Using government COVID money designated during the pandemic for enhancing outdoor spaces, the Redmond Town Beautification Committee­ is making pickle ball courts at the park. Nets and supplies have been ordered, painting is complete, and a grand opening tournament and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held later in the month.

Curtailing vandalism, both at the city park and on the bike path, is a priority for Salina City Policemen as security cameras and a new server for the city’s computer system were approved at the council meeting held Wednesday, September 28. “It’s going to be cheaper to get some cameras installed than to keep fixing things,” said Police Chief Al Taylor.         The policemen have been authorized to place ‘no overnight camping’ signs at the ...

Salina Lion’s Club members donated almost 100 dictionaries to Salina Elementary School third graders this past week as part of the club’s national ‘Dictionary Project’. The program allows each student their own personal dictionary that not only contains the standard dictionary, but also biographies of the Presidents of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and The Constitution of the United States, facts about the solar system, maps of the continents, information about each of ...