2 months ago
Plants which were once part of the atmosphere inside the now nearly vacant Central Mall in Salina have been given new life at Rolling Hills Zoo. According to the Zoo, their landscape team recently visited the mall and carefully selected plants that would be a great fit throughout the Zoo, while also ensuring they are safe ...

2 months ago
Salina Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond has resigned. KSAL News confirmed Salina City Commissioners were notified of the resignation late Wednesday afternoon. The resignation is effective later this month. Hammond was appointed in January of 2022 to his position. Prior to that he was the Deputy Parks & Recreation Director, and had been serving as the ...

2 months ago
If interest from vendors is any indication, the upcoming Salina Business Expo will prove to be popular. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Salina Business Expo on Sept. 10 at Tony’s Pizza Events Center, bringing local businesses and community members together for an afternoon of networking, discovery and connection. Chamber Business Development ...

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A new endowed scholarship fund for students seeking careers in automotive and health care fields has been established at Salina Area Technical College. According to the school, Tom and Carla Dill have established the Carl E. and Betty J. Henn Memorial Scholarship Fund providing scholarships. The endowed scholarship honors the lives and interests of Carl and ...

2 months ago
Citing health reasons, incumbent Republican Kansas State Representative Clarke Sanders is withdrawing from the upcoming November general election. The Saline County Republican Party will hold a convention on Thursday, September 10th, to select a replacement for the position of State Representative for District 69 following the withdrawal. Sanders notified the party of his withdrawal from the ...

2 months ago
A car clocked going nearly double the posted speed in a school zone has Salina Police reminding everyone to slow down in and around these areas. According to the Salina Police Department, Corporal Cory Chambers was working an active school zone on Belmont Blvd Wednesday morning when he stopped a driver traveling 37 mph in a ...

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A judge from Salina is among three Kansas Court of Appeals judges who received awards from the Kansas Bar Association at its recent annual meeting. According to the Kansas Judicial Branch, Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Judge Amy Fellows Cline, and Judge Angela Coble were all honored. Judge Coble is from Salina. Christel Marquardt Trailblazer Award Judge Karen Arnold-Burger ...

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What is billed as “a bombastic celebration of arena rock” is coming back to Salina. Hairball is returning to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. According to the venue, Hairball will perform on Friday, November 13th, at 7:30 PM. For more than 25 years, Hairball has been bringing the biggest hits of the 80s to life with an ...

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The Longford PRCA Rodeo is celebrating 70 years of rodeo in rural America coming up this Labor Day weekend. The Longford PRCA Rodeo will take place on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m. The Longford Rodeo has been a longstanding tradition in the small community, starting back in 1955, ...

2 months ago
A man was arrested after allegedly making threats along the Salina trail system. According to Salina Police, officers responded at about 9:45 Tuesday morning to the levy trail area of Oxbow Park in reference to a male who was possibly armed and making threats. Officers arrived in the area and made contact with a 66-year-old female of ...

2 months ago
Twenty-seven community leaders representing 13 Kansas communities and 11 counties gathered in Solomon Aug. 27 for a Kansas Sampler Foundation Do-Alogue focused on practical ways rural communities can strengthen connection, participation and pride using the people, places and resources they already have. One participant traveled 275 miles — about four hours — from Tribune. A Do-Alogue is ...