6 months ago
The city of Wichita and McConnell Air Force Base are teaming up for childcare. The "Operation Child Care" initiative is designed to provide affordable childcare service to military families. The organization Child Start will provide daycare and educational services for military families at a subsidized cost, and the U.S. Department of Defense will reimburse them at the ...

6 months ago
One of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest is for the third time hosting a summer event.  The Salina Heart Land Toy Show, billed as the largest toy show in Kansas, is traditionally held in November. Based on how it was received the last couple of summers, the third Heartland Toy Show ...

6 months ago
A unanimous settlement agreement filed Tuesday at the Kansas Corporation Commission raises Evergy Kansas residential base rates by 9.6%. A residential customer using about 900 kilowatt hours will see a net increase of about $9 per month on their bill, said Evergy spokeswoman Gina Penzig. That would be in addition to the recent KCC approval to ...

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The City Commission this week unanimously approved a motion authorizing the interim city manager to execute an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for work associated with the Magnolia Trail Project. The agreement, totaling $241,397 plus railroad flagging expenses and an annual maintenance fee of $805, allows Union Pacific to perform necessary improvements on its right-of-way at ...

6 months ago
In response to citizen concerns and in an effort to improve public safety for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, the City of Salina has implemented traffic sign changes near the Magnolia Road bridge over the Smoky Hill River. According to the City, the Magnolia Road bridge, located between Markley Road and the levee, has been identified as ...

6 months ago
A project which began in July of last year will culminate this week with the grand opening in Salina of a restaurant known for its authentic Mediterranean food . According to Meddys, the grand opening is this Sunday, July 20th. Meddys is located at 304 S Santa Fe. The Salina Meddys is in a building which most ...

6 months ago
The Crown Uptown Theater is not going to be added to Wichita's Register of Historic Places. The Wichita City Council voted three-to-three on the issue yesterday. The city earlier this year denied a request by the owner of the nearly century-old venue to massively expand the theater's capacity to more than two-thousand people. Adding the theater to ...

6 months ago
It was a sweet 60th birthday celebration for a Salina woman on Tuesday, literally. Mary Landes, executive director and founder of the Salina Innovation Foundation, turned 60, and rather than receive gifts, she gave gifts. She hosted an event to treat her family, friends, and anyone else who wanted to show up, some ice cream, her ...

6 months ago
Fort Riley will conduct a full-scale emergency-preparedness exercise on Wednesday. According to the Army, the exercise provides an opportunity to test and evaluate the installation’s emergency response procedures and preparedness. Fort Riley residents, employees, and community members can expect to see an increase in emergency response activity and alerts as part of the exercise. The primary exercise-related ...

6 months ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum is closing out the books on a quarter-million-dollar grant that permitted impressive improvements. According to the museum, they were one of just 18 recipients out of 228 applicants to receive the tourism grant from Kansas Commerce in 2023. The grant was an effort by the State to boost ...

6 months ago
With the catastrophic flooding in Texas as a backdrop, Saline County Emergency Management Director Michelle Weis joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how authorities are revisiting flash flood preparedness. Weis expressed that after Hurricane Katrina, agencies focused on issues and response, but she believes the deadly events in Texas could ...