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Salina Remembered: The Boy From Salina Whose Company Built America's Warplanes
Glenn L. Martin spent early childhood in Salina and later studied at Kansas Wesleyan. On Veterans Day, a look at the aircraft his company built for the men and women who served, from World War I bombers to the B-29 that ended World War II. Millions of Americans who served...
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Veterans Parade Planned For Saturday
The Salina community will come together this Saturday as Interim HealthCare and Hospice hosts its 5th Annual Veterans Day Parade to honor those who have served in the military. The event will take place on Saturday, kicking off at 9:00 AM along Santa Fe Avenue, from Elm Street to South...
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McPherson Native, Author to Sign New Novel at Twice Told Tales
Heaven in a Wildflower, a new historical novel by Cynthia Mines, is set in a Swedish-settled community in fictionalized McPherson County in the early 20th century. Mines, an MHS and McPherson College graduate, will sign copies of the book at Twice Told Tales during Ladies Night Out on Nov. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. Custom ceramic coffee mugs with quotes from the book created by Daisy Friesen of rural McPherson will also be available at Twice Told Tales.
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A view from home: Photo award shines a light on Malone’s life, community support
Heather Malone did not have to go far to find an award-winning photograph. From her driveway in the Flint Hills, she aimed her camera toward a hill as a winter storm approached. The resulting image, “A Storm Moving In,” earned second place in the Winter at Work category of the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s 2026 photo contest.
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Salina Honors Veterans with Ceremony, Memorial Dedication and Tribute to Service
SALINA, Kan. — Veterans, military families, community organizations and residents gathered Tuesday, November 11, at the Sunset Park War Memorial in Salina for a Veterans Day ceremony honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Hosted by American Legion Post 62, the ceremony...
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10 Lost Kansas Street Corner Sights You May Remember Before They Vanished
A familiar block can change so completely that an old photograph becomes difficult to place. Kansas has lost grand hotels, theaters, storefronts, and even the everyday sight of a streetcar passing through an intersection. Some disappeared within living memory; others survive mainly in family albums and public archives. These ten...
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New Documentary Highlights Program that Brings Children and Incarcerated Parents Together to Play Free - Beyond Prison Walls
TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — One in 28 American children has a parent in jail. What if those kids had the opportunity to play and interact with their incarcerated parents beyond the prison walls?. That's exactly what's happening in Kansas thanks to a program operated by the Kansas Children's Discovery...
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Kansas Public Radio
New Documentary Highlights Program that Brings Children and Incarcerated Parents Together to Play Free - Beyond Prison Walls
TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — One in 28 American children has a parent in jail. What if those kids had the opportunity to play and interact with their incarcerated parents beyond the prison walls?. That's exactly what's happening in Kansas thanks to a program operated by the Kansas Children's Discovery...
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Feztival of Trees Begins Saturday
The Isis Shrine will host its annual Feztival of Trees holiday fundraiser beginning this Saturday, November 14. According to the organization, the event will be at The Temple, 336 S. Santa Fe, through November 22 in Salina. Visitors should enter through the lower-level red door. The community event features decorated...
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Marymount College Documentary to Premeiere
A documentary film about Marymount College, which opened in 1922 and closed in June 1989, is set to premiere. Salina Media Connection’s premiere of “Legacy on the Hill: The Marymount College Story” will be shown Thursday, November 12, at 9:00 p.m. at the Salina Art Center Cinema Theatre. A 7:00 showing is sold out.
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Salina Remembered: The Civil War's 'Mother' to Soldiers Once Ran a Salina Eating House
Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke died 125 years ago, on Nov. 8, 1901. After the war, she helped hundreds of veteran families settle in Kansas and set up shop in frontier Salina. She went to war carrying $500 worth of hospital supplies from Galesburg, Illinois. By the time it ended, generals had praised her by name, and soldiers called her "Mother."