2 years ago
Employees of Memorial Health System in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of June. According to the hospital, employees make a donation of at least $5 and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $750 was donated to the Herington Fire ...

2 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade and chili cookoff entries. The street fair is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th Chili cooks - great ready to bring your A-game and your best chili recipe to the Street Fair. The Smoky Hill Museum is seeking teams to enter the Chili Cook-off contest at the Street Fair, ...

2 years ago
A new addition has been built at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo arena in Abilene. Elevated seating, called the Lumber House Loft, has been constructed above the roping chutes at the north end of the arena. Standing twelve feet high, the structure measures 20 feet wide by 75 feet long. They have been made into five “boxes,” or ...

2 years ago
A Salina aviation business celebrated a new chapter Monday afternoon. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with 1 Vision Aviation in the renovated Hangar H626. The Airport Authority board of directors approved the lease on April 24th. Garmin International partnered with 1 Vision, that began the newest avionics installation and service center at Hangar H626. Hangar ...

2 years ago
U. S. Senator Jerry Moran, Salina Mayor Bill Longbine and U. S. Army Colonel Travis Rayfield joined forces on Monday to write the next chapter in the Smoky Hill River renewal story. About 40 citizens gathered on Monday inside the Prescott Room at the Salina Public Library to witness the signing of an agreement between the ...

2 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is reporting three separate grass fires over the weekend, none are considered suspicious. Rural Fire District #3 responded to a fire on Saturday that was ignited by munitions at the Smoky Hills Weapons Range on W. Farrelly Road. Deputies also report a ditch fire was sparked on Saturday around 4:40pm in the ...

2 years ago
Salina Area United Way has announced  the promotion of Christina Small to the position of Executive Director. Small has been with the Salina Area United Way for one and a half years, starting as the Early Childcare Initiative Director and quickly advancing through the ranks due to her leadership skills, dedication, and passion for serving the ...

2 years ago
A Missouri woman was transported to the hospital after her car hit a bridge guardrail on I-70. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 60-year-old Patricia Rose of Florissant, MO was driving eastbound near the Solomon rest stop when another eastbound vehicle approached her 2023 Nissan Altima in the right lane. She told deputies the ...

2 years ago
Milt Allen climbed to Mt. Everest base camp, summited Kilimanjaro, was charged by black rhinos in Zambia and a mother moose in Alaska, slapped by an eagle in the Aleutian Islands, and tracked mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Those are just a few of the hefty challenges conquered by the 63-year-old doctorate level maestro from Salina. His musical ...

2 years ago
Dangerous summer heat will impact Central Kansas to begin the week. According to the National Weather Service,  on Sunday and Monday afternoon and into the early evening heat indices will range from 104 to 109 degrees. A heat advisory will be in effect for much of the state, including all of Central Kansas, beginning Sunday afternoon. Authorities ...

2 years ago
Election season 2024 is upon us, and the City of Salina has developed resources to help citizens observe the requirements of the Salina Municipal Code and Kansas Statutes while making their voices heard through the placement of temporary political signs. Single-Family Residential Lots On private property – an unlimited number of signs may be placed, none ...