7 years ago
The City of Salina Parks and Recreation Master Plan is complete and available online. The comprehensive planning document provides a preferred future for the park system. Highly rated priorities for facilities include trails, indoor exercise opportunities, and passive natural areas. Highly rated priorities for programs include special events, fitness and wellness programs, and nature programs. The 442-page ...

7 years ago
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran will visit Salina this week as part of his Kansas Listening Tour. The Senator will host an event on Wednesday. According to Moran's office, area residents are encouraged to attend and share feedback with the Senator on the critical issues facing Kansas and the nation. The issues he focuses on and the ...

7 years ago
A leader at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is one of 21 people from across the country selected to participate in an education fellowship. According to the chamber, VP of Economic Development Eric Brown has been selected by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives to study education attainment. The Fellowship for Education & Talent Development ...

7 years ago
Bus routes in Salina will be slightly altered for the Tri River Fair Parade on Tuesday. CityGo routes will be altered for the parade down 7th Street. The normal five route transfer point of 7th & Walnut will be changed to 8th & Walnut during the Parade, starting at about 6:30 p.m.  From there the Blue and ...

7 years ago
On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Smoky Hill Construction will be closing Santa Fe Ave. one block at a time to remove overhead structures throughout the evening beginning at 6:00 PM. The block between Mulberry and Walnut will be closed at 6:00 PM. Upon the conclusion of the first removal, they will move one block north and close ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was seriously injured in a fireworks explosion Monday in McPherson County. Wichita television station KSN reports at around 10:15, deputies responded to Showalter Fireworks located near Inman. They found a  victim who was being treated by EMS for severe injuries. An explosion occurred while two people were disposing of expired commercial fireworks. The victim was identified ...

7 years ago
President Donald Trump has endorsed Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the GOP primary for governor. Kobach is among seven Republicans who are running for Kansas Governor including incumbent Jeff Colyer, who is seeking his first full term in office. Recent polls indicate the race is very tight between Colyer and Kobach, with the other candidates ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a thief who stole an HP lap top computer from the Salvation Army, 1137 N. Santa Fe sometime between July 29 and August 5. Police say no force was used to enter the building and there are no suspects. The computer is valued at $1,500.   Police arrested 35-year-old Jamie Kiser after ...

7 years ago
Salina Police have named the hit and run driver who struck a motorcycle rider early Sunday morning and sped away from the scene. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman, officers arrested 24-year-old Alfredo Sanchez of Salina after locating the car he allegedly was driving when he hit 18-year-old Brady Burr from behind near the intersection of Crawford ...

7 years ago
A new creamy protein-rich dairy drink has Kansas State University success written all over it. Three Kansas State University food science graduate students — Yuda Ou, China, and Priyamvada Thorakkattu and Karthik Sajith Babu, both from India — were awarded first place and $8,000 in the National Dairy Council's annual New Product Competition for Quick-Quark, a ...

7 years ago
A woman is under arrest following a deadly incident in the Kansas River in Lawrence. 26-year-old Scharron Dingledine of Columbia, Missouri, is facing one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Authorities say Dingledine's vehicle went into the Kansas River on Friday, and she and her one-year-old son were pulled from the water. The ...