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A family friendly event will allow Salina to ring in New Year’s Eve early on December 31st. The annual Noon Year’s Eve event is scheduled at the Salina Fieldhouse. According to Salina Parks and Recreation, they are ringing in 2026 with their Annual Noon Year’s Eve Party from 11am until 1pm. Noon Year’s Eve is a free ...

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A crash on a highway near Ellsworth involving a car and a semi sent a woman to a Wichita hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Debra Kendig from Dodge City was driving a Chevrolet Malibu on K 156 Highway. She swerved left of center and crashed into the rear axles of  an oncoming Kenworth ...

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A project at the Temple in Downtown Salina has been selected to receive funding. According to the temple, its "Innovation Kitchen – More Than a Kitchen" project has been selected for funding through the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Equipment-Only Grant and the Greater Salina Community Foundation Capacity Building Grant. One of The Temple’s most significant ...

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Salina Regional Health Center has achieved reaccreditation through the Accreditation Commision for Health Care (ACHC) Acute Care Hospital Program. According to the hospital, accreditation is a process through which health care organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Accreditation through the ACHC reflects an organization’s dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher lever of ...

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A documentary about the police raid of the Marion County Record is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2026, more than two years after law enforcement stormed the newspaper office, the publisher’s home and a city councilwoman’s home. Director and producer Sharon Liese says the film looks beyond the First Amendment implications ...

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Tips are being sought in connection with a string of burglaries. The crimes are the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Friday, December 19th, business burglaries were reported at The Boy Scouts of America, 644 S. Ohio, and All Eyes on You Salon, 905 E. Prescott, Salina, Kansas. Forced ...

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A Lindsborg man was hurt in a Christmas Eve crash involving a motorcycle. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 48-year-old Curtis Moss of Lindsborg was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle on Intestate 135 in Harvey County.  The motorcycle, which was in the left lane, struck the rear of a Ford Maverick pickup truck when it crossed over ...

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Three park locations in Salina will accept and recycle Christmas trees into mulch through late January. The mulch will be used around newly planted trees and to surface nature trails. Christmas trees must be free of ornaments, stands, netting and plastic bags. Yard waste will not be accepted. According to the City of Salina, the forestry crew has ...

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Christmas trees bring Christmas glee, but they can bring even more than that once the holiday season is past, says Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini. “An old Christmas tree can be used to benefit birds, fish and the landscape by placing it in a corner of your deck, and spreading some birdseed nearby, or ...

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For the 43rd year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, prepared a free community-wide Christmas dinner. A foggy, damp Christmas day set the scene as people lined up and patiently waited to file through the Saline County 4H building to receive  Christmas dinner, with an extra helping of Christmas cheer. ...

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The Kansas Office of Rural Health announced that several of the state’s rural hospitals have earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award. Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) was recognized for excellence in Patient Perspective, placing it among the top quartile of rural hospitals nationwide. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor ...