Assaria News

Lloyd Davidson lent a hand to Project Salina this month, and then he became one over the lunch hour Wednesday.

The collection is open to anyone, regardless of where they live, he said. People are asked to dump their unused and unwanted pills into a plastic bag for disposal, but it's not required.

If the small crowd that gathered Tuesday night in Assaria is any indication, Saline County residents favor lifting the ban on fireworks -- but would like more restrictions and stiffer penalties than county commissioners were considering.

I would like to encourage any Saline County citizen who is interested in lifting the fireworks ban to attend one of the meetings set up by the county commissioners to discuss this issue.

Saline County Commissioners have scheduled three public hearings to gather input on the fireworks issue.

Both candidates for the contested seat on the Southeast of Saline School Board have experience in education and want to bring that experience to the board.

A Lindsborg man is hurt in crash in rural Saline County near Assaria Tuesday afternoon.

Fifty-six Washburn University students are included in the 2008-09 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will award ten public water supply systems with the second annual Capacity Development Achievement Awards.

8 at First Covenant Church, 2625 E. Magnolia. Charisse and Grant Nurnberg own and operate Sunny Side Pumpkin Patch, southeast of Assaria.

Earl Schaeffer's new flag flies on Pearl Harbor Day. Photo Courtesy Rick Saunders The American Legion Riders of Post 140 erected a flagpole at the home of Earl Schaeffer.

Dale Whetstone, of Lindsborg, helps his granddaughter Emily Jones, 6, of Lindsborg, pick out an angel Sunday afternoon, Dec.

Last year, Gypsum farmer Mike Jensen experienced a miracle: his 15-year-old son, Joshua, survived a brain tumor.