8 years ago
A Salina area man with a history of helping others has received a little help himself, in the form of a life-changing liver transplant. Saline County farmer, volunteer firefighter, and storm chaser Henry Diehl is back home recovering with a new liver after a whirlwind couple of weeks . Diehl, who farms in rural Saline County ...

8 years ago
Community members are invited Monday evening  to celebrate the completion of Salina Central High School’s 2014 bond work. According to USD 305, a celebration event will begin at 5:00 at the north entrance with a ribbon cutting. Guests will hear students in Free Spirit perform the school’s alma mater and band students perform their fight song. Culinary ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center presents the inaugural Salina Biennial Exhibition: Contemporary Art from the Mountain Plains States Feb. 21 through May 20, 2018 in the main galleries and Warehouse in downtown Salina. The official opening reception will take place Friday, March 9 from 6-8pm at Salina Art Center. The first in a new series of biennial ...

8 years ago
Bethany College announces the launch of the Swedish Crafts Program. Providing students with an opportunity to learn how to make hand-crafted objects that celebrate the Lindsborg community’s rich history in the arts and Swedish culture, the Swedish Crafts Program will begin with the production of Bethany bowls and Bethany brooms.  As a part of this ...

8 years ago
Multiple choirs will come together for the 2018 Salina Choral Festival on Monday. The show will feature a mass choir consisting of five area high schools and the Kansas Wesleyan University Chorale, accompanied by a chamber orchestra of local musicians from the Salina Symphony. Choral Festival participants will attend a day of rehearsals including a vocal ...

8 years ago
A woman from Kanopolis was hurt in a two vehicle head on crash in Ellsworth late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Alexandria Greenwood from Kanopolis was driving a 2005 Lincoln LS passenger car, headed east on K 156 Highway. She turned to go west on 8th Street, and was struck head on ...

8 years ago
Over a dozen journalism students at Salina Central High School have qualified for state after winning awards at one of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association regional contests. According to Kansas Scholastic Press Association, the best from among 2,500 entries gathered from around the state were rewarded. In the regional contest, students from 81 different schools competed ...

8 years ago
A car wash company founded in Salina is changing its name to honor the man who founded it. According to the company, Green Lantern Car Washes will be changing its name to Charlie’s Car Wash in May to honor company founder and philanthropist Charlie Walker who passed away in 2012. Green Lantern Car Washes, with seven locations ...

8 years ago
A Riley County Police Officer is recovering at a hospital after being struck by a vehicle while on duty Friday. According to the agency, the officer was struck while conducting a traffic stop. They say the officer is going to recover. The agency reminds motorists to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles. Not only could ...

8 years ago
A team of four high school seniors in Salina Area Technical College’s welding program brought home the first-place plaque from North Central Kansas Technical College’s annual Gas Metal Arc Welding competition in Beloit. The competition attracted teams from 29 schools across the state, including teams from Topeka, Louisburg and Arkansas City. This is the third consecutive year ...

8 years ago
A case involving a skimmer on a gas pump is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. On Monday, February 26th Salina Police were sent to Rod’s Gas Station, 1717 W. Crawford in Salina. It was determined during a routine inspection, one of the gas pumps had an internal credit card skimmer installed in the ...