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Graduation season is underway. Seniors  across the area are celebrating commencement this month, nearly all over the next two weekends. Bethany College and Salina Area Technical College got things started this past weekend with seniors graduating. This weekend on Saturday Seniors at K-State Salina will graduate. Sacred Heart High School will celebrate graduation on Sunday. The other schools ...

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A Kansas State Trooper took the motto of "to protect and serve" to a new level Thursday morning. KHP Trooper Ben Gardner told the story via social media. According to Gardner, Thursday morning as the sun came up, thick fog had settled into the area. The farther south you went, the worse the visibility became. It was difficult ...

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A presentation is planned to update the public on progress of the Smoky Hill River Renewal Project. The City of Salina and Friends of the River invite the public to attend a presentation on the progress of the the Transportation Grant Phase of the project. The presentations by city staff and HDR Engineering, Inc., will focus on ...

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Children in Salina this summer will again be able to get a free breakfast, and lunch.  The free summer meal program will return. According to the USD 305 School District, children can gear up for summer days by starting with a free, nutritious breakfast, then return  for lunch.  Free meals are for all children ages one through ...

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The request for demolition contractors is now in motion as Saline County officials prepare to look over a number of bids to raze the old jail. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a number of topics including the destruction of the former Saline County Jail. ...

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Salina area public transportation will again be offering a youth ride program this summer. OCCK Transportation is continuing the successful “Get On & Go” program for Salina area youth. According to the organization, youth ages 7-18 will be able to purchase a “Get On & Go” Summer Youth Bus Pass for $10.  The pass will be ...

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There will be a double celebration on Friday on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University, as the Philharmonic Choir closes an active year with a concert dedicated to Barbara Marshall Nickell, who is retiring this year. According to the school, Marshall joined the faculty in Fall 1987 and has been an integral part of Kansas Wesleyan ...

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Police are looking for a couple of suspects who allegedly jumped and beat  a man in a parking lot in North Salina. According to Salina Police, Wednesday night at about 7:30 officers responded to Salina Regional Health Center in reference to a belated battery. Contact was made with an 18-year-old male, who reported that sometime between ...

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A woman and two children were killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash on a highway in Southwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford F 150 pickup truck was headed west in the eastbound lane of US 54 Highway in Kiowa County. An oncoming Freightliner semi veered left of center to avoid the pickup. ...

1 year ago
The COVID-19 pandemic, staff turnover and surges in filings created a backlog of cases at the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals, challenging the organization’s ability to meet statutory requirements for timely rulings. County appraisers have seen increased delays in resolving some tax appeals, and although they don’t blame BOTA employees who are working to clear delays, ...

1 year ago
Salina Regional Health Center recently expanded its robotic surgical capabilities with the addition of the da Vinci SP from Intuitive Surgical. The “SP” stands for single-port and allows for complex surgeries to be performed through a single, small incision – typically 2.5 cm to 4 cm in length. According to the hospital, like the multi-port da ...