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The month of March was one of the warmest, and driest in Salina since records have been kept, dating back to 1900. According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature in Salina was 54.8 degrees, up 7.4 degrees from normal. It is tied for the 6th warmest March ever. The agency says Salina received .08 inches ...

1 month ago
A Salina woman avoided becoming a scam victim when she had second thoughts after withdrawing $18,000 from her bank. According to Salina Police, the 77-year-old was communicating with someone claiming to be from Microsoft. after being convinced her computer was infected, she gave the person remote access to her computer. She was told she needed to send ...

1 month ago
A Salina woman was scammed out of $1,300 while trying to rent a home she found using social media. According to Salina Police, a 20-year-old female who was looking for a rental found one of interest on Facebook. She called a contact number, which was not a local area code, listed on a post which had ...

1 month ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly using a bicycle chain as a weapon. According to Salina Police, at noon on Wednesday officers responded to a home in the 100 block of North Kansas to the report of a physical disturbance. Contact was made with a 31-year-old male from Wichita, who had shown up at the location ...

1 month ago
Police are looking for a truck which was reported stolen early Thursday morning, and the thief who took it. According to Salina Police, sometime between 4:00 AM and 5:20 AM, a brownish grey 2019 GMC Sierra pickup was stolen from the 1000 block of Talley. The truck has aftermarket rims on it.  It has a Kansas personalized ...

1 month ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly becoming aggressive with police and staff at Salina Regional Health Center. According to Salina Police, at around 5:00 Wednesday evening officers were called to the 3300 block of Ringneck Crossing to the report of a person in crisis. After officers arrived, 36-year-old Timothy Tribble allegedly came at them in an ...

1 month ago
A surge in oil prices is poised to hit farmers where it hurts most — their bottom line — and with new estimates suggesting a $90-per-barrel market, this could significantly raise production costs across the board. According to Kansas State University economist Gregg Ibendahl, higher oil prices are already creating a ripple effect through key farm inputs, ...

1 month ago
A new season of First Fridays will kickoff in downtown Salina this Friday. First Fridays go live this Friday from 6 - 8. Think live music outside, shops open late, local art on display, and all the downtown vibes you love. There will be artist receptions at several  locations, and many businesses will stay open late. Red Fern ...

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The sounds of Bach's "Passion" and  Handel’s “Messiah” will once again fill the airwaves this weekend. The Messiah Festival of the Arts is a weeks long celebration of music, art, and culture in Lindsborg. The event begins each year a month prior to Easter and includes many events including art exhibits, theatre productions, a jazz walk. ...

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The Salina Area United Way’s popular free tax preparation program which began in February is winding down. Tax season is coming to a close, and so is our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. According to the United Way, the last intake day for free tax preparation is Wednesday, April 8 at the McKenzie Center, 308 W. ...

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Salina South High School is excited to announce the hiring of Marty Wendel as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach of the Cougars, pending board approval. After completing his collegiate career at Colby Community College in 2012 and Fort Hays State University in 2015, where he played for long-time FHSU Head Coach Mark Johnson, Coach Wendel ...