2 months ago
Wildfire season is in full swing, with several fires ripping through parts of western Kansas this week. The most damaging fires started in the Oklahoma panhandle and then moved north into Kansas. While most of the fires are now in control, it leaves the towns, ranchers and firefighters on high alert. “It got real close by about two miles. ...

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Former Saint Francis Ministries CEO Robert Smith admitted in federal court Thursday that he used the organization’s credit card for personal expenses and authorized payments for a co-defendant’s fraudulent invoices. Then he pleaded guilty to a single charge of wire fraud for a $6,909.73 credit card payment. Smith led the foster care organization from 2014 to 2020, ...

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In an effort to help feed the hungry, the Salina Family YMCA has established a food pantry.  The “Y We Share” Food Pantry is now open, and available to the public in the facility’s main lobby. According to the organization, the “Y We Share” pantry is designed to provide convenient, stigma-free access to food for anyone ...

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Salina is the fifth of seven cities across Kansas where a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit will make an extended stop. After already stopping in Lawrence, Highland, Wichita, and Mayetta, Americans will set up shop at the Smoky Hill Museum beginning next week. Americans is a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street and the National ...

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A new tool implemented as part of a Kansas Highway Patrol pilot program to end high-speed pursuits more safely and effectively is being expanded. According to the agency, they will be adding four additional Grappler Police Bumpers to their enforcement lineup. The agency first began using the Grappler in the Wichita and Kansas City areas last summer. The ...

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It's an 1,100-mile road trip to catch Salvy and the 'Boys of Summer' at Spring Training for a bus load of Royals' baseball fans from Salina. Wheels will be rolling westward this weekend as Meridian Media's Promotions Director/co-host of the Y-Wake Up Show, Hannah Holt heads to Surprise, Arizona to get a close-up view of the ...

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President Trump has nominated three Kansans for federal judge postilions in the U.S District Court for the District of Kansas. The nominees include Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi, former judge with the Kansas Court of Appeals Anthony Powell, and Jefferey Kuhlman a civil litigation specialist. President Trump announced the nominations on Truth Social to fill ...

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A man was arrested Wednesday night after fighting with law enforcement, and threatening to kill law enforcment and staff at Salina Regional Health Center. Salina Police say at 7:45 PM, officers responded to the 600 block of N 10th in reference to a person refusing to leave property in the area. Officers located 38-year-old, Raymond Lawrence ...

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The Salina USD 305 School District is promoting a couple of employees, including a principal to district office position and an assistant principal to a principal position. According to the District, Lakewood Middle School Principal Scott Chrisman is being promoted to Executive Director of Human Resources, and assistant principal Tiffany Lowe to Central High School Principal. Chrisman ...

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The premiere Led Zeppelin tribute act is coming back to Salina. Get The Led Out is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out  has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. They ...

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Salina Presbyterian Manor has been honored with an award. The organization has received  a 2026 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights, the leading provider of training, recruitment, retention, experience management and recognition tools to improve and grow long-term and post-acute care organizations. According to the Manor, the award recognizes outstanding performance in categories ranging from personal ...