5 years ago
One person was killed in a single-vehicle ATV crash in Northwest Kansas on Saturday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Terry Gitchel of Phillipsburg was riding a Honda All Terrain Vehicle in a pasture, attempting to go up a steep incline. The ATV was unable to make the incline and flipped over backwards. Gitchel was pronounced ...

5 years ago
The "help wanted" sign is out at USD 305. The school district is is planning a job fair. According to the district, their third annual job fair will be held at Central High School on Friday, July 9th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The fair is open to the public; interviews and job offers onsite are ...

5 years ago
A group of Salina dancers is preparing to perform on the first Friday of July. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, for the July 2 First Friday you can head downtown to enjoy a performance by Salina Community Theater’s elite dance troupe, Iron Street Dance Company. Their performance starts at 6 p.m. at the outdoor public ...

5 years ago
A group of Saline middle school guitar students who wrote a performed an original song have won a contest. According to USD 305, 13 students in Jesse Smith’s advanced guitar class at Lakewood Middle School wrote a song to submit to the Ad Astra song-writing contest sponsored by the Wichita River Festival. The contest was an ...

5 years ago
A local bank is promoting one of its own to take on a bigger role. According to Bennington State Bank, Matthew Whitsitt has been promoted to a Jr. Credit Analyst. Whitsitt will assist with administering and evaluating the financial aspects of commercial loans. Whitsitt joined Bennington State Bank in February of 2019 as a part-time teller while attending ...

5 years ago
Over a dozen people are facing federal cares  in connection with a kickback scheme which originated at a call center in Junction City involving more than $1 million in fraudulent customer refunds. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Kanesha Mercer, 32, Darius Polite, 27, and Rudy Hunt, 29, were indicted on Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. Mercer, ...

5 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center and its affiliated Salina clinics are modifying their COVID-19 visitor restrictions to accommodate patients and families while COVID-19 infection numbers remain low in the community. According to the hospital, effective today, hospital inpatients may have two visitors in the building at the same time instead of two visitors per day. Visitors will ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips in a case involving a thief who was caught on camera. The case is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. According to the agency, on Thursday, June 10th, deputies responded to the 2400 block of E Water Well Road for a report of a vehicle ...

5 years ago
A pedestrian was hurt after being hit and thrown up onto the windshield of a car while crossing a busy street. Police say around 9:00 Thursday morning 74-year-old Willard Bradshaw was walking east across Ohio Street at the corner of Iron and Ohio. Bradshaw was hit by a 2008 Ford Focus, driven by 19-year-old Lexxi Espada ...

5 years ago
A thief steals a car what was left unlocked, with the key in the ignition, parked in front of a home in south Salina. Police say a 2000 Nissan Ultima was stolen from a home in the 2000 block of Quincy sometime between 2:00 AM and 7:30AM Thursday. The car was actually parked on Wayne Street, ...

5 years ago
An spike in overdoses has a Kansas county issuing a health alert.  There has been an alarming increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Reno County, including three in a 24-hour period. According to the Reno County Health Department, Since June 1th  there have been 15 overdoses, one of which was fatal, and four heroin overdoses ...