3 years ago
Kansas State University's Silver Key Sophomore Honorary recently inducted 43 new members into the 2023-2024 cohort, including a student from Salina. According to the school, Silver Key members take part in a variety of community service projects throughout the semester. Past projects have included hosting children from the Boys and Girls Club at K-State Athletics events; ...

3 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce's Interim President and Chief Executive Officer can take the "interim" off her title. Renee Duxler as the chamber’s new permanent president and chief executive officer. According to the organization, Duxler, who had served as the chamber’s director of economic and workforce development before taking on her interim role, will succeed president ...

3 years ago
The Army has provided an update on an incident in which one person was shot during an incident at an entrance gate to Fort Riley. The military says following the March 20th incident at Trooper gate the civilian Department of the Army Security Guard, a 62-year-old male, remains assigned to administrative duties. The 22-year-old male civilian suspect ...

3 years ago
His legs were burned so badly he was told he might never walk again. But Colin O’Brady wouldn't accept that. He pushed himself to more than walk, becoming a record breaking explorer and one of the world’s best endurance athletes. The man who has climbed to the top of some of the highest mountains in ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is entering into a partnership to explore potential sites for a local farm-to-institution production facility. According to the school, Rodale Institute, a global research and education nonprofit, is joining forces with KWU and Quail Creek Family Farms (QCFF) to grow education programming in Kansas focused on regenerative organic farming models. Priorities for the organizations ...

3 years ago
A fisherman's recent catch has broken a nearly 60-year-old state fishing record. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Topeka resident Bobby Parkhurst was fishing at Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 when the catch-of-a-lifetime came into contact with his lure. Little did Parkhurst know that what loomed beneath the surface, ready to strike, would ...

3 years ago
An award-winning musician, songwriter, author, and record producer best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Wilco is coming to Salina. Jeff Tweedy is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this summer. As the founding member and leader of the Grammy Award winning American rock band Wilco, and before that the cofounder of the alt‐country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy ...

3 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor recently hosted a reception for the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless juried competition. “We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Cathy Boos, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, ...

3 years ago
The seven floors at The Temple in Salina are a little hard to access with just one working elevator that dates back to 1927. That's all set to change according to Mary Landes, Executive Director at the Salina Innovation Foundation, who says an effort to raise the funding to retrofit the old elevators with new technology ...

3 years ago
Human remains are found in eastern Harvey County. Deputies were called to the area of East First Street and North Rock Road yesterday afternoon after a man found the remains near a row of trees. Investigators are working to identify the remains and determine the cause of death.

3 years ago
An 18-year-old Abilene woman has been arrested in connection with the fentanyl-related death of a 17-year-old girl. According to the Abilene Police Department, officers have been investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl that occurred at a residence on North Kuney Street in Abilene on Jan. 16. An autopsy determined that the teen died from fentanyl intoxication. On April ...