4 years ago
The Salina USD 305 school district is focusing on attendance, and how important regular, consistent attendance is to student success. According to the district, being in school every day matters because school attendance influences student success. This week, Salina Public Schools is shining a spotlight on the importance of regular, school attendance especially in these unprecedented times. Why ...

4 years ago
A large group of U.S. Troops, including some from Fort Riley, are on alert in Europe. 4,000 U.S. Army troops deployed in Europe, including a tank brigade from Fort Riley, are having their tour of duty extended.  While the amount of exact time is unknown, it is expected to be for at least several weeks. This is ...

4 years ago
Two Tabor College students are dead following a crash in Marion County. According to the school, Christopher Castillo and Johnethon Aviles died in Sunday morning's crash south of Hillsboro. A third occupant of the car, Jonathan Medina, was taken to a Wichita hospital with injuries. “The Tabor College community is devastated by the tragic loss of Christopher ...

4 years ago
A Salina volunteer has been chosen to sit on a national volunteer council. According to the Salina's Child Advocacy and Parenting Services organization, Glenn Gustitus was selected to serve on the inaugural National CASA/GAL Association national volunteer council. The organization says 41 volunteers were selected to serve on the National Volunteer Council. The volunteers represent 34 states. ...

4 years ago
A Florida man was killed when his truck crashed, and a state trooper was injured when his car crashed, during a pursuit in Northwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the incident began when a trooper attempted to stop a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado for erratic driving on U.S. 283 Highway in Norton County.  The truck ...

4 years ago
Salina Public Library’s Youth Services Department is once again seeking enthusiastic teen volunteers to help out during its busy Summer at the Library. The library is accepting applications for VolunTEENs until March 31. According to the library, volunteers will help tidy library areas and shelve books, help with children’s events, tend to the library book drop ...

4 years ago
A Salina-based pet sitting business has been accepted into a world-wide industry organization. Adventures In Pet Sitting has recently been accepted for membership in Pet Sitters International (PSI), an organization of nearly 7,000 independent professional pet-sitting services throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Founded in 1994, PSI is the world’s largest educational association for professional ...

4 years ago
There’s a lot of talk these days about leadership, but damned little of the stuff to be found. Never have we needed effective leadership more than now, as we watch Russian tanks rumble into Ukraine, in the biggest military offensive since World War II. The number of troops, estimated at up to 190,000, is about the number of ...

4 years ago
Applications are open for OCCK's "More Than You Think Scholarship". According to the organization, the scholarship was established in 2021 as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of OCCK, as a long term reminder of the good work that past generations have done, and that future generations will do, in working with people with disabilities in ...

4 years ago
A Salina grocery store employee is being recognized for resuscitating a customer. According to the Salina Fire Department, Assistant Manager Brandon Brown at the Dillons grocery store on Planet Avenue "went above and beyond" when a customer suffered a medical condition. The agency says after the customer was found to be in cardiac arrest, Brown and a ...

4 years ago
An area high school senior was surprised this week with a prestigious college scholarship, worth up to $80,000. Lincoln High School Senior Alyssa Behrens was awarded a Rudd Scholarship. The Rudd Scholarship is earned through a competitive selection process that includes the applicant’s grades, test scores, essays, letters of recommendation, and for the finalists, a personal interview. ...