4 years ago
There have been three new COVID deaths in Saline County since Monday and 78 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 752 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 23 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 176 COVID related deaths overall. The best way to stop ...

4 years ago
Art programs in Salina schools will benefit from from a federal grant the University of Kansas is receiving. The Spencer Museum of Art has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year project collaborating with K-12 educators across Kansas to integrate art and art therapy into their classroom teaching. ...

4 years ago
Picking up awards and leading the Salina business community into 2022 have all been on Salina Area Chamber President and CEO Eric Brown's to-do-list for the past couple of weeks. According to the Chamber, Brown was recently named to the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives 2021 40 Under 40 list of emerging leaders shaping the ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is offering COVID vaccinations next week. According to the agency, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccinations for first, second, or booster doses for persons 18 years or older, will be available at Saline County Health Department on Thursday, December 16 by appointment only. Call 785-826-6602 for an appointment. Please bring your COVID vaccination ...

4 years ago
Salina area public transportation is planning a Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign this week. The 2021 Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign set for Thursday. According to Occk Transportation, on Thursday they are asking for monetary donations, as well as food items, such as cans of tuna, dried pasta, pasta sauce, tea bags, coffee, crackers, ...

4 years ago
Services for former Kansas Senator Bob Dole are planned in out nation's capitol, our state capitol, and in Dole's hometown of Ruseell.  A service for the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, who died on Sunday, will take place Friday at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, at the Washington National Cathedral. Following the service, the casket will be ...

4 years ago
The University of Kansas and Kansas State University are pausing their COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees. Yesterday's announcement from both schools followed an injunction by a federal judge in Georgia that halted implementation of the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors. KU and K-State had announced in October that all of their employees ...

4 years ago
A Salina Christmas tradition returns, the free Christmas Dinner presented by the Bill Fekas Family.  For the 39th year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, will prepare a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Though the Bill Fekas Christmas Dinner is still taking place this year, like last year things will be ...

4 years ago
This week marks the next KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair. According to the state, Kansans seeking employment opportunities are encouraged to participate in the Virtual Job Fair beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8 and ending at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 9. The event will give job seekers the opportunity to meet virtually with multiple ...

4 years ago
Blood donations are needed this holiday season to boost a supply that is approaching a historic low. According to Terri Novotny with the American Red Cross, the blood supply is at the lowest level in 10-plus years. If more donors don't come forward to give blood, some patients requiring a transfusion may not receive it. Novotny tells ...

4 years ago
A two-vehicle accident on Monday sent one person to the hospital. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 7:05 a.m., a 2008 Mercury Mariner going east on Ralph Ave. failed to yield right of way and hit a 2013 Ford Explorer going north on Norton Street. Both vehicles had heavy damage and had to ...