2 months ago
A man from Virginia was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a semi on Interstate 70 west of Salina late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Michael Fussell from Roanoke, Virginia, was driving a Toyota Camry headed east on I 70. The car crossed the center median and struck an oncoming ...

2 months ago
A downtown Salina business is ready to tee off, literally. Clubhouse Golf, an indoor golf simulator/course, is accepting tee times. Clubhouse Golf is one of the newest members of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. The business located at 117B N Santa Fe Ave hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting event. Clubhouse Golf is celebrating a re-opening to ...

2 months ago
Farmer Direct Foods, a quality flour producing company in New Cambria, is inviting everyone to join their movement and taste the difference. The company, whose founding vision was rooted in doing what’s right for the soil, growers, and consumers held a ceremonial event to become a member of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. Farmer Direct has ...

2 months ago
Salina Arts & Humanities is set to celebrate 40 years of spring poetry. According to the organization, in its 40th year, the 2024 Salina Spring Poetry Series features a lineup of accomplished poets who will read in downtown Salina. In-person readings will occur at 7 pm on Tuesdays in April at Red Fern Booksellers (106 S ...

2 months ago
A dozen Bethany College students will perform at the upcoming Messiah Festival of the Arts Student Honors Recital. The event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in Pearson Chapel on the Bethany College campus. The performance is free and open to the public. The Honors Recital is a public recital during Holy Week, highlighting ...

2 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan will host its third annual Women in Leadership conference and speaker series at the end of the month. According to KWU, thee event will be held on Thursday, March 28th, in Mabee Arena. It gets underway at 4:30 p.m., with the speaker series set for a 5:20 p.m. start. Nine local female leaders and ...

2 months ago
With a goal of providing quality, dependable childcare to families in a loving, nurturing, and safe environment for children to grow in their spiritual, mental, physical, and social development, a new childcare facility is now open in Salina. Magnolia Kids Childcare Center's mission is to "build God’s kingdom one tiny heart at a time." The new childcare ...

2 months ago
A two vehicle crash involving teenage drivers sent three teens to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was headed north on Old 81 Highway. It failed to yield when making a left turn and was struck by an oncoming Toyota Camry passenger car. The driver of the pickup, 17-year-old Mason ...

2 months ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips in connection with a recent theft. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week, According to the agency, on February 22nd deputies responded to the 2000 block of E North St in Saline County for a theft that had occurred sometime between February 15th ...

2 months ago
One of the most anticipated “signs of spring” arrived this weekend with the clocks “springing forward”. Daylight Saving Time officially began at 2 a.m. Sunday. We lose an hour of sleep in exchange for extended daylight hours throughout the summer. According to AAA Kansas, Springing forward can mean falling back into a bad driving habit – ...

2 months ago
Kansas is one legislative step closer to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies. In yesterday's 81-to-39 vote, state house members approved the measure which would require healthcare providers to ask 11 specific questions as to why they want to abort their child. All but one Democrat house member voted against ...