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Law enforcement officers will be seizing illegal fireworks and ticketing the users, officials said Friday, as fireworks stands opened in the area.

Sheriff's race will spice August primary By Alan Rusch Last Updated: June 25, 2008 This year's primary election, set for Tuesday, Aug.

Pictured from left include Amanda Laas, Brookville, Kan., champion; Kansas Queen Ashley Laas, Brookville, Kan.; and Benjamin Gleason, Maple Hill, Kan., reserve champion.

"It could have been a lot worse," was Bob Ash's appraisal of tree damage around Salina from the high winds that were part of Thursday afternoon's storm.

Kanopolis City-wide Garage Sale Kanopolis A city-wide garage sale takes place in Kanopolis.

More than 600 Kansas Law Enforcement Officers and their friends are carrying the torch for Special Olympics Kansas.

The Central Kansas Extension District plans a wheat plot tour in Saline County May 23rd. via Salina Journal

“Fairfield High School, USD 310, was one of five rural schools selected to receive a Skystream 3.7 wind turbine as part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Wind for Schools Initiative”

Manhattan, KS - infoZine - The five rural Kansas high schools selected by the Kansas Wind for Schools program to receive a small wind turbine for educational and outreach purposes have either already installed ... via Kansas City InfoZine

Moses M. Osborne, 35, and Holly A. Dean, 28, both of Salina; Douglas E. Laas, 48, Brookville, and Renee A. Ricard, 50, Smolan; Thomas R. Nece, 26, and Lynnsey M. Shelton, 21, both of Salina; Antonio D. Holston, ... via Salina Journal

“There's not a whole lot of other events available in this area.”

Up to a dozen bands and solo musicians will perform during an all-day music festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Belleville City Park bandshell. via Salina Journal

A Salina woman was cited for inattentive driving Tuesday morning after striking a pickup involved in an earlier collision and pushing it into an air conditioning unit at Sterling House, 2251 E. Crawford. via Salina Journal

Pancakes, sausage, eggs and homemade pie will be served. There also will be a bake table. via Salina Journal

“We try to make the transition from sixth grade to seventh grade easier for the kids”

Outlining the benefits of Thursday's event at Ell-Saline Elementary School might require more than one breath of air. via Salina Journal

“What you see is the salt penetrating the concrete, and it starts to corrode the rebar and the deck starts coming apart”

County Engineer Neil Cable's report Tuesday to Saline County commissioners concerning the Brookville Road Bridge project contained good news for farmers in the Glendale area. via Salina Journal

“I had to tell my four boys ... that I have a son and that he would have been 30 years old if I hadn't killed him. He lived 11 days”

It was difficult for Shana Brown to tell her four sons in 2006 that they had an older brother in heaven. via Salina Journal

“We believe that this new definition of interstate commerce will put an unnecessary burden on Kansas wheat producers”

The Kansas Association of Wheat Growers is working to exempt farmers from a potentially costly new ruling by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration regarding the definition of interstate ... via KRVN-AM Lexington

A woman was treated and released from Salina Regional Health Center following a crash shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday east of Brookville. via Salina Journal

A truck was pursued by a van from Salina to Brookville Friday night after the truck hit the van and fled the scene of the crash. via Salina Journal

The Ell-Saline Cardinals football team , was beaten 14-0 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Ellsworth Bearcats The Bearcats will now prepare for their challenge against Beloit . via MaxPreps

“Why can't they serve real corn like Stroud's?”

For years I've been hearing about the legendary fried chicken dinners at the Brookville Hotel - ' which used to be in Brookville, Kansas, but moved in 1999 to the somewhat bigger city of Abilene. via The Pitch