11 months ago
A pilot was killed when a small airplane crashed in rural Ellsworth County Sunday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 77-year-old Ronnie Thompson of Goddard was flying a Piper fixed wing aircraft.  He was flying from Lucas  to Wichita, when for no apparent reason the plane went down. Thompson, who was flying solo, was killed in ...

11 months ago
She inspired a fashion trend in the 1980s as “Daisy Duke”, one of the stars of comedy television series “The Dukes of Hazzard”, which was focused around the hijinks of the Duke family and their classic car. This summer she’s coming to Salina, along with many classic cars. Catherine Bach will be a part of ...

11 months ago
It took a little longer than anticipated to finally open because they wanted to make sure everything was "just right". The anticipated Jose Pepper’s Tex-Mex restaurant in Downtown Salina opened in late April, and already is a big hit. Originally founded in Kansas City, including the new Salina restaurant , there are now a dozen Jose ...

11 months ago
Families are invited to bring their children ages 4-16, and bicycles, to the first annual Salina Bike Rodeo. The event is planned for this coming Saturday, May 10th. The event will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the City Lights Stage in downtown Salina and is free for all participants. The Bike Rodeo ...

11 months ago
A new Salina Fire Department truck made a trip down Santa Fe Saturday morning, sounding its siren, and providing the signal for 24 new sculptures to be simultaneously unwrapped. This year marks 15 years of SculptureTour Salina. It is an annual outdoor art exhibition featuring a juried selection of sculptures displayed in downtown. Artists place their sculptures ...

11 months ago
About 75 people gathered for a town hall event in Salina Saturday afternoon. Among those who attended  the “Town Hall in the Heartland” were Kansas Senate Minority Leader Cindy Holscher, who represents Senate District 8 in the Kansas City Area. Not in attendance were any of the Salina area legislators including, U.S. Rep.Tracy Mann, State Senator ...

11 months ago
The new May list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The May list went online Saturday morning. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include aggravated battery, battery on a law enforcment officer, felony arson,  making criminal threats, stalking, harassment, intimidating ...

11 months ago
That roar coming from downtown Salina Friday night was not the sound of thunder or anything ominous, it was the sound of motor vehicles of all kinds “cruising for a cause”. Meridian Media radio stations partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless to host the event, which was the unofficial kickoff to the effort to collect food throughout the ...

11 months ago
A celebration was held at the Salina Regional Airport Friday morning for a project that has been 10 years in the making, daily flights to Houston. Kansas Department of Transportation Aviation Secretary Ray Seif, Salina Mayor Greg Lenkiewicz, and Salina Airport Authority Executive Pieter Miller all spoke prior to a ribbon cutting to signify the event. ...

11 months ago
The Salina Central High School Jazz Band earned 1st place in the 5A Division at the prestigious Basically Basie Jazz Competition held in Kansas City this spring. According to USD 305, the band, under the direction of Guillermo Rodriguez, has now claimed top honors three out of the past four years (2022, 2024, and 2025), making ...

11 months ago
A threat concerning a school dance in a Dickinson County Community prompted a police investigation. According to the Chapman Police Department, on Wednesday, April 30th of this week the on-duty officer with the agency received a call from a concerned parent of a Chapman Middle School student. The parent advised that their student stated that another ...