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City of Salina and Salina Arts & Humanities has been celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month all this month. October is National Arts & Humanities Month. It’s a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. The month-long event was launched by Americans for the Arts more than 30 years ago as National Arts ...

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COVID-19 clusters continue to appear in Central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations, indicates there are several area long-term care facilities with clusters of the virus. According to the agency, they have confirmed 18 cases of the virus at Dignity Care Home in Salina, down from ...

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A discussion of a 1950s sit-in in Wichita will be hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum next week. The museum says that the discussion is a free Zoom presentation on Thursday, Nov. 5 led by Prisca Barnes. She'll lead a presentation of the 1958 Wichita Dockum Drugstore sit-in, in protest of the city's practice of segregation. ...

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Flags across the state have been ordered to fly at half staff to honor COVID victims. Kansas has surpassed 1,000 Kansas deaths due to COVID-19. In honor of the lives lost and the families they left behind, Governor Laura Kelly has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately to sundown, Friday, ...

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Two residents and one non-direct care employee at Salina Presbyterian Manor have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the organization, the positive test results followed the campus’ routine employee surveillance testing and resident testing for the virus. The residents are in isolation and the employee is quarantined at home. “Our top priority continues to be the safety ...

5 years ago
Some former tenants are found inside of a landlord's damaged garage. However, no charges have been filed as of yet. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to 236 S. 4th St. on Tuesday after the owner of the property found former tenants inside one of the garages and they were ...

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Several Kansas State University groups have worked together to find a second use for nearly 50 tons of food each year that would otherwise be headed for a landfill. They’re mixing food waste from three dining halls on the Manhattan campus with other compostable materials to provide a boost to soil, as well as support some ...

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After a successful coat drive launched this past weekend, a pair of Salina churches will continue to help keep the needing warm this winter. Paul McAfee with Sunrise Presbyterian Church says that the church, in conjunction with First Presbyterian Church, will again host another coat drive this Saturday, Oct. 31. The two churches combined for a first ...

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Since 2006, law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMTs in Salina have come together every October to raise money for local families in need via an annual fund-raising "Guns & Hoses" flag football game. The "Guns & Hoses" game pits Salina Police Officers against Salina Firefighters. No matter the final score, the real winners are Salina ...

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A doctor in Salina is among new appointments to Kansas state boards and commissions. Governor Laura Kelly announced the appointments on Tuesday. Among them are Salina Podiatrist Dr. Richard Bradbury. Here is the complete list of appointments: State Board of Examiners in Optometry The Board administers and enforces the provisions of Kansas Optometry Law so that the highest ...

5 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army will take applications for Christmas assistance beginning next week. According to the agency, applications will be taken for Angel Tree and Toys. Only families with children 16 and younger need apply. Due to Covid restrictions and the safety of all participants some changes have been made for the process. Only one person per ...