5 years ago
Election day is less than 24 hours away, and tens of millions of Americans have chosen not to wait this year. A staggering 93 million people have already voted early or turned in mail-in ballots. That's nearly 70 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 general election. California, Texas and Florida are leading the way ...

5 years ago
For the fourth straight month, Clay Center is celebrating a strong sales tax collection. According to the City of Clay Center, since July the sales tax collections are up 16% compared to a year ago.   Because sales tax reports are presented two months after the month they are collected, this represents the time period of May, ...

5 years ago
The CDC is issuing Thanksgiving activity guidelines, and this year the agency says less is definitely more. While people continue to navigate the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving amid the pandemic, the CDC recommends people keep gatherings small, forgo travel if possible, and conduct Black Friday shopping online. The agency says Thanksgiving is a time when ...

5 years ago
With the clocks turned back this weekend, AAA Kansas is reminding drivers to be prepared for potential challenges, such as changes in sleep patterns, that may increase chances of drowsy driving. “Shorter days starting next week means many of us will be driving home from work in the dark,” said a AAA Kansas spokesman. “The risk ...

5 years ago
Though you wouldn't know it based on last week's snow and ice, NOAA’s winter forecast for the U.S. favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, thanks in part to an ongoing La Nina. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National ...

5 years ago
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has put together his 2020 Service Academy Selection Board. The 20-member board will review applications and interview candidates who are applying for admission to U.S. Service Academies. “Nominating Kansas students to attend service academies is one of my greatest responsibilities as a United States Senator,” said Sen. Moran. “Especially this year, I ...

5 years ago
There are 44 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County, and health officials are also warning about an exposure at a Salina bar. The Saline County Health Department is investigating a public exposure to COVID-19 at Chuck’s Bar located at 600 N Santa Fe in Salina. Potential exposure would have occurred on the following dates : ...

5 years ago
Three new COVID-19 cases were at confirmed at Salina USD 305 schools on Friday, including 2 schools which have already had multiple cases this week. According to USD 305’s COVID-19 incidents page, there was a positive case at Schilling Elementary School,  Coronado Elementary School and at Heartland Early Education Center. Along with the new cases on ...

5 years ago
Thursday marked more than just the end of the 1st quarter. For USD 305 middle and high school students it was the last day of a hybrid model where two days were on-site and the other three involved learning at home. Beginning Monday the hybrid model changes so grades 6-12 students will be in school for ...

5 years ago
OCCK Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony this week celebrating the start of construction on a transportation facility expansion. According to the organization, the 16,000 square foot addition to the existing facility at 340 N Santa Fe will provide additional maintenance facilities, vehicle parking, and expanded driver areas. The project is expected to be completed in mid ...

5 years ago
A 10th person on the October list of Salina’s Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the latest arrest is Daniel Chavez. He was wanted for crimes which include felony aggravated assault, felony criminal damage to property, harassment by telephone, making criminal threats, and two counts of misdemeanor criminal damage to ...