3 years ago
The death of an inmate at the Saline County Jail is being investigated as a probable suicide. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday afternoon at 2:26 corrections officers found 30-year-old Aaron Young his cell alone, hanging and unresponsive. They got him down and immediately began to administer medical care. He was pronounced dead a ...

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is planning a community-wide flu shot clinic. According to the hospital, they will be offering influenza (flu) vaccines to all community members six-months or older during a Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic from 8 a.m to Noon on Saturday, October 7 at COMCARE Ohio, 2090 S. Ohio Road, in Salina. Vehicles will enter ...

3 years ago
Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, or CAPS, is planning an event to raise awareness, and funds. According to the agency,the Every Child Matters Fundraising Banquet is a way to connect with the community, celebrate their history, and dream about continuing to create places where every child can be safe, healthy and strong. Forty-five years ago, two women took ...

3 years ago
A portion of a fairly heavily traveled road in rural Saline County will be closed all next week. Old 40 Highway between Donmyer Road and Amos Road is scheduled to be closed from Monday through Friday. The Kyle Railroad and Saline County will be repairing a railroad crossing on Old 40 Hwy. According to Saline County, a signed ...

3 years ago
Fast flying fingers are a hallmark of Afro-Cuban jazz pianist Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera’s unique style, which will be on dazzling display during his upcoming performance of a 1920s George Gershwin classic. Gershwin’s symphonic masterpiece, “Rhapsody in Blue,” a sweetly sonic melding of classical and jazz styles, will be performed by the acclaimed Grammy-winning musician during the ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested Wednesday evening after she got out of jail, then went took two children away from a protective custody location where they were supposed to be staying. Police say 21-year-old Katherine Lynn entered a home in the 1500 Block of Dover and took custody of two children, ages 1 and 3. She ...

3 years ago
A new organization has been added to the Project Salina effort.  Salina Grace has joined Project Salina. According to Project Salina, Salina Grace will begin getting assistance immediately. Salina Grace is a community resource center. They are currently located at 142 S. 7th in Salina but will be moving soon to 315 S. Broadway. Salina Grace is a ...

3 years ago
As K-State Salina settles into the new academic year, the campus continues to elevate the goal of developing global leaders on the campus. K-State Salina now offers a new leadership course taught in collaboration with K-State's Staley School of Leadership. All incoming students participate in this introductory course, ensuring leadership competencies are developed for all K-State Salina ...

3 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is ready to celebrate Salina's "Old West"  heritage this weekend. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair takes place on Saturday, in and around the museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina. The Street Fair has no entry cost and is a day to celebrate the Old West with a chili cook-off, ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan's fall music schedule continues Thursday, when the String Orchestra joins Smoky Valley High School's Band and String Orchestra for a combined performance. According to KWU, this special event gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in A.J. Steinberg Auditorium at Lindsborg High School, and admission is free. "These concerts provide a great opportunity for our program," said ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a home invasion incident in which one person was injured after being cut with a butcher knife. Police say officers were dispatched  Tuesday night at 9:18 to the 300 block of N. Penn for two subjects who came into the home and stabbed a victim. Three victims in the home reported two unknown subjects ...