3 years ago
Salina USD 305  School Board members have approved a new benefit package for district employees which includes a raise in base pay. According to the District,  at its July reorganizational meeting the board announced a series of impactful decisions aimed at fostering a thriving education community. With a steadfast commitment to excellence, Salina Public Schools (SPS) ...

3 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade and chili cookoff entries. The street fair is scheduled for Saturday, September 23rd. Parade applications must be returned by Friday, September 1, in order to participate.There is no entry fee. Fill out an application online or download it at smokyhillmuseum.org under the Street Fair tab. To have an application mailed to ...

3 years ago
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded funding to educators at Fort Hays State University. According to the school, Dr. Janet Stramel and Dr. Paul Adams of the Fort Hays State University College of Education were awarded several federal grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via the Kansas Space Grant Consortium to ...

3 years ago
The fourth time wasn't the charm for a Goddard man arrested in Saline county early Monday morning. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander says a string of thefts from Heath Auto Salvage seem to all have a common denominator outside of their location...Toby Nelson, a 45-year-old from Goddard. Deputies were called to the 2600 block of W. State ...

3 years ago
Residents in the 100 block of W. Phillips woke to the sound of $2,000 in damage to a nearby residence on Monday. The incident took place around 7:29 AM on July 10th. Neighbors heard the sound of breaking windows and called law enforcement to the scene on W. Phillips to investigate. Officers arrived to find several ...

3 years ago
A band that is an American institution is coming to Salina. Cheap Trick is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Cheap Trick has been beloved around the globe since the 1970s for their instantly identifiable, hugely influential, brand of pop rock 'n' roll. Songs like "Dream Police" , "Surrender” , and "I Want You To Want Me" ...

3 years ago
A single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle along Interstate 70 sent a man from Virginia to the hospital in Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 74-year-old Joseph Jacobs from Virginia Beach, Virginia, was riding a 2016 Can-Am motorcycle headed east on I 70 in Dickinson County.  The vehicle left the road, entered a ditch, struck ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman trying to purchase a handicap van via social media is bilked out of thousands of dollars. According to Salina Police, the woman was attempting to purchase an accessible van on Facebook from R & R Mobility in Athens, Georgia. She made transactions, providing over $13,300. After not receiving the van, and not hearing back ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for suspects who took a couple of pieces of heavy equipment on a joyride and caused damage. Police say sometime late Thursday into Sunday afternoon vehicles belonging to Excel Dirt and Excavating were damaged. The heavy equipment had been left parked at a worksite where trees are being removed behind the Salina ...

3 years ago
Police are investigating after multiple Oxford House sober living facilities were vandalized with graffiti. According to Salina Police late Thursday into early Friday vandals targeted five Oxford House facilities located on the following streets: 515 W Beloit 2608 Highland 101 E Moreland 903 Manor 604 E Leslie In each instance "Beware of Outcast" and "Careful Simon", along ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriffs Office is looking for thieves who stole over 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel from a convenience store. According to the agency, at 4:00 in the morning Thursday, 1,505 gallons of diesel fuel was stolen from Singh Travel Plaza on Hedville Road. Security cameras captured video of  a red Dodge 3500 dually pickup ...