6 years ago
July is "Lunch Across Kansas Month", and Salina is participating. According to USD 305, the month is dedicated to celebrating summer meal programs and the incredible work of those serving kids across the state. Each summer food service workers, volunteers, school districts, and nonprofits work tirelessly to feed Kansas kids through the Summer Food Service program. As COVID-19 school ...

6 years ago
The Salina Art Center welcomes Fidencio Fifield-Perez to a month-long artist residency, July 1-29, 2020, to create new work at the center’s Warehouse, followed by an exhibition, Birdwatchers, July 29-October 4 in the Art Center Galleries. The galleries will open to the public on July 22 and follow current COVID-19 city and state guidelines requiring ...

6 years ago
Parts of a field and a baler are destroyed in a south Saline County fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities were sent to a field on fire in the 2800 block of W. Salemsborg Rd. shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Terry Lofdahl, a rural Smolan resident, was driving his tractor with a ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is in search for a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash near the Ellsworth/Saline county line. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 6:54 p.m. Wednesday at milepost 18 on K-140 Highway, just inside of the Saline County line with Ellsworth. Kyle Johnson, 27, ...

6 years ago
Due to the recent spike in confirmed Covid cases in Saline county and the surrounding areas, and the recent mask orders from the Governor, City, and County, changes have been made to the Southeast of Saline Graduation and Prom plans scheduled for July 17th and 18th. According to the school, graduation will move to the more ...

6 years ago
There are 17 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 190, with 118 cases currently active. Seventy people have recovered.  Two people have died. According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are now 17,618 cases and 282 deaths statewide. This ...

6 years ago
Less than a week after they opted not to mandate masks, but rather "highly recommend them", Saline County Commissioners on Wednesday reversed course and will mandate them. By a vote of 3-2 commissioners voted to pass an ordinance which parallels a mask ordinance passed on Monday of this week. Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller Jason Tiller ...

6 years ago
Organizers of the annual KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Car Show in Salina have pulled the plug on this year's event. The show, which brings thousands of classic cars to Salina one weekend each summer, had been scheduled for July 23rd - 26th. Organizers said via social media they had to make the worst decision they have made in ...

6 years ago
The City of Salina has temporarily reduced the schedule of its workforce in an effort to prepare for expected budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Summer staffing for the Parks and Recreation Department was cut by 80 percent, which has resulted in noticeable changes within City parks, facilities and programs. In an effort to assist with ...

6 years ago
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 continues to knock summertime events off the calendar. Officials in Saline County recently cancelled the Tri-Rivers Fair including the rodeo, carnival and demolition derby in Salina. But 4-H clubs will still present their projects for judging over a four day period. 4-H Youth Development Agent Sarah Maas tells KSAL News that ...

6 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today signed a pair of executive orders as part of her administration’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and her effort to keeping Kansans healthy, and keeping Kansas open for business. The first executive order provides for the extension of drivers’ licenses that would expire before September 15, 2020, and also sets ...