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Kansas Wesleyan’s Community Resilience Hub (CRH) program has a new academic leader, as Jacob Miller-Klugesherz recently accepted the role of the Joe Hale Chair in Regenerative Agriculture. In this tenure-track position, his main responsibility will be directing the Heartland Rodale Institute Farmer Training (RIFT) program at the university. The engaging, hands-on certificate program instructs students in ...

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Friday night will be special in Salina. It will be the rebirth of a storied playoff rivalry:  Salina Central vs Salina South. The first regular season football game between Salina South and Salina Central was played on October 9, 1970. In 1972 the annual rivalry game became now known as the Mayor's Cup, with South winning ...

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Kobie Henley always hoped he would see the day Salina South's football team faced rival Salina Central in a meaningful postseason matchup. But admittedly, given Central's recent dominance in the series, it was little more than a pipe dream. That is, until it wasn't. "I'm at a loss for words," Henley said this week after an improbable ...

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Griffin Hall wasn't around the last time the Salina Central faced Salina South in the Class 5A football playoffs. Nobody from either team was. Even so, Hall grew up hearing all about the glory days of a storied rivalry between the two powers that in six straight postseason meetings from 1999-2004, led to five state championships. Hall's father, ...

2 months ago
Salina officials are trying to make streets safer for all who use them. According to the City of Salina, staff recently installed "Begin Right Turn Lane Yield to Bikes" signs at two locations: Eastbound Iron Avenue - west of Ohio Street Southbound Santa Fe Avenue - north of Crawford Street According to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control ...

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Police are investigating after shots were fired in a south Salina neighborhood early Thursday morning. Police Captain Jim Feldman says at around 2:45 am officers sent to the report of the sound of gunshots and a vehicle speeding away in the 1300 block of Midland Street. According to Feldman a witness reported hearing 3 - 5 gunshots ...

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Police are investigating after a large amount of cash went missing from a safe inside a Salina home. Police Captain Jim Feldman says officers were sent to a home in the 500 Block of Berkshire Wednesday morning to the report of a burglary. The resident reports that sometime between September 1st and November 11th cash went ...

2 months ago
A juvenile was hurt in a crash involving a single UTV in rural Saline County. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, late Wednesday afternoon deputies were dispatched to the 2700 block of S. Donmyer Rd to the report of a rollover crash.  While enroute, the responding units learned an injured party was in the 6400 ...

2 months ago
The Salina Art Center invites submissions for the 2026 Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial, a juried exhibition highlighting contemporary visual art from the Mountain-Plains region of the United States. According to the art center, as America approaches its 250th anniversary, this exhibition encourages artists to reflect on identity, place, belonging, and transformation through the lens of a ...

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One of the most popular rock bands of the early 1970s is coming to Salina. Three Dog Night is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Now celebrating its 6th decade, the band boasts some of the most astonishing chart statistics in popular music with 21 consecutive Billboard Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles and 12 straight ...

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Traffic congestion is a growing concern at a south Salina intersection and it's prompted a plan to add a roundabout. The 9th Street and Water Well Road area is experiencing significant growth, with a substantial increase in truck traffic anticipated. Due to projected traffic volumes, a roundabout has been recommended and could be more effective than ...