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The Salina Public Library is accepting applications for its Summer 2025 VolunTEEN program, inviting enthusiastic teens aged 13-18 to contribute their time and skills during the bustling summer months. The VolunTEEN program offers teen participants the opportunity to assist with various library tasks, including organizing and shelving books, supporting children's events, managing the library book drop, ...

1 year ago
One of the most anticipated “signs of spring” arrived this weekend with the clocks “springing forward”. Daylight Saving Time officially began at 2 a.m. Sunday. We lose an hour of sleep in exchange for extended daylight hours throughout the summer. According to AAA Kansas, Springing forward can mean falling back into a bad driving habit – ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving the theft of $122,000 worth of copper wire. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Wednesday, March 5th, officers responded to the Evergy facility at 1001 Edison Place in reference to the theft of copper. Employees reported sometime between ...

1 year ago
The Post Rock Community Foundation is accepting applications for Spring Grants. Online applications opened March 1st and are due Thursday, May 1, 2025. According to the organization, this Spring over $53,000 is available to charitable projects within the Post Rock service area, which includes Lincoln County and all communities served by USD #298 and #299. This ...

1 year ago
Two Salina radio stations raised nearly $75,000 to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media Radio Stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 on Friday concluded a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Listeners from all over Kansas, and from as far away as Omaha, Nebraska, opened up their hearts and their wallets, ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman realized she was scammed after a false promise that was made two and a half years ago. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Thursday, March 6th a 69-year old female reported she was a victim of fraud. Allegedly, the woman communicated online with a male back in May, 2022. He claimed ...

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The Salina Public Library is ready for this year's Salina Reads program, a community-wide reading program designed to strengthen connections by broadening perspectives and fostering understanding through shared literature and discussions. This year's featured book is Charles Portis's classic novel, True Grit, a story that follows 14-year-old Mattie Ross as she embarks on a daring ...

1 year ago
A sure sign that spring is on the horizon: It's time to set the clocks forward for daylight saving time. Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes later before heading to bed Saturday night, but daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. You lose an hour of sleep, but daylight saving time ...

1 year ago
A truck driver from Salina was injured in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Interstate 70 and US Highway 81 Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 79-year-old Bob Mitchell was driving an International semi at the "big junction", exiting I 70 to head north on US Highway 81. While on the off ...

1 year ago
A driver was hurt when he crashed his SUV into Milford Lake. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Paul Pacholski of Junction City was driving a Jeep Compass headed west on Farnum Creek Rd from US 77 Highway. The Jeep struck a pole, a delineator post, drove off the road, and came to rest in ...

1 year ago
It was a successful first day in a two-day effort to raise funds in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 are hosting a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The effort began at 6:00 Thursday morning. By the time the first day concluded, $30,426 was ...