8 years ago
Officials Thursday celebrated Salina’s summer effort to feed hungry children. A ceremonial ribbon cutting at Heusner Elementary School signified the beginning of the free summer lunch program. Free lunches are available again this summer for children who are out of school. USD 305 food and nutrition services director Cindy Foley told KSAL News that the free ...

8 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will discuss a "global aeronautic initiative" at a special meeting this month. According to the City of Salina, the city commission will meet Tuesday, June 13th, for a special meeting.  Kansas State University President Richard B. Myers will address the commissioners and the public to announce a global aeronautic initiative being explored by ...

8 years ago
As the Thursday noon deadline to file to run for office approached, another candidate entered the Salina City Commission race and four more entered the Salina USD 305 School Board race. There are three open seats on the Salina City Commission. On the Salina USD 305 School Board there are three seats with four-year terms open ...

8 years ago
PepperJax Grill will bring its grilling experience front and center to hungry guests as it opens its first location at 3015 9th Street on Wednesday, June 7. To celebrate the new restaurant, PepperJax is inviting guests to a special Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Celebration on June 20th.  PepperJax Grill restaurants have been firing up classic Jax ...

8 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says gun-rights advocates and representatives for the state's hospitals couldn't reach agreement on a legislative proposal aimed at keeping concealed guns out of state hospitals and other public health care facilities. The Senate was debating the measure Thursday. A 2013 law requires public health facilities to allow concealed guns into their buildings starting ...

8 years ago
A Salina man flies into action to stop an assailant who was holding a woman at knife point. Police arrested 33-year-old Jason M. Lynn Wednesday night after 29-year-old Benjamin Suenram jumped into the fray to save the victim and hold Lynn down until officers arrived. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the domestic dispute in the ...

8 years ago
Great Lakes Airlines boarded a total of 1,517 passengers on non-stop flights to and from the Salina Regional Airport and the Denver International Airport during May, 2017. The airline's previous peak month was March, 2017 when 1,465 people decided to fly Salina.  As Great Lakes nears the completion of one full year of Salina Airport ...

8 years ago
Nominations are being currently being solicited for inductees into the 2017 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce established the Salina Business Hall of Fame in 2005 to honor prominent business leaders both past and present, who have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the Salina ...

8 years ago
Six of the area's recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Wednesday night. Each was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. KSAL and the Rocking M Media radio stations hosted their annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet at Kansas Wesleyan University. Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast ...

8 years ago
A Salina man who didn't actively join the hunt until Wednesday evening found the treasure that the multitudes were seeking. Eric Carlson of Salina found the Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion hidden along the River Woods Nature Trail east of Cloud Street, and east of the Salina Levee Trail in the area. Carlson tells KSAL News ...

8 years ago
A Salina Businessman has entered the Salina USD 305 School Board Race. Jim Fletcher filed to run on Wednesday. In a statement to KSAL News Fletcher wrote: "Schools are the first community many children belong to and the one that most people remember for a lifetime.  I believe it is important that every child has a place ...