5 years ago
A mask ordinance will continue in Saline County. Saline County Commissioners were provided an update Tuesday from Health Officer Jason Tiller on the mask mandate and the COVID-19 situation in Saline County.  Jason reported 238 new cases in the last 2 weeks and over 400 cases total for the month of October.  Yesterday, November 2nd was a ...

5 years ago
An Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) resident who died Monday, November 2 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is second resident death from ECF, and the ninth resident death related to COVID-19 for the department. The resident was moved October 28 to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU) after testing positive for the virus. ...

5 years ago
A Salina construction company is out numerous heavy duty equipment pieces due to a recent burglary. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Smoky Hill Construction, 645 E. Crawford St., reports that $6,700 worth of equipment is stolen from a cite that they are working at 600 Kenwood Park Dr. Between Friday and Monday, someone ...

5 years ago
The Sacred Heart High School boys basketball team is taking their hard work off the court to support foster care and kinship families. According to Saint Francis Ministries, they weren’t sure how to manage the unloading of a large number of blankets – a gift of appreciation for foster care and kinship families – when the ...

5 years ago
A new Smoky Hill River website is now online. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the new River Festival website at riverfestival.com, in partnership with local businesses Mr. Freeland Design and WCCiT is now online. Found at the same, easy-to-remember URL, the new website offers longtime Festival fans and newcomers these features: Colorful content, to give a ...

5 years ago
Kansans safely disposed of more than 6 tons of unused and unwanted medicines during National Drug Take-Back Day back on October 24th, including 199.2 pounds of prescription medications in Saline County. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says law enforcement officers collected 12,214 pounds of medicines at 80 locations throughout the state during the event, according to ...

5 years ago
Americans are getting set to head to the polls with the eyes of the world paying close attention. Although nearly 100 million voters have already cast their ballots early that's still only 71 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 election. Most of the early voting has come from mail-in ballots, but over ...

5 years ago
Three new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Salina USD 305 schools. According to the USD 305 COVID-19 incidents page, single new cases of the virus were confirmed at Salina Central High School Monday and at Schilling Elementary School Saturday and Monday. There have now been 3 new cases at Schilling since Friday. The case at ...

5 years ago
A federal prosecutor is on duty on Election Day to respond to complaints of possible election fraud or voting rights violations in Kansas. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, he has appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag to serve as the District Election Officer for Kansas. Maag will be responsible for overseeing the handling of complaints ...

5 years ago
There are 59 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 1,225, with 160 cases currently active, There are 1,052 people who have recovered, and a total of 13 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “This sharp increase ...

5 years ago
The State of Kansas continues to see revenue growth over the same month of the last fiscal year. October's total tax receipts were $596.6 million, an 11.7% or $62.6 million increase over the estimate. That is 7.9%, or $43.6 million, more than October of Fiscal Year 2020. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Kansans and ...