5 years ago
Salina Public Schools Sunday afternoon honored retiring faculty and staff members, recognized individuals who have completed 25 years of service, and recognized three master teachers. At the event held at Salina Stadium USD 305 Superintendent Linn Exline spoke briefly, before then calling forward individually each of those who were honored. Retiring staff members who were recognized include: ...

5 years ago
A couple of departments at Bethany College are teaming up to host a unique camp this summer. According to the school in Lindsborg, the Bethany Criminal Justice and Physics Departments will be co-hosting a Traffic Collision Reconstruction summer camp this year. The camp will cover topics such as how investigators are able to determine a vehicle’s speed ...

5 years ago
A single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 70 west of Salina sent three people to the hospital Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford F250 Super Duty pickup was headed west on Interstate 70 near the Brookville exit. For an unknown reason the driver lost control. The truck entered the median sideways where it ...

5 years ago
A curious crowd gathered in Downtown Salina Saturday to celebrate one of the most successful community events of its kind. The 2021 version of SculptureTour Salina was unveiled. The 19 new sculptures which were unveiled are from 13 different artists traveling from seven different states. The new tour did not disappoint. Sculptures range from the very small ...

5 years ago
Kansans will have more time to get a travel-compliant Real ID driver's license -- a lot more time. The Department of Homeland Security announced  it's delaying full implementation of the law until May 3rd, 2023. The deadline had been October 1st of this year. The federal Real ID Act requires standardized criteria for driver's licenses and other ...

5 years ago
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s pandemic response was awarded the platinum award from the Hermes Creative Awards competition. The 2021 Art is Ageless® calendar, featuring artwork by seniors ages 65 and older received a gold award in the competition. According to the organization, in response to the pandemic, they created a new Media Room at www.PresbyterianManors.org/media-room featuring ...

5 years ago
The May list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The April list generated nearly a dozen arrests and one crime stoppers reward was paid out. Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which include among other things felony 1st degree ...

5 years ago
A Kansas angler’s prized catch may actually be worth a prize this spring and summer. The first-ever Great Kansas Fishing Derby will run May 1st to July 31st with at least 500 specially tagged fish located in up to 37 public waterbodies in Kansas. The Great Kansas Fishing Derby is sponsored by the Kansas Department ...

5 years ago
A Kansas teen has won the prestigious 2021 National Junior Duck Stamp Contest, marking the first time a Kansan has won since the contest began in 1993. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism 18-year-old Margaret McMullen of Wichita entered an acrylic painting of a drake and hen hooded merganser pair to take ...

5 years ago
There are 14 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. The UK variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in one of the positive cases in Saline County. According to the National Institute of Health, infections with this variant are  more easily transferable. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,216 total ...

5 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will discuss a vacancy on the commission which was created this week by the resignation of commissioner Rod Franz, which is effective immediately. Franz was inured in a fall in early April. Chris Franz, Brian Franz, and Gayle Martin, who all have power of attorney for Franz, submitted a resignation letter to Mayor Melissa ...