8 years ago
The art has gone wild in a new gallery display at Rolling Hills Zoo. The zoo unveiled its new Art Gone Wild Gallery Show in the Earl Bane Gallery Wednesday evening. The display includes juried art, plein air art, and even animal art. Many of the art pieces which include paintings, masks, wood sculptures, and egg art were ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is one step closer to joining the Trump administration. Brownback announced yesterday he will go before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee October 4th for a confirmation hearing on his ambassadorship. President Trump nominated Brownback to be ambassador for international religious freedom in July. If confirmed by the Senate, Brownback would move ...

8 years ago
The Kansas State Wildcats are gearing up for the Baylor Bears to open Big 12 Conference action. Voice of the Kansas State Wildcats Wyatt Thompson joined "In The Zone" on Wednesday to preview the upcoming showdown versus the 0-4 Bears. You can catch Wildcat Weekly with Wyatt every Wednesday between 6 and 7 pm on Sports Radio ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is working to help the victims of both Hurricane Harvey and Irma by teaming up with nonprofit, Secure the Call. The sheriff's office is a drop off location for people around central Kansas who wish to donate their old phones and accompanying chargers that still work, so they can then be ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a teenager’s vehicle was damaged during a road rage incident. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 17 year-old Koltin Montey was driving in the 400 block of S. Ohio on Tuesday, Sept. 26 shortly after 9 p.m. when a blue Ford Fiesta almost ran in to him. Montey pulled up the ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has arrested two teenage boys from Solomon after they stole a vehicle and were apart of a hit-and-run car crash in the early morning hours on Wednesday. Sheriff Roger Soldan says that the Sheriff's Office was called the community of New Cambria at 4:27 a.m. on Wednesday for a report of ...

8 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will discuss special assessments during a special study session later this week. According to the city, commissioners are scheduled to convene for a special study session on Friday. It will begin at 8:00 in the morning the City-County Building, Room 107. Special assessments are used to finance improvements to be paid for by property ...

8 years ago
A grant writing workshop is planned in Salina. Salina Arts & Humanities and the SPARK Artist Resource Exchange announces a free Grant Writing workshop on Thursday, September 28. The workshop is open to the public yet targeted to artists or cultural organizations based in Saline County that may be eligible for and interested in Horizons Grant ...

8 years ago
A new website designed to educate about economic development opportunities in Salina  is now online.  The Salina Community Economic Development Organization has launched a new website and logo, which can be seen at https://salinaedo.org/ . The purpose of the organization is to help grow jobs and investment in Salina and Saline County. According the organization’s ...

8 years ago
Three months into his first interim superintendent contract at USD 305, the Board asks Dr. Hardy to lead the District for a second year. Following an executive session at the September 26 board meeting, board members voted to offer an interim superintendent contract for the 2018-2019 school year. Nedra Elbl, board president, cited Hardy’s 36 years of ...

8 years ago
Saline County Commissioners support an effort to attract a Tyson Foods chicken plant to North Central Kansas. Last week Tyson put plans on hold for "Project Sunset, a planned new facility in the eastern Kansas community of Tonganoxie.  The decision came after the Leavenworth County Commission on Monday reversed its support of issuing $500 million in ...