7 years ago
The City of Salina is planning another free landfill event. According to the city, there will be free residential refuse disposal at the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on Saturday, October 12, for all Saline County residents. Customers must have a Saline County license plate on their vehicle for free disposal. Vehicles from other counties will ...

7 years ago
A motorcycle rider was hurt in a two-vehicle crash involving a bus in Western Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 58-year-old Paul Simpson of Hays was riding a 2004 Kawasaki Motorcycle headed west on K 96 Highway in rural Lane County. As Simpson was attempting to pass a 1998 Blue Bird bus on the left, ...

7 years ago
The Salina Area United Way is preparing to kick off its 2019/2020 fund raising campaign. According to the agency, the campaign kickoff breakfast will be held on Tuesday from 7:00AM – 9:00AM at the Hilton Garden Inn & Convention Center in Salina. The theme for the campaign is "Together we CAN make a difference". Come and hear how ...

7 years ago
A Kansas congressman is running for the senate. First District Republican Congressman Roger Marshall announced Saturday during an event at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson that he will run for the U.S. Senate next year. The conservative Republican came to Capitol Hill at the same time as President Trump in 2016. According to his campaign, ...

7 years ago
Dennis Raphael Garcia, author of the biography “Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia,” will be at Salina Public Library from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 11. He will sign copies of his book, which will also be available to purchase. “Marine, Public Servant, Kansan,” published by the University Press of Kansas, details Ernest’s childhood in ...

7 years ago
Salina Area Technical College’s 10th Annual Vehicle Extravaganza will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 14 on the Salina Tech campus. Each year, the event attracts vehicles of every description from across Kansas and the Midwest, including antique and customized cars, trucks and tractors, sports cars and even bicycles. The show had been in April ...

7 years ago
The North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging (NC-FH AAA) is ready to talk a walk on the yellow brick road.  The agency's 2019  “Hello Yellow Brick Road!” Sunflower Fair is approaching. The Sunflower Fair happens at Tony’s Pizza Events Center on Tuesday, September 17th,  from 8 am to 4 pm. According to the agency, the Sunflower ...

7 years ago
Consistent attendance is a key to success in school. That's the message the Salina USD 305 school district is sending. The district says being in school every day matters because school attendance influences student success. During September, Salina Public Schools is shining a spotlight on the importance of regular school attendance. Why is attendance important? When students ...

7 years ago
A celebration Friday evening highlighted the continued rebirth of an iconic old building in Salina. The former Isis Shrine Temple, now the Salina Innovation Foundation is open for business. Maybe for your business. The venerable facility is a co working space, and is now home to nearly  dozen different businesses and organizations.  Executive Director Mary Landes tells ...

7 years ago
A 45-million-dollar bond issue to fund security, safety and facility upgrades at Great Bend schools is a no-go. That's the word from local Board of Education members, who say the measure failed to garner sufficient votes during yesterday's count. Proponents say the two-question spending plan would have bolstered safety and security at local elementary and middle schools. The ...

7 years ago
A homeless woman who was found strangled and unconscious in a Hutchinson alley almost two weeks ago is dead. Authorities say 29-year-old Lora Beth Stratton had been on life support at a Wichita hospital since August 24th before she expired Wednesday evening. Twenty-two-year-old Granville Ervin was charged with aggravated battery and obstruction in the case. Reno County ...