Salina

• The Saline County appraiser urged eligible seniors to apply for the state K40 SVR tax refund and warned of a property tax freeze scam. →
• The Saline County Commission approved a letter supporting SkyWest to retain its Essential Air Service contract at Salina Regional Airport. →
• The Saline County Commission adopted five-year disaster, mass casualty, and emergency operations plans for countywide coordination. →
• Saline County officials are considering adding secure entrance checkpoints at the City-County Building following an active shooter drill. →
• Saline County plans to reevaluate long-term goals and needed facility upgrades for the Saline County Expo Center in January. →
• The Saline County Commission approved Hutton Corporation as construction manager for the health department renovation on Prescott Avenue. →
• It's going to be dangerously hot in Salina today with wall-to-wall sunshine pushing our afternoon high to 108°F, made even sweatier by gusty south winds and heat index values topping 112°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Adam Hamilton launched his first general election TV ad Aug. 18, filmed in Lebanon, Kansas, ahead of his Nov. 3 race against Republican incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall. →

• Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation announced more than $61 million this week for road, sidewalk, bicycle and trail projects across the state. →

• Crews installed University of Kansas and Wichita State University logos Aug. 16 on the roughly $300 million Wichita Biomedical Campus, which is set to open for classes in spring 2027. →

• Police and Kansas City, Kansas, Animal Services removed 81 emaciated dogs from a home Saturday after responding to a report of aggressive dogs fighting, booking two people into the Wyandotte County Jail. →

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported 60% of Kansas topsoil was short or very short of moisture for the week ending Aug. 16, up from about 54% two weeks earlier. →

🇺🇸 US

• The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield surged to 5.333% on Tuesday, its highest level since June 2007, pushing the average 30-year mortgage rate to 6.75% and dragging the S&P 500 lower for a third straight session. →

• Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday requiring data centers to fund their own power and pay full electricity costs, with developers also required to draw significant clean energy, commit to local hiring and secure community support. →

• Self-described Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon upset heavily-funded Alexander Vindman in Florida's Democratic Senate primary, winning about 56% of the vote despite raising less than $1 million to his $16 million. →

• Apple will rewrite its EU App Store terms by Oct. 1, cutting its standard commission from 30% to 26% and replacing per-install fees with a 5% transaction fee, setting a precedent U.S. developers could cite in antitrust fights. →

• The UAE halted all trade and financial ties with Iran on Wednesday after accusing Tehran of launching ballistic missiles toward its territory, deepening a regional realignment that has drawn Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan to condemn Iran. →

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AUGUST 19, 1953: CIA‑BACKED COUP TOPPLES IRAN’S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER

With funding and support from the United States and Britain, Iran’s military overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and restored the Shah to power, reversing Mosaddeq’s move to nationalize the country’s oil. The coup cemented Iran as a key U.S. Cold War ally for decades, but it also sowed deep anti-American resentment that helped fuel the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

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