5 years ago
It's a sure sign summer is winding down. This week is the last full week of the season at Salina's Kenwood Cove water park. Regular Season Hours at the water park go through Wednesday of next week, August 11th. Kenwood Cove will be closed August 12th and 13th due to school being in session. It will be ...

5 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum this week will host a free Zoom presentation about Forts and Posts in Kansas During the Civil War. This presentation will take place on Thursday, August 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Go to www.smokyhillmuseum.org/forts-and-posts-in-kansas.html and register to receive the link. According to the museum, posts and forts of different shapes and sizes dotted the pioneer ...

5 years ago
Momentum continues to build as the 45th-anniversary River Festival approaches, with live music and more this coming Friday, August 6th, as part of the Festival First Friday celebrations. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, Good Morning Bedlam, from Minneapolis, MN, an innovative force in the Midwest folk scene, joins in the Festival fun. They are known ...

5 years ago
The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will host the U.S. Army Forces Command Best Warrior Competition for the first time August 2-5. This multi-event gauntlet will test 25 Soldiers from all over the world. According to the Army, soldiers will compete in 10 events including a mystery event. They will be evaluated on their physical ...

5 years ago
The City of Salina’s new waste cart contractor will continue to remove old City waste carts through next Saturday, August 7th. The city asks that customers leave their old City waste carts out and empty until they have been removed. If City of Salina sanitation customers notice their old waste carts have not removed by the contractor ...

5 years ago
A Salina student is among several Kansas State University students studying around the globe with the help of scholarships offered through the Office of International Programs. According to Kansas State University the scholarships, ranging from $500 to $5,000, have been awarded for summer or fall 2021 education abroad experiences. Destinations include Belize, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, ...

5 years ago
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, the state’s housing finance agency, has provided $21,670,326.79 in emergency rental and utility assistance to 4,054 Kansas households experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID pandemic. According to the organization, the funds made available through the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program were allocated to the state through the federal Coronavirus ...

5 years ago
A popular fundraising event is back for a Salina college. According to Kansas Wesleyan University, Night with the Yotes is back for 2021. The 11th Annual event will be held in-person on September 10th at The Temple in downtown Salina. The event kicks off an exciting weekend of events for Kansas Wesleyan athletics. Doors to the event open ...

5 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade entries. According to the museum, Parade applications must be returned by Friday, September 3, in order to participate. There is no entry fee. Fill out an application online or download at smokyhillmuseum.org under the Street Fair tab. To have an application mailed to you, email [email protected], or call ...

5 years ago
Saline County lost another member of the community to COVID-19 this week, bringing the death toll in the county to 121. According to the Saline County Health Department, along with the new death there here have been 58 new COVID-19 cases identified since Wednesday, making 167 new cases in the last seven days. Agency staff is ...

5 years ago
Another person was arrested, and an additional arrest warrant was issued following an investigation by Kansas Bureau of Investigation into former employees of the Cloud County Jail.                        According to the KBI,  Nicholas Clanin, 33, of Concordia, was arrested at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday, July 30, in Belleville. He was arrested for theft, misuse of ...