4 years ago
Residents in the Gypsum-Kipp area can expect to see some unusual activity this weekend as agencies from all over Kansas plan to conduct a joint training exercise for themselves and their four-legged counterparts. According to Saline County, working dogs and horses are often used in search, rescue, and recovery operations, but have varying levels of comfort ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission  has scheduled a workshop to give officials from the largest energy provider in the state an opportunity to explain a dramatic increase in the company’s capital expenditure projections. Back in September Evergy was ordered by the KCC to explain a $1.2 billion increase in the company’s capital spending plan filed this ...

4 years ago
The Salina Art Center will celebrate the opening of ReConsider by artist Frank Shaw. An event is planned for this Friday from 5-7 PM. According to the organization, special guest Saralyn Reece Hardy, Marilyn Stokstad Director at the Spencer Museum of Art, will make introductory remarks at 5:45 followed by remarks from the artist. Everyone is welcome. ...

4 years ago
It's a problem that you may have missed - until your child's game gets rescheduled or cancelled because there aren't enough referees. The shortage of game officials is not unique to central Kansas but a nationwide problem to find enough umpires and refs to work between the lines. Salina Recreation Supervisor Travis Sheele oversees all the programs ...

4 years ago
A woman  on the new list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught in McPherson. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Alesha Valentina Martinez-Reavis was apprehended.  She was being sought in the Sylvan Grove and Lincoln County areas before ultimately being caught in McPherson.  Martinez-Reavis had been wanted on a felony Failure to Appear warrant ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was transported to Salina Regional Hospital after she crossed over the center lane and hit a transit van head on. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Monday Mahala Shepherd, a 29-year-old Salina resident was travelinng east in the 1500 block of W. Crawford. In her 2010 Dodge Charger she crossed the center lane and ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan will serve as a partner for this year’s Salina Economic Outlook Conference, According to KWU,  the Salina Economic Outlook Conference is part of a statewide series of discussions facilitated by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University. These events are designed to provide insight into local and state economies, ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is planning its annual Community Flu Shot Clinic this week. It will be Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 4H building in Salina. According to the agency, the influenza vaccine is particularly important when transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses can be high. Drive-thru vaccinations are available for ...

4 years ago
Saline County has a new online presence. According to the county, a new website designed by Gov Built, a Manhattan-based, award-winning company specializing in online access and services for both citizens and municipalities across the U.S. has launched. "Our old website was ready for a facelift," explained Jim Weese, Saline County Commission Chairman. "We signed a contract ...

4 years ago
Small businesses in Kansas can now apply to receive COVID-19 Retail Storefront Property Tax Relief. In June, Governor Laura Kelly signed bipartisan House Bill 2136, investing $50 million to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses can learn whether they qualify for the program and how to access relief by accessing guidance from the ...

4 years ago
A stolen vehicle may have been taken for a six-block joy ride early Friday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a patrol officer located a 2007 Chevy Tahoe, a short time after it had been reported stolen. Police say the Tahoe was parked at a residence in the 1400 block of Pershing when the ...