5 years ago
After spending the summer closed last year because of the pandemic, Salina's Kenwood Cove  Aquatic Park is preparing to reopen this summer. According to the City of Salina, Kenwood Cove will open for the season over Memorial Day Weekend,  on Saturday, May 29th. The pool will be open Monday thru Saturday 12:30pm - 7pm and Sunday 12:30pm - 6pm.  ...

5 years ago
A program focusing on the rise of the Nazi Party will be hosted by the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene. According to the organization, the next program in the Evenings at Ease series will feature guest speaker Dr. Shelly Cline. Perhaps the biggest misconception of Nazi Germany is that the Nazi party came to power ...

5 years ago
The City of Salina is planning a virtual event on the topic of fair housing. According to the city, to commemorate National Fair Housing Month and the 53rd Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, the City of Salina Community Relations Division will hold their Annual Fair Housing Seminar Friday, April 30, 2021 from 1 p.m. – ...

5 years ago
A driver was hurt in a single vehicle crash on a Dickinson County highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Chance Bender from Council Grove was driving a Hyundai Accent headed south on U.S. 77 Highway. As the car drifted to the right shoulder, Bender overcorrected back to the left.  The entered a ditch and ...

5 years ago
The April list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online a week ago, and since that time six of them have been caught. Additionally, the warrants have been cancelled for another person on the list. Those arrested include: Chris Engle Brandon Holiday Brandon Lambert James Laughlin Daniel Moore Jerald Ross The first weekend of each month a new ...

5 years ago
Across Kansas, 4-H members are gearing up to do something good for their communities. And while such service projects as cleaning yards, mowing lawns at the cemetery or helping at the senior citizen’s center are noble things to do for others, there’s also a part of these projects that come back to help the youth. “In addition ...

5 years ago
The Salina Youth Symphony orchestras are planning auditions. According to the symphony, auditions for the 2021 fall semester are planned for Saturday, May 8th.  Students from elementary through high school are invited to audition. Auditions will take place at the Salina Symphony Rehearsal Hall, located at 132 S. 5th Street. Students should come prepared to play a solo ...

5 years ago
Three vehicles were damaged and  a driver was injured during a pursuit on a highway in Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta was being pursued by Dickinson County Sheriff Deputies. The chase was heading north on K 15 Highway. The Volkswagen suddenly slowed on the highway and came to a stop. ...

5 years ago
Baseball Goddard took two from Salina Central, winning 3-1 and 3-2. Salina Central tied up the game with a run in the fifth, but Goddard reclaimed the advantage in the bottom half. Jake Shope pitched the entire game for the Lions, holding the Mustangs to just one hit with nine strikeouts. Parker Kavanagh was solid for ...

5 years ago
There are seven new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,100 total cases with 51 cases currently active. There have been no deaths since March 22nd. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina ...

5 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is modifying its COVID-19 visitor restrictions due to the sustained low numbers of COVID-19 infection in the community. According to the hospital, effective Monday, April 12th, inpatients may have two designated visitors per day instead of one designated visitor for each day of a patient’s hospital stay. Labor and Delivery patients may ...