8 years ago
When voters in Salina go to the polls on Tuesday, November 7th, don't be confused when you see two different USD 305 Board of Education races on the ballot. Voters will elect four people to the USD 305 Board of Education in the general election, in two different races. Three people will be elected to four-year ...

8 years ago
This weekend in Salina there is a chance to "Rise and Shine a Light on Lung Cancer" during an event at the Central Mall. Saturday morning from 8am till 10am it's all you can eat Chris Cakes, pancakes and sausage, for only $6. Those at the cancer fundraising event will have the opportunity to: Earn a ...

8 years ago
On Reformation Day, Oct. 31, the world and Bethany College commemorated the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther beginning the Protestant Reformation. As a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the college community recognized the day by creating a Day of Service for Lindsborg. The Day of Service was facilitated by Student Development and ...

8 years ago
A storyteller and educator will highlight this week's Friday Night Live concert in Downtown Salina. Friday Night Live is a series of arts and entertainment programming for Salina residents and visitors designed to increase attendance and participation in arts-related events and to strengthen partnerships with local business owners in the downtown arts district. This week Friday programming ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after stealing over $1,000 from his grandmother. According to Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester, the theft occurred twice over the course of two days on October 27 and 28. Forrester says that 36-year-old, Jeremy Tryon, asked his grandmother, Deloris Brown, 85-years-old of Salina, for a $50 check on October 27. His grandmother ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after racing a teenage boy Halloween night, and wrecking his vehicle which had two young children inside. Salina Police responded to the intersection of S. Broadway and S. 9th St. Tuesday night, shortly before 10 p.m after a two-vehicle crash. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that 44-year-old Ronald Hanchett was allegedly ...

8 years ago
Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita is preparing for the winter. Airport employees took part in a "snow rodeo" yesterday. The training exercise gave airport workers a chance to see how snow removal operations are performed before the start of the winter weather season.   Story from Metro Source

8 years ago
Authorities are saying 80 pounds of commercial explosives found near Great Bend were likely abandoned. Nearly 40 charges, detonation cords and several hundred blasting caps were found inside a dilapidated building north of Great Bend on Monday. The Barton County Sheriff's Office says the explosives were oilfield-related and had been left abandoned by the owners of a ...

8 years ago
Mother nature played a trick with the weather, dropping light snow in the area, but it didn't deter little ghost and goblins out seeking treats on Tuesday. A large crowd got an early start, packing the Salina Downtown area for the annual Boo-Rama event. Downtown businesses set up shop on the sidewalk and handed out treats. Rocking ...

8 years ago
Undersheriff Brent Melander appeared before the County Commissioners and told them of a catastrophic failure of the jail’s intercom system.  Suppliers are searching for a part to the “Stenaphone 9400” machine, which is no longer being made.  As a result, corrections officers make more frequent walk-bys of the 150 intercom stations (often located in/near cells). In ...

8 years ago
About a dozen children will formally receive “forever families” this week in Salina. On Friday an adoption celebration will be hosted by Saint Francis Community Services in honor of National Adoption Day. Saint Francis staff, along with judges, attorneys, and clerks from the 28th Judicial District, will gather with adoptive parents and children at the ...