5 years ago
There have been 64 new COVID-19 cases identified in Saline County since Monday. With these new cases, there have been 82 cases in the last five days. The Saline County Health Department staff is actively monitoring 530 cases of COVID-19. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 19 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. Fortunately there were ...

5 years ago
The search has started. The Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest is underway. The first clue was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 on the steps of the Smoky Hill Museum. It is: "Slide into it." Starting Thursday clues will be available at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m each day, at www.festivalmedallionquest.com , simultaneously posted on the signboard near ...

5 years ago
An Abilene woman died in an accident just after 2a.m. Wednesday in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Nissan Altima driven by 22-year-old Kristen A. Teeters of Abilene was southbound on Brady Street in Abilene at a high rate of speed. The driver failed to stop at the 14th Street intersection and the ...

5 years ago
Public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday released a statement on a plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people. Health officials say available data make very clear that protection against COVID infection begins to decrease over time following the initial doses of vaccination, and in ...

5 years ago
Comedian Mike G. Williams is coming to Salina to help a local agency celebrate forty years of ministry. Salina Rescue Mission's annual fundraising banquet is coming up Tuesday, September 14th at the Webster Conference Center. Executive Director Chad Young with the Mission tells KSAL News that Covid-19 knocked the event off the calendar in 2020, but ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is without his pool cues after a vehicle burglary Tuesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that the 33-year-old man had his 2012 Chevrolet Captiva parked and unlocked in his driveway in the 1900 block of Dover Drive on the 17th. Some time around 6:30 a.m., the man reported he ...

5 years ago
The family of a Scott City boy who died during a dental procedure is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit filed on behalf of the family of three-year-old Abiel Zapata Valenzuela was filed yesterday, and the family is seeking in excess of 75-thousand-dollars from each defendant. Valenzuela died during a procedure at Tiny Teeth Pediatric Dentistry ...

5 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies will mobilize later this week as Labor Day Weekend approaches in an effort to crack down on drunk drivers. According to the agency, drivers are advised that during the period of Friday, August 20th, through Labor Day, September 6th, they will join other local and state law enforcement agencies across the state ...

5 years ago
The City of Salina is seeking more input to address issues with the pond at Jerry Ivey Park. The park, located at 2464 Edward St. is home to the  pond which has several issues that need to be dealt with. According to the city, Jerry Ivey Park is a popular destination for passive recreation and leisure, ...

5 years ago
A first of many new milestones graced Great Plains Manufacturing earlier this month when the Great Plains/Kubota logo went up on a mammoth building in south Salina. It cemented what company leaders have been mapping for months. Since purchasing Salina-based Great Plains in July 2016, Kubota included Salina among four strategic growth areas in the United States, ...

5 years ago
Individuals can now use their SNAP benefits at a local farmers' market. The Harvest Farmers Market, which is open Tuesday evenings from 4-7 p.m. at Emmanuel Christian, 1325 E. Cloud, is now accepting SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest federal nutrition assistance program for low-income individuals and families. Thirty percent of ...