5 years ago
A new guide and class will help those who are unfamiliar with how to utilize area public transportation. According to OCCK Transportation, a new “Guide & Go” Travel Training program will teach people how to use public transportation services in the region. The first class in the Guide & Go program is “CityGo Familiarization”.  Other classes will be ...

5 years ago
Summer activities in Salina mean that those yellow flashing lights will be active, signifying reduced speeds, at a couple of locations. On Monday USD 305 summer school begins at Cottonwood, Heusner, and Schilling elementary schools. The full schedule is as follows: During these time periods, the reduced speed school zones around these schools will be enforced.  Flashing lights ...

5 years ago
A new full-service bank is now open in Abilene. According to Bennington State Bank, its Abilene full-service location, formerly BSB Loan Production Office, at 418 Northwest 3rd Street, is now open. This is the bank’s eighth full service location and opened mid-May. The location includes a full-service retail space and drive-thru banking. Customers are welcomed in the lobby ...

5 years ago
Fort Riley is honoring a woman as the 2021 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Distinguished Trooper. Maj. Gen. D. A. Sims II awarded the honor to Mary Sue Moore.  According to the Army, The Distinguished Trooper Award is the most prestigious award that can be bestowed on a private citizen by the 1st Infantry Division ...

5 years ago
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is pushing for the full reopening of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene. The Senator visited the facility on Friday. Moran said the purpose of the visit was to continue advocating for a for full reopening of the facility. Currently, it is open for limited hours and days, and ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving a stolen travel trailer. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Police say on June 6th officers were dispatched to investigate the theft of a travel trailer from City Wide Storage, 2435 Centennial Road in Salina. The trailer was last seen on the ...

5 years ago
There are 5 new COVID cases in Saline County, and one new death According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,320total cases with 25 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 119. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 1 patient ...

5 years ago
Investigators say a couple of car burglaries could be connected. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, credit cards and cash were taken from two vehicles during the same timeframe south of Salina. Deputies say on Thursday, between 9am and Noon, someone entered a 2018 Honda Accord that was parked at Land Institute, 2440 E. Water Well ...

5 years ago
Authorities are investigating the theft of a tandem axle trailer from a road and bridge construction products company. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that sometime between 5pm on June 4 to 8am on June 9, someone pulled onto the lot at Welborn Sales, 3288 S. Ave C and rolled away with an 18-foot ...

5 years ago
Thanks in part to a couple of major projects in Salina,the State of Kansas has been honored for its commitment to excellence in economic development by receiving Area Development magazine’s coveted Gold Shovel award for 2021, the highest award given to a state. According to Governor Lara Kelly's Office,  the annual awards recognize states for attracting ...

5 years ago
The pond at Salina’s Jerry Ivey park is among four bodies of water in Kansas now under a public health warning. Additionally, another three are under a watch. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has issued public health advisories for four Kansas lakes and ...