1 year ago
Andrews Rodeo Co. has been the stock contractor for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene for the past 25 years. Sammy Andrews, his wife Jacel, son James, and his crew have been coming to Abilene since 2000, bringing their industry-renowned bucking horses and bulls. When the Abilene rodeo committee decided to hire Andrews, they went to ...

1 year ago
The Kansas delegation is responding to the announcement that President Joe Biden will not seek a second term in office. Via social media Senator Roger Marshall said "Has anyone told Joe yet?", and followed that up with "If Joe Biden is unable to serve another term, then he must resign right now. If he's unfit to ...

1 year ago
The public is invited to attend an open house to provide input to assist in development of a long-term plan for space utilization in the downtown area. According to the City of Salina, this will be an important component in determining and designing Saline County and City of Salina space utilization needs in the future. Both ...

1 year ago
Walk-in enrollment at Salina Public Schools is scheduled for this week, along with the Saline County Back to School Fair. While online enrollment has been going on for a couple of weeks, those who would prefer to enroll in person can do so on Tuesday.  Walk-in enrollment will be located at Central High School, 650 E. ...

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A student from Salina is among recipients of spring and summer 2024 awards and scholarships from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas. Chase Courbot is among the winners of the Emily V. Berger Award According to KU, more than 80 of the department’s top students were recognized at the annual awards banquet for ...

1 year ago
The Post Rock Community Foundation is giving donors a chance to "Double the Impact" this summer thanks to grant funds from the Patterson Family Foundation. Donations made to the Post Rock Community Action Fund through August 15, 2024 will be matched up to $13,320. The Patterson Family Foundation offered a $70,000 match to funds raised by ...

1 year ago
Assistance is available for those in Salina impacted by recent storms. Residents affected by recent severe weather in Saline County should contact the Kansas Insurance Department if they have an issue with an insurance claim. According to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, the Department has been in contact with local authorities in Saline County and urges residents ...

1 year ago
A worldwide computer outage impacted some State of Kansas and local Saline County services on Friday. According to the State of Kansas, a software update from vendor partner CrowdStrike impacted services for Executive Branch agencies. CrowdStrike, a vendor partner, deployed an update late Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday, impacting servers and ...

1 year ago
Student pilots represented Kansas State University Salina in the annual Air Race Classic, a nationwide aviation race featuring only female pilots and offering networking opportunities among fellow aviators. Four pilots competed for K-State Salina: Roxana Linares, a 2024 graduate in professional pilot, Arkansas City; Macy McMillan, a 2023 graduate in professional pilot, Concordia; Sydney Oyer, senior in professional pilot, Gardner; and Justina Astrauskaite, a 2024 graduate in professional pilot, Chicago, Illinois. Oyer ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving two people who worked together to steal an elderly man's financial card and then use it. It's the latest Salina Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Saturday, July 7th, about 3:00 PM a 71 year old male was leaving the Salina Walmart store ...

1 year ago
Deb Gruver felt heartbroken and violated when police raided the Marion County Record last year. As a reporter at the newspaper, Gruver knew that powerful people in town weren’t fans of the accountability journalism she and her colleagues produced. But when police rolled up to the office on Aug. 11, 2023, she didn’t know those officials ...