9 months ago
Works of art by Bethany College students are currently on display as part of the 2024 Messiah Festival Juried Student Art Exhibition. The annual art exhibition will continue through April 1, in the Mingenback Gallery. According to the school, the Juried Student Art Exhibition is part of the Messiah Festival of the Arts, the celebration of ...

9 months ago
An Easter -weekend event that has been happening in Salina for over two decades will be held on Saturday afternoon. The City of Salina invites everyone to come join Salina Parks and Recreation and the Salina Optimist Club for their 21st annual Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt. The event will be held Saturday on Field #1 of the ...

9 months ago
A long-time Salina music teacher is calling it a career. In a two-word e-mail to his colleagues, and subsequent social media post, Eddie Creer simply stated "I'm retiring". In his 43rd year of teaching, Mr. Creer is the Director of Vocal Music, and an instructor of classical guitar and engineering sound production at Salina South High ...

9 months ago
Members of the Kansas House declared in a loud, clear voice Wednesday support for a resolution calling on Congress to force federal transportation safety officials to require installation in all new motor vehicles a device capable of capturing AM broadcast stations. The House voted 109-14 for House Concurrent Resolution 5026, which called upon the Kansas congressional ...

9 months ago
Kansas is one step closer to banning gender-affirming care for minors. The Kansas House and Senate both approved the measure yesterday. Senate Bill 233 would prohibit healthcare providers from performing childhood gender reassignment services for minors including hormone treatment, surgery and puberty blockers. The measure now goes to Governor Laura Kelly, who has previously vetoed similar legislation.

9 months ago
A road leading in and out of Salina to the west will temporarily be closed Thursday evening so family and friends of two teens who were killed in a crash can gather and mourn at an organized vigil. Back on March 15th Vance McComber and Anthony Windell lost their lives in a car crash in 2800 ...

9 months ago
You may see a large number of sports cars in Downtown Salina this weekend. Over two dozen Porsche high-performance sports cars will roll into town. The Wichita Regional Porsche Club will be making a trip to Salina on Saturday to visit The Garage automobile museum, have lunch, and visit a private car collection. About 25 Porsches will ...

9 months ago
The Salina location is among Sam's Clubs that are installing technology which will eliminate customers having to show receipts to an associate as they exit with their purchases. The company announced earlier this year the new tech will deliver new levels of convenience by leveraging a first-of-its-kind application of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology to ...

9 months ago
The Assaria fire department responded to a call about two trash can fires that were allegedly set in Assaria City Park by two juveniles Tuesday evening. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, Tuesday around 5:10pm the Assaria city clerk received a phone call about a trashcan fire from a citizen at the city park. The City Clerk ...

9 months ago
An overflow crowd gathered at K-State Salina Tuesday afternoon on what KSU President Richard Linton characterized as "a great day to be a Wildcat". U.S. Senator Jerry Moran announced to the crowd that KSU Salina is being awarded $33.5 million in federal grant money. Moran said he believes they spend too much money in Washington DC, ...

9 months ago
Salina Police K9 Units and the I 135 / I 70 Drug Task Force arrested a Salina man for possession of drugs and drug  paraphernalia on I-135 last Sunday after receiving an investigative lead on the subject. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, on Sunday at around 8:30 pm as part of an investigation officers pulled ...