For the past seven years, Bart Cowley at Utah Independent Bank has coordinated a touching display of local veterans’ memorabilia, showcased each year during the week of Veterans Day. The collection continues to grow in both size and significance as community members share new items and stories honoring their loved ones who have served. This year, Cowley added a solemn and symbolic “Empty Chair” place setting in the bank’s lobby to honor Prisoners of War, ...

After nearly 90 years as a Main Street landmark, Salina’s historic WPA-built library and city building has now come down. Constructed in 1936–37, the brown-brick building served as a library, city offices, police station, jail, and community gathering place for generations. Locals remember its charming rounded front door, the cozy feel of its little nooks, wartime memorial, and decades of story hours, meetings, and hometown memories. Though age, mold, and costly repair needs made demolition ...

The holiday season is kicking off in Aurora with one of the most anticipated community events of the year — Christmas at Willow Bend: Christmas on the Farm, happening Saturday, November 29 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Aurora Park. Admission is free, and everyone is invited to come enjoy a full day of holiday cheer, family fun, and community spirit. The festivities begin bright and early with the Jingle Wolf Jog 5K and ...