9 years ago
The Downtown Salina Fieldhouse opened its doors Saturday afternoon for a unique, seasonal event. The new facility hosted the annual Salina Community Halloween Party. The free holiday event was sponsored by the Salina Parks & Recreation Department, and was geared toward the entire family. Activities include a Halloween Costume Contest with prizes, bounce houses, carnival games, and ...

9 years ago
Week eight of high school football is in the books! The high school football season is coming to a close, much like the Coaches Corner, live from Russell’s Restaurant on Westport Boulevard in Salina. For the first time on the program, Minneapolis joins in on the fun with the addition of head coach Jhon Haehn. Coach Haehn ...

9 years ago
A man driving a combine in rural eastern Kansas was hurt when the farm machinery crashed into a creek after being rear ended by a semi According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Andrew Voegeli was driving a John Deere Combine, headed west on U.S 24 Highway, A Peterbilt semi which was also heading west approached ...

9 years ago
There's an old adage about rivalry games in sports: "You can toss the records out in a rivalry game." Tonight's addition of Ell-Saline and Sacred Heart lived up to that adage perfectly. The two teams couldn't have been more different. Sacred Heart coming in on a six-game skid. Ell-Saline meanwhile, was unblemished. Yet, the two rivals put together ...

9 years ago
Smoky Valley upped its record to 7-1 as the Vikings took care of the Chapman Fighting Irish Friday at home on senior night, coming away with a 43-12 victory. For the night, the Vikings totaled 402 yards of offense, with 361 coming on the ground. Kyle Anderson again led the charge with 19 carries for ...

9 years ago
From 1991-97, Salina Central dominated the Battle of the Mayor's Cup. Now, it's South's turn. The Cougars controlled from start to finish, rolling to a 38-14 victory over the Mustangs at Salina Stadium. It was the seventh consecutive win for South, matching the most by either squad in the rivalry's 54-game history. South senior tailback Tanner Parret set ...

9 years ago
The Abilene Cowboys entered a must win situation against Hays Friday on Senior Night in Abilene.  The reason being the Cowboys lost in overtime 28-27 at Wamego last week and next week Abilene faces #2 ranked McPherson, who has won six straight games.  The win didn’t happen though for Abilene as Hays dominated in a ...

9 years ago
A man from Florida was hurt when a U Haul truck he was driving crashed into the back of a semi in Ellsworth County on Friday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 31-year-old Donald Blackwell from Florida City, Florida, was driving a 2017 GMC U Haul truck headed north on K 156 Highway. He ran into ...

9 years ago
A large crowd attended a special business event at Bethany College. According to the school, the Bethany College Business Department, Career Services and the Business Club presented the 18th biennial Business Conference The conference’s primary purpose was to give Bethany students more knowledge about career opportunities by providing dialogue with successful alumni from different business fields.  Although focused ...

9 years ago
A three-time Grammy Award winning singer and song writer will perform in Salina this weekend.  Shawn Colvin and her band will take the stage at the Stiefel Theatre Sunday night. Colvin is on the road with her "Few Small Repairs 20th Anniversary Tour." It is her first major tour with a full band since the album's ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University is scaling back this year’s budget by millions of dollars after about 1,000 fewer students enrolled this fall compared to the previous year, creating a budget crunch. The steep drop in tuition revenue is prompting the school to pull back a combined $12 million from its academic and administrative units. The university may ...