3 months ago
The Innovation Center is calling on several Northwest Kansas counties to take advantage of the Kansas Housing Cooperative Program, which offers thousands of dollars in the form of forgivable loans to build new homes in eligible communities. According to the organization, while 21 Northwest Kansas families have already benefited from the program since its launch in ...

3 months ago
High school seniors in North Central Kansas are invited to share their ideas and compete for a $1,000 award by entering the 2025-2026 Rural Voices Youth Contest. Organizers say participants may submit either an original essay or short video that reflects on this year’s theme: “Rural Kansas…Tomorrow’s Possibilities.” Now in its 20th year, the contest is sponsored ...

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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced 11 appointments to several state councils and commissions. Among the appointees is Peter Johnston. He has been appointed to the Kansas Board of Regents. The board of regents is a nine-member body which governs six state universities, and supervises and coordinates 19 community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools, and a ...

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A company based in Salina that manufactures drilling rigs and tooling for industries like environmental, geotechnical, and exploration has been honored as the Governor’s Exporter of the Year. Geoprobe Systems received the award presented by the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council. This award acknowledges one Kansas company who has shown ...

3 months ago
Rallies Saturday across Kansas, including one in Salina, will be part of more than 2,600 nonviolent demonstrations around the country against President Donald Trump’s administration as part of No Kings day. The second No Kings day, following another in June, is in response to what a broad coalition of liberal advocacy and labor organizations say is “the increasing ...

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A man who was born and raised in Salina has gone missing in the El Paso, Texas, area. A search is on for Elijah Bess. The 22-year old, who graduated from Salina Central High School, was last heard from on October 9th. His last known location was in an area around El Paso, Texas, specifically near ...

3 months ago
Bethany College President Laura Crawley delivered a State of the College Address to open the Svensk Hyllningsfest and Homecoming Weekend festivities at Bethany College, unveiling a new strategic vision to address emerging challenges and opportunities for the future. According to the school, in her address, Dr. Crawley described Bethany College’s liberal arts tradition as one that ...

3 months ago
With the November 4th elections just a little over two weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat on the City Commission in Salina. Greg Lenkiewicz and Randall Hardy joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Friday for our “Candidate Conversations.” The two fielded questions on a range of issues from the ...

3 months ago
Central Kansas Mental Health Center (CKMHC) is planning a major expansion. According the organization a newly acquired facility at 124 Iowa Avenue in Salina, formerly home to the Columbia Insurance Group, will be renovated and transformed into a Youth Campus. CKMHC purchased the building in 2024. Renovations will begin this November 2025 The current building includes 11,400 ...

3 months ago
Abilene took center stage at a national conference event. Julie Roller Weeks, Director of the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau, was invited to present the  at Stand Up Rural America Regional Forum in Gonzales, Texas. Other presenters included nationally recognized speakers Jeff Siegler, author of Your Community Is Sick and Revitalize or Die; Doug Griffiths, author of 13 Ways ...

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For the fourth consecutive year, the Community Resilience Hub (CRH) at Kansas Wesleyan will host a special training on civil discourse, in collaboration with the Salina Public Library. This year’s training is set for 10 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. Oct. 18 at the library. Friday marks the final day to register for the event. “It’s critical ...