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Salina Tech is inducting 14 students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society during a ceremony this week. According to the school, to qualify for membership in the organization, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA, be nominated by an instructor and submit an essay about their community service activities and why they ...

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Kansas Wesleyan’s Theatre Arts department will premier its production of “Working: A Musical – Localized” this Friday, April 12th, at 7 p.m. The show will also run April 13 (7 p.m.), April 14 (2 p.m.) and April 19 (7 p.m.), with the latter date being part of Spring Alumni and Community Weekend. “This winter, I was ...

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A Salina man was taken into custody on Friday evening after allegedly firing shots from an SUV. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 5pm, witnesses reported hearing gunfire in the 700 block of Fairdale Road and seeing a dark gray, Dodge SUV speed away. A short time later a witness on Magnolia Road was ...

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There was a big turnout at the K-State Salina Open House.  The event offered several opportunities for students to get themselves involved in various activities that would entice them in enrolling into K-State. K-State’s goal was to reach out to students so they could have hands on opportunities within each department that they may be interested ...

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 A man was arrested following a foot chase which went through the Walmart in McPherson Sunday morning. According to to the McPherson Police Department, on Sunday at approximately 8:00a.m. McPherson County Sheriff Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch, and an individual walking away from the area of K-61 Highway and 14th ...

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Hundreds of people gathered throughout the day Saturday to make a big difference by having a little fun. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina hosted its “Bowl For Kids' Sake” event. The fundraiser was a day long event held at The Alley in Downtown Salina. The first session began at 10:00 in the morning, and the ...

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After weekend wind which reached over 60 MPH in Salina, things will be much calmer to begin the week. According to National Weather Service data, a peak wind gust of 54 MPH was clocked in Salina on Saturday and a peak gust of 64 MPH Sunday. The system that ushered in the strong wind brought with it ...

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A much anticipated solar eclipse will darken much of the country on Monday, including Central Kansas. Though the Salina area is not among the locations which will experience a total eclipse, 86 percent of the sun will be blocked. The eclipse will begin during the noon hour, at 12:33. It will peak at 1:49, with the ...

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A school administrator who spent most of his 44-year-career in education as a guidance counselor at Salina South High School is being remembered. Floyd “Stan” Standridge passed away peacefully on Friday. Mr. Standridge held two Masters Degrees, and was proud to be an educator for 44 years. He spent most of his extensive career as a ...

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Maegen Stucky, an elementary teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School, McPherson USD 418, and Whitney Aves, a family and consumer sciences teacher at Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson USD 308, were named Region 1 finalists for the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) award during a ceremony on Saturday. According to the Kansas Department of Education, this ...

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Salina Central High School Theatre Repertory Theatre classes will present a double cast (casts from 2 repertory theatre classes performing in alternating performances) of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. According to the school , there are two classes which will perform starting with the M3 class cast on Thursday night and Saturday night, and the W2 ...