and crafted, corn-based Kansas vodka. The idea for a corn-based vodka came from husband and wife Hilary and Erin Condren after finding themselves back...
Central Kansas Free Fair to celebrate 100th anniversary
Beginning July 27, the Central Kansas Free Fair will be celebrating its 100th year and remembering its history as the fair progresses. The Central Kansas Free Fair is July 30 to Aug. 4 this year. “If you go around the fairgrounds we’re trying to continue to make an effort to...
R&B VIBES III Coming Saturday
Another edition of a celebration of R&B music is coming back to Salina. A third installment of R&B VIBES is planned for this Saturday night. R&B VIBES, an intergenerational celebration of R&B & Soul music, is planned at The Venue, located at 638 Francis St., from 8 pm to 2 am.
Esperanza Spalding Coming to Salina
A world renowned bassist, singer, and composer whose talent and creativity brought her considerable success both within and beyond the world of jazz is coming to Salina. Esperanza Spalding is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. In 2011 Spalding was honored with the Grammy Award for best new artist. The award...
Smoky Hill River Renewal Project Set to Revitalize Salina with $21.3M in Funding and New Development Plans
The Smoky Hill River might soon flow more freely through Salina, as officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Salina signed a cost-share agreement for the proposed Smoky Hill River renewal project. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced an additional $400,000 in federal funding to assist with the city’s cost for a project design draft from USACE. City documents indicate $13.7 million will come from federal sources, supplemented by $7.6 million from a citywide sales tax. Salina previously secured $22 million in federal grants for river improvements, including bridge replacements and revamped boat docks.
Kansas internet providers to receive $22.7m in broadband grants
TOPEKA (KSNT) – On Friday, Governor Laura Kelly announced that 12 internet service providers would receive $22.7 to improve broadband access in 14 rural Kansas counties. As part of the latest round of Broadband Acceleration Grants, $10 million is being paired with $12.7 in matching funds to provide a $22.7 investment into rural Internet projects. […]
City of Salina announces asphalt overlay schedule
Beginning Wednesday, July 24 through Friday, July 26, Donelson Construction of Clever, Missouri begins work on the City of Salina’s annual asphalt overlay project. The schedule is as follows, weather permitting:. The prep work consists of milling off the existing asphalt striping. Then in a one-pass process applying both...
Abilene Rodeo Celebrates 25 Years of Horses and Bulls from Andrews Rodeo Co.
Andrews Rodeo Co. has been the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo stock contractor in Abilene for the past 25 years. Sammy Andrews, his wife Jacel, son James, and his crew have been coming to Abilene since 2000, bringing their industry-renowned bucking horses and bulls. When the Abilene rodeo committee decided to...
Meddys Mediterranean restaurant coming to downtown Salina
A new restaurant is coming to downtown Salina. According to Salina Downtown Inc. Executive Director Leslie Bishop, Meddys will open a Salina location at 305 S Santa Fe, where Safelite auto glass repair once operated. According to Meddys website, they specialize in a Mediterranean menu, with everything prepared fresh daily...
Baby found in SE Wichita canal placed in police protective custody
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department has placed an 11-month-old female child into Police Protective Custody, who was found in the area of Mt. Vernon and I-135 in the canal. Today, at approximately 1:33 p.m., WPD officers were dispatched to conduct a welfare check in the vicinity of...
2024 Tabor Bluejay Football Schedule Set
HILLSBORO, Kan. (TaborBluejays.com) – The 2024 Tabor College Bluejay Football schedule has been set. This season marks the second season of the new divisional format in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and the second season for the Bluejays as members of the KCAC’s Bissell Division. This will be the final year for the current divisional setup, as the divisions will realign based on competitive results from the last two seasons.
Missouri woman arrested in Hays for DUI after crashing into vehicle
Hays Police officers reported witnessing an allegedly intoxicated driver traveling in the wrong direction before colliding with a parked vehicle. At about 10:23 p.m., officers observed a black sedan traveling southbound in the opposite direction on a one-way street at the 800 block of Ash St., according to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler.
Teen enters plea in shooting death of Wichita boy at Towne East Square
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A teenager has pleaded no contest in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy inside a Wichita mall in 2022. The Sedgwick County district attorney's office said 18-year-old Te'bryis Robinson on Tuesday pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery. He was originally charged with first-degree murder and criminal use of a weapon by a juvenile in the killing of killing of TrenJ'vious Hutton at Towne East Square on March 18, 2022.
Newton middle schooler finalist in nationwide mullet contest
NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - A Newton sixth-grader has made it to Round 2 of the USA Mullet Championships in the kids division. Ruger Beaman competes on the football, soccer, and baseball fields, and now he’s one of 100 kids vying for the title of 2024 mullet champ. Ruger has...
McPherson City Commissioners Approve Bid from Pearson Golf Construction to Replace TCGC Irrigation System
McPHERSON, Kan. — The McPherson City Commission Tuesday approved a $2.88 million bid from Pearson Golf Construction of Baldwin City to replace the irrigation system at Turkey Creek Golf Course. Five companies submitted bids on the project, the most interest show in a Public Lands and Facilities project in...
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