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CRUSH HOUR

Fri, 07/01/2022 - 12:00am

CRUSH HOUR -- Machines grind up concrete on Wednesday morning at the old Penny’s Concrete plant in Council Grove. Penny’s Concrete has given the city the pile of old concrete located at their new plant to the city and it is now being crush into small rock to be used for the city’s alleys and roads, which will substantially decrease the cost of buying and hauling gravel for the city. The city, who now owns the location, has also begun cleanup of the concrete plant area.

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Fourth Of July: Keeping It Safe For Everyone With Simple Safety Tips

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of the State Fire Marshal and Safe Kids Kansas would like to share some important safety tips to ensure that all Kansans have a safe and fun Independence Day this year.

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Trail Days To Be Featured On “Fork In The Road”

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am

The Trail Days Café & Museum will be featured in an episode of “Fork in the Road” scheduled to be broadcast during the 5 p.m. newscast on WIBW-TV, Channel 13, Tuesday, July 5. “Fork in the Road” is a regular program taking a brief look at restaurants throughout the WIBW- TV broadcast area.

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HANGAR TIME

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am

HANGAR TIME -- A NASA ER-2 scientific aircraft waits in the hangar at Salina Airport on June 23. The plane houses 12 instruments which transmit weather observation data to the ground while flying up to 70,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. Scientists hope to learn more about the overshooting tops of thunderstorms by flying close to them.