5 years ago
With 190 new positive COVID-19 cases to report since the last update on Monday, Saline County has already surpassed the total number of new cases for the entire month of October  in the first 13 days of November. According to the Saline County Health Department, along with the 190 new cases there have now been 1,413 ...

5 years ago
The FBI continues to seek information regarding a Kansas case was featured on the Netflix "Unsolved Mysteries" series. The case involves the 2004 suspicious death of Alonzo Brooks in La Cygne, Kansas. According to the FBI, during this investigation, new information has come to light surrounding the evening of Brooks’ death. Based upon interviews of individuals ...

5 years ago
Service levels for CityGo bus peak routes are being adjusted beginning Monday, and continuing until further notice. According to OCCK, beginning Monday, November 16th, CityGo Peak Route buses will run from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and then again from 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., each day Monday through Friday.  Regular routes will run as usual. Passengers ...

5 years ago
A utility main break has made a portion of one of the major roads in Salina temporarily impassable According to the City of Salina, due to a utility main break the City of Salina Public Works Department has closed North Ninth Street from West Ash Street to West Elm Street. The pavement is heaved and has ...

5 years ago
The Great War was set in motion with the assination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 - and the dominoes of alliances fell into place sending shock waves around the world. The Smoky Hill Museum has created a great online resource to learn about America's response to the distant war that was felt right here at ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of suspected thieves who were caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crimestoppers crime of the week. Police say back on October 13th between 11:41 AM and 11:55 AM, two men were in Ace Hardware, 321 S Broadway, Salina. While there, the men ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has created  the Kansas Main Street Affiliate Community Program, an initiative designed to introduce more Kansas communities to the resources and technical assistance offered through Kansas Main Street. According to the Governor's Office, the new Affiliate Community Program is a membership-based program that invites representatives from participating communities to attend training and ...

5 years ago
A person on the November list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Daven Ray Creech has been arrested.  He was wanted for felony drug crimes, and multiple counts of criminal use of a financial card and theft by deception. Those on the November list of Salina's Most Wanted are ...

5 years ago
The biggest outdoors weekend of the year is here. Upland bird season in Kansas begins on Saturday. It’s a Kansas tradition to open the pheasant and quail seasons on the second Saturday in November. Officials remind hunters that landowner permission is required before hunting on private land, whether the land is posted or not. Land posted ...

5 years ago
Another Salina Presbyterian Manor resident has tested positive for COVID-19 in continued outbreak testing at the senior living community. “We remain vigilant in our efforts to protect the health and safety of our residents and staff members,” said Jeanne Gerstenkorn, PMMA’s vice president for health and wellness and infection preventionist. According to the organization, the resident, who ...

5 years ago
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Childshoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open. Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National Collection ...