8 years ago
A new superintendent will take over the Ell-Saline USD 307 School District. According to the district, Brian Rowley has been selected by the Ell-Saline School Board to be its next superintendent.  Rowley is currently the building principal for grades 6-12 at Udall Unified School District 463, Before coming to Ell-Saline Rowley taught Business and Computer Classes in ...

8 years ago
A disturbance inside an east Salina home leads to the arrest of a man who allegedly pushed a police officer. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, 27-year-old Derek White was taken into custody around 1:10am Saturday after his family contacted authorities. Officers responded to the 1200 block of Arlington after a family member told dispatchers that ...

8 years ago
No one was hurt after shots were fired late Sunday night in the 2100 block of Meadowlark. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to the area of Meadowlark and Haskett after witnesses reported hearing shots fired sometime between 10pm and 11pm. Investigators found eight, 9mm shell casings on the street. No one was hurt ...

8 years ago
To commemorate National Fair Housing Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, the City of Salina Community Relations Division will hold their Annual Fair Housing Seminar Friday, April 27 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Tony’s Pizza Events Center, 800 The Midway. The purpose of the seminar is to educate tenants, landlords, property ...

8 years ago
A group of journalism students at Salina South 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
Salina Police have released the name of the man who died in an explosion and fire at 320 E. Bond on Sunday. Authorities say the body of 42-year-old Justin R. Rogers was recovered from inside the home after first responders arrived on scene at 3:49 AM and fought a large, active fire. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells ...

8 years ago
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo, will be offering a special gift for riders on Saturday, March 17th, in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day. On Saturday, any rider wearing green, on Salina CityGo or OCCK Paratransit, will be able to ride free. CityGo spans the city from North to South and East to West with five routes, ...

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 ...