5 years ago
Fort Hays State University will recognize approximately 1,636 graduates during Friday and Saturday’s commencement ceremonies. More than 800 students will cross the stage at four in-person ceremonies, with all graduates being recognized in two virtual ceremonies. The in-person commencement ceremonies will take place at Gross Memorial Coliseum (GMC) located on the FHSU campus. The ceremonies will ...

5 years ago
A  walk-in vaccination clinic is planned this week. The Saline County Vaccination Collaboration team will be at the National Guard, 2929 Scanlan Road, on Thursday, from noon till 6. They will be giving second dose of Moderna vaccinations to those who walked in during the initial National Guard clinic.  Anyone who received their first dose at ...

5 years ago
A public meeting is planned to discuss a pond which is in need of work in a Salina park. Salina Parks and Recreation invites the community to share their input regarding the future of the pond at Jerry Ivey Park. A public meeting is planned for next week on Wednesday, May 19th, at 4:30pm in Room ...

5 years ago
A driver and their passenger are hurt in a central Salina rear-end accident. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the accident happened at 7:10 a.m., Monday, in the 600 block of E. Crawford. A 17-year-old female, Minneapolis, Kan., was driving a 1998 Chevy 1500 pickup west on Crawford when it had to abruptly stop ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a car thief and a stolen Honda Accord. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that someone jumped into a vehicle that was left running in the parking lot at the Kwik Shop on West Schilling early Tuesday morning and drove away. The owner told officers he had allowed a friend to ...

5 years ago
The application process has started for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program through the Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation.  According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the application process is open as of May 1 for projects funded in 2022. The Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants and the Organizational Project Grants are now open for application, ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the state of Colorado but has added more than 20 Colorado counties to the list, effective as of May 6. “We recognize that adding Colorado to the quarantine list presented challenges to those living in the border communities,” said Dr. Lee ...

5 years ago
A student from Gypsum is among the first five winners of the Robert E. and Patricia A. Schmidt Foundation scholarships to attend Fort Hays State University. According to the school, Makenna Bartholomew, from Gypsum is among the inaugural class of Schmidt Foundation Scholars. Other winner include Edwin Garcia-Arreola, Lakin; Bianca Bultman, Elkhart; Julina Wall, Ingalls; and ...

5 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will continue a recent trend of remembering the educational history of the region. According to KWU, they will grant children and grandchildren of St. Mary of the Plains College alumni a 50% tuition scholarship. The announcement follows April 13’s news of a similar scholarship being launched for families of Marymount College alumni. The scholarship ...

5 years ago
Alaska's "Fiddling Poet" is coming to perform in Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, next week on Monday visiting artist Ken Waldman will perform his show “Portrait of an Artist as Santa Claus,” downtown at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House. The event is described as old-time Appalachian music, original poetry, and storytelling – all wrapped ...

5 years ago
There are 12 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,257 total cases with 75 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is now 114. Salina Regional Health Center reports they ...