8 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home 10 medals from the Kansas SkillsUSA contest, held in Hutchinson this past week, and four students qualified to compete at the national conference in Louisville, Kentucky in June by winning gold in their competitions. Winning gold medals were: Brayden Kuntz, a senior at Salina Central High School, in ...

8 years ago
The Salina Public Library invites patrons to pay down their late fees and contribute to Project Salina with its Food for Fines program. During the month of May, library users can bring boxes of muffin or biscuit mix to the library, 301 W. Elm, to donate to Project Salina. Every large box or two small boxes ...

8 years ago
A nationally renowned child welfare practice and policy expert and former legislator is joining the leadership staff at Saint Francis Community Services. According to the organization, Dr. Page B. Walley is the Chief Public Policy and Community Engagement Officer. “Dr. Walley is an internationally respected psychologist, minister and child welfare advocate who has had a hands-on role ...

8 years ago
The secretary of the U.S. Army will visit Fort Riley this week. According to the Army, Mark T. Esper on Friday will meet with 1st Infantry Division leaders and interact with “Big Red One” Soldiers. Esper is the 23rd secretary of the U.S. Army. He was sworn in on Nov. 17, 2017. As secretary, he has ...

8 years ago
The City of Salina will be hosting its 10th annual E-Waste Recycling Event on Saturday. 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 they will be accepting almost anything that has a cord or uses a battery. The city's partner ...

8 years ago
The final suspect in a Junction City shooting last month has been captured. U.S. Marshals arrested Jeremy Breeden in Thermopolis, Wyoming, over the weekend, the Junction City Police Dept. says. Another suspect, Cody Breeden was also found in Fremont Co., Wyoming, just south of there. Both of them are being held on $500,000 bond, but police ...

8 years ago
A months-long drug investigation by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement task force culminated with a couple of arrests. According to a media release from Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman, in February they opened an investigation into the manufacturing of controlled substances at 701 1st street in Abilene. As a result of the investigation agents ...

8 years ago
A new truck stop and travel store opened Monday along Interstate 70 at Abilene. A new 24/7 convenience store and new auto pumps began operations. According to the company, they have made a commitment to Abilene by tearing down the old abandoned hotel and built the new Travel Center to enhance the entrance to Abilene and ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating a vehicle burglary after a thief broke into a taped up window on a 2005 Ford Taurus parked in the 1400 block of E. Iron and removed numerous items from the car's trunk. Sometime between 6pm Friday evening and 8am Saturday, someone stole a woman's high school class ring, a gold bracelet, ...

8 years ago
An 18-year-old Salina male may need facial surgery after being assaulted in his car. Salina Police arrested a 17-year-old male on Saturday evening after interviewing a teen at the hospital. Police Captain Paul Forrester says the victim had stopped at a stop sign in his car in the 300 block of Rahm Street when the suspect allegedly ...

8 years ago
A shift in wind conditions turned a controlled burn into the loss of some heavy equipment for a Salina area man. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Chad Koehn was operating a 2005 Bobcat skid-steer loader while keeping an eye on a controlled burn in a pasture in the 200 block of ...