4 years ago
The Saline County Democratic Party is under new leadership. According to Salina Media Connection, Saline County Democratic precinct leaders this week elected Phil Black as party chairperson and Johnna Vosseller as vice-chairperson. Ashley Will and Haley Helzer also serve as county officers. Black currently teaches part-time at K-State in Manhattan. He previously served in the chair position ...

4 years ago
There have been 3 new COVID deaths in Saline County since Friday and 26 new COVID cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 103 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 11 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There have been 210 COVID related deaths overall. An additional 65 people were ...

4 years ago
A tip about drugs possibly being smuggled into the Barton County Jail began a series of events that lead to the seizure of a large amount of methamphetamine. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, over the course of the last few days the agency became aware of allegations that controlled substances were being smuggled into ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is launching the second phase of the largest fund raising effort in the history of the school, and it includes renovation of Sams Chapel. According to the school, music has always been an integral part of the Kansas Wesleyan experience. Whether it has been Christmas by Candlelight, student-led singing groups, the Philharmonic Choir ...

4 years ago
Salina has a new fire chief. According to the City of Salina, City Manager Mike Schrage has appointed Anthony “Tony” Sneidar, Jr. as the new fire chief. The search generated 28 candidates from across the country. Sneidar served as Assistant Fire Chief for the Philadelphia Fire Department upon retirement in 2020 after 28 years of service. He is ...

4 years ago
A child is accused of bringing weapons to a Dodge City school. Police learned that an eleven-year-old boy allegedly brought a knife to Comanche Middle School on February 18th and a gun to school yesterday. A school resource officer found an Airsoft style gun and ammunition in the child's backpack. The student was placed in police custody ...

4 years ago
One of the most well-known acts in the history of soft rock music is coming back to Salina. Air Supply is coming back the Stiefel Theatre this spring. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock first started producing hit music in the late 1970s. Songs like "Lost in Love", "All Out of Love", "The One That You Love", ...

4 years ago
A science teacher from Salina South High School is among seven teachers from across Kansas being honored as a "Master Teacher". Melanie Hammond is among the teachers being honored. According to Emporia State University, the 2022 class of Master Teachers represents nearly 130 years of teaching experience. The teachers chosen for this annual award are: Andy ...

4 years ago
A big pile of federal funds in Topeka has led to numerous requests on how to spend $750 million dollars in SPARK Funds in Kansas. State Senator J. R. Claeys tells KSAL News that he sits on one of four panels that has already fielded over six billion dollars in requests to spend it. Claeys says he ...

4 years ago
A Salina man died Saturday night after a one-vehicle accident east of Salina. Chris Engle, a 51-year-old man of Salina, was headed west around 11 p.m. in his white, 2000 Ford F150 truck on Magnolia just west of the intersection with Cunningham Road. For an unknown reason, Engle left the roadway on the south side and crashed ...

4 years ago
Live Well Saline County, a local health and wellness coalition, is doing a Community Food Survey to identify and develop solutions for the barriers to accessing food in Salina. According to the organization,  if you live in Saline County, please complete the survey found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LiveWellSalineCounty. Please feel free to share with others as well.  The survey ...