7 years ago
Beginning in the summer of 2019, Bethany College will be offering courses in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) aka “drones”. Bethany College will be offering a course where attendees can obtain their FAA Part 107 UAV pilot license and also a UAV Safety Certificate.  This course will be particularly suited for law ...

7 years ago
A centennial celebration at a central Kansas landmark is planned. The Smoky Valley Historical Association is planning to celebrate Coronado Heights Park's 100 year anniversary. Coronado Heights receives its name from Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who visited central Kansas in 1541, looking for the Native American community of Quivira, where he was told “trees hung with ...

7 years ago
An event for weather enthusiasts is coming to Salina. National Weather Service meteorologists have finished up their schedule of annual spring severe weather safety and spotter classes. For those people who want to learn even more, a special advanced session will be offered this year. An advanced spotter presentation is a rare event, not offered annually. The ...

7 years ago
Hundreds of runners laced up their shoes early Saturday morning and pounded the pavement in and around Abilene. They enjoyed a mild, albeit windy day as the Dickinson County community came together to host the 17th running of the Eisenhower Marathon. The event included a men's and women's marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K races. There ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina will be hosting our 11th annual E-Waste Recycling Event in May. E-waste refers to old electronic equipment that is ready to be discarded , but this event offers the opportunity to recycle even more! Once again we will be accepting almost anything that has a cord or uses a battery. Our partner for ...

7 years ago
U.S. Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall has appointed three 1st Congressional District high school students to U.S. military service academies. According to the Congressman's office, this year a panel of military veterans interviewed nine students vying for appointments to the country’s elite service academies. Following the Military Service Academy interview process, Keaton Koenig, Blaise Hayden, both from Manhattan, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of suspected thieves whose images were caught on camera. The Salina Police Department is investigating the offenses of possession of stolen property and attempted theft by deception that occurred at Nick’s Pawn Shop at 118 S. Broadway. On April 1st between 12:50-2:00 PM a ...

7 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed several bills yesterday, including one that provides support to local licensed retail liquor stores and the Kansas citizens who own them. "Throughout my years of serving in the Legislature, I have supported our licensed retail liquor stores and the Kansas citizens who own them,” Kelly said. “I know that April 1 ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a trailer this week from Triad Manufacturing. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, sometime between midnight and 3:30pm on Thursday, someone hooked up a white, Haulmark brand enclosed trailer and drove it off their lot located at 1100 W. Grand. Deputies are reviewing video surveillance footage from around ...

7 years ago
An argument that began over weed spray lands a Salina man in jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells News that ran out of his storage building located at 1007 WE. North Street on Thursday morning to demand a city worker not spray any weed killer on his property that sits adjacent to a bus stop. The ...

7 years ago
With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children’s Organ Transplant Association is a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses. In Salina, volunteers are raising funds for transplant patients like local child, Hayden Murnahan. Hayden ...