5 years ago
Job openings in aviation maintenance translates to more interest as students seek certification and degrees in that major at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus. Late in 2019, a couple months after 1Vision Aviation opened in the Salina Regional Airport, K-State Poly had fewer than 10 students enrolled in aviation maintenance. Now there are 55 to 60, said ...

5 years ago
A hiring spree has ensued at Big Bertha, the massive airplane hangar near the north end of Salina Regional Airport. Demand for airline maintenance is growing quickly there as the lone tenant, 1Vision Aviation, is booking so much work that the company roster must grow. Owner and manager Jim Sponder is scanning the nation, searching for airframe ...

5 years ago
Efforts to create jobs, bolster the economy and enhance the workforce of Salina and Saline County, are coming to fruition. Hundreds of jobs are being added and professionals are eyeing a move to town. Meanwhile, enrollment is growing at local learning institutions, meeting employer needs for a highly trained workforce. Countering so much good that’s happening, however, ...

5 years ago
There are 4 new deaths and 67 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there now have been 5,467 total cases with 1,828 currently active. At least 3,547 people have recovered and now 92 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 23 patients who require hospitalization for ...

5 years ago
A building located just west of the Salina city limits is destroyed by fire late Tuesday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities were called to 1334 W. North St. at 11:17 p.m. to the report of a structure fire. The tenant of the building, Gerald Teet, 48, Salina, sells wood out of ...

5 years ago
A U.S. Representative from Kansas will be on the House Agriculture Committee. U.S. Rep., Tracy Mann, Kan., announced on Monday that he was selected to the committee for the U.S. House of Representatives. Mann released the following statement: "I ran for Congress with clear intentions of advocating for Kansas agriculture and our conservative Kansas values. I am thrilled that ...

5 years ago
Snow and ice which fell the last couple of days will be replaced by bitter cold over the near feature. According to the National Weather Service, light to moderate snow fell across the area late Tuesday into early Wednesday. Generally. three inches or less fell. The Salina area received two inches. The agency says over the next ...

5 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is advising consumers to protect themselves against purchasing counterfeit NFL merchandise or falling victim to phone scams involving fake tickets to Super Bowl LV. “We’re all proud of the Chiefs’ repeat trip to the Super Bowl and the opportunity to run it back,” Schmidt said. “But Kansans should keep up their ...

5 years ago
Phase 2 vaccinations continue to take place at the Saline County Central Vaccine Clinic. Vaccines are available to residents 65 years old and older by appointment only. According to the Saline County Health Department, 900 people have received or are scheduled to receive their first dose of the vaccine this week. Please do not enter the clinic ...

5 years ago
Saline County looks to administer 500 doses of the COVID vaccine this week. That's according to numbers sent from the Kansas Gov.'s Office, as well as the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The information can be found on the new KDHE Vaccination Dashboard, launched last week. Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that county vaccination data ...

5 years ago
A vehicle engine delivered to a Salina business is stolen. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft occurred at Elite Transportation, 505 Graves Blvd., between Jan. 5 and Jan. 8. Between those dates, a GMC engine was delivered to the loading dock area of the business, awaiting transport. However, it was later discovered ...