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Salina City Commissioners approved the 2027 budget Monday evening which for the second time in six years includes a mill levy increase. The new budget includes an increase of  1 mill. A 1 mill increase costs taxpayers $1 for every $1,000 of a property's assessed value. Commissioners officially approved three budget resolutions which include: Resolution No. 27-8370 ...

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A  man who spent 10 years as the USD 305 Superintendent of Schools, from 1994 – 2004, was formally sworn-in Monday to fill a vacant seat on the Salina City Commission. Back on August 24th commissioners elected Gary Norris to fill the seat vacated by commissioner and vice mayor Jerry Ivey back in July. Over 30 people ...

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Vehicles crashing into features at a Salina park prompt city officials to issue a safety message. According to Salina Parks and Recreation, the large bollards at Bill Burke Memorial Park have been struck by vehicles several times over the past month. The large security bollards are sturdy short posts installed to block vehicular traffic and protect ...

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Fort Hays State University has been honored for its commitment to supporting military-connected students and employees. The school has earned statewide recognition with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Above and Beyond Award. FHSU received the award Sept. 9 on the university campus in recognition of its support of its employees who are ...

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A teen was killed and another injured in a UTV crash. According to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 12:50 am Sunday first responders were sent to a report of a UTV injury accident near Old Post Road and Genn Road, northeast of Wamego. Law enforcement, EMS, and Fire units responded and located the UTV and ...

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A Dodge City man died in custody following a pursuit that began in Salina and ended along Interstate 70. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office on Friday, September 11th, at 12:42 PM deputies tried to stop a burgundy 1997 Buick LeSabre on North Ohio Street driven by Tawan Tatro, 41, of Dodge City. Tawan had warrants ...

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A Salina man was arrested after allegedly battering a woman, and then fighting with police. According to Salina Police, on Saturday at about 9:45 PM officers responded to a physical domestic in the 1200 block of Gypsum. Contact was made with a 44-year-old female who reported getting into an argument with a known associate identified as ...

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A fight between neighbors ends with an arrest. According to Salina Police, on Saturday at about 6:15 PM, officers were in the 900 block of Gypsum on an unrelated call when several neighbors in the area got into an argument. A 44-year-old female was struck by a subject identified as Katherine Lingenfelter (37). The female received a ...

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A driver was injured after she was dragged by her own vehicle after exiting it when she ended up in a ditch late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Emily Scott of Topeka was driving a Toyota Corolla on Interstate 70  on the Kansas Turnpike in Shawnee County.  Her car went off the ...

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A little overnight rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of a large group of first responders and citizens, who walked side by side Sunday morning at Kansas Wesleyan University’s JRI Stadium, at the fifth “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and 5K Family Walk”. Division Chief Drew Sprague from the Salina Fire Department told those gathered the ...

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A special Book Premiere celebrating the release of From the Dutch East Indies to America: The Life Story of Han Lankhorst will be held this Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. According to the bookstore, the evening will celebrate not only the release of Han Lankhorst’s memoir, but also ...