5 years ago
The Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center will return to regular hours beginning next week. According to the city, the recycling facility will return to its normal operating hours beginning Wednesday, July 29th. The facility's hours are Wednesday thru Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center is located at 125 W. North Street, on ...

5 years ago
There are 11 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 312. There are 115 cases that are currently active,  194 people have recovered, and 3 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports 7 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the Kansas Department of Health ...

5 years ago
Saline County has received a little over $11 million in federal Coronavirus  funding. According to the county, they have received $11,026,434 in federal funding to help local governments, organizations and businesses recover expenses from the Coronavirus pandemic. Grants also are available for small businesses and non-profits for reimbursements or future Covid-19-related expenses, including workforce retraining ...

5 years ago
A former Kansas man will spend a decade in federal prison for child pornography crimes. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 55-year-old Kenneth Herd was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for uploading child pornography to his Yahoo Messenger account. In a plea, Herd admitted that Yahoo reported him to Cyber Tip Report (https://report.cybertip.org/ ). Investigators ...

5 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education failed to sign Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order that would delay the start of the 2020-2021 school year. The board could not reach a majority to adopt Kelly's executive order on Wednesday morning as the vote was 5-5. Board members Mah, Waugh, McNiece, Porter and Chairwoman Busch voted to accept ...

5 years ago
A vehicle catches on fire southeast of Salina and a vehicle was washed off the road in unrelated incidents in Saline County. A pickup catches fire on Tuesday just after 3 p.m. Saline County Sheriff's deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 respond to a 1999 Ford F150 truck on fire at the Land Institute, 2440 ...

5 years ago
Public transportation will continue to be free in the Salina area for another month. OCCK Transportation says  free fares for all public transit services, including CityGo, 81 Connection, Paratransit and City of Abilene through the month of August. “It’s amazing that another month has come and gone already,” said Michelle Griffin, Mobility Manager.  “OCCK continues to ...

5 years ago
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is endorsing Congressman Roger Marshall to replace him in the Senate. Roberts made the announcement yesterday and noted Marshall's experience in the House Agriculture and Health committees and his support of Kansas military installations. Marshall faces former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, former Kansas City Chiefs player Dave Lindstrom and businessman Bob ...

5 years ago
Americans will be able to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with an easy-to-remember number. Earlier this month the Federal Communications Commission  unanimously finalized 9-8-8 as the new digits. Service providers will need to direct 9-8-8 calls to the suicide lifeline by this time in 2022. The FCC said the number will make it easier for those ...

5 years ago
Starting this week, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin following up with households in Kansas that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. According to the Census Bureau, the current self-response rate in the state is 65.8%. The agency need to visit the remaining addresses to collect responses in person. Non response follow up operations begin ...

5 years ago
A Bennington man was hurt in a crash along Interstate 70 in Geary County while hauling anhydrous ammonia. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Tyler Elsasser was driving a Peterbilt truck, hauling an anhydrous ammonia tank. The truck hydroplaned, lost control, went through the median and came to rest in the north ditch. Elsasser was was ...