8 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its next grant cycle. Funding will be awarded from the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund, the Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education and Development, the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for GSCF, and the L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund. Grants are limited to $5,000 or less, and ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are trying to find a teen who went missing this week. 13-year-old Luke Burleson went missing from Salina on Thursday. He was last seen at Lakewood Middle School at around 2:30 in the afternoon. Luke was last seen wearing a black hoodie with an Under Armour t-shirt underneath, jeans, and tennis shoes. Luke has a ...

8 years ago
In a hand-delivered letter, the Saline County Commission is seeking a 50 year lease on the present EXPO Center property from the City of Salina. Containing all five County Commissioner signatures, the County proposes to levy one mill each year, for the next three years, in order to complete the following improvements in those three ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of unrelated vehicle thefts. According to Captain Paul Forrester, on Wednesday Samantha Brown loaned her 2012 Honda Accord to a friend who agreed to bring it back in about an hour. She became concerned when she did not hear back from the man until early Thursday when he told her ...

8 years ago
A Salina man comes home to find his door damaged and a couple of men jumping over his fence. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, Efrain Torres got back in his truck and tried to chase down a couple of white males who ran out of his yard Thursday evening in the 700 block of ...

8 years ago
The last survivor of Pearl Harbor from Kansas has died. Earl M. "Mike" Schaeffer Jr. died Saturday in Hays and was laid to rest Wednesday in Assaria. Schaeffer was a longtime resident of Assaria. The 95-year-old was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with 21 medals of service and commendation from World War Two. Schaeffer was ...

8 years ago
The new Salina Fieldhouse has opened its doors for "drop in" sports and activities. The facility is open a couple of times a week for public use. The fieldhouse opened back in July, and since then several large events have been hosted. Multiple parks and recreation programs and activities that were scattered throughout the community have ...

8 years ago
On Friday, September 8, 2017, between 4:45 p.m. and 5:05 p.m., 4 subjects (3 females and 1 male) entered Sam’s Club, 2919 Market, Salina, Kansas. Upon entering the store the subjects broke up into 2 groups. They then obtained mattresses and used the mattresses to create a moving wall to block their actions. One of the females ...

8 years ago
President Will Jones and family invited all Bethany employees and their family members to attend the first Jones Family Tailgate, Saturday, September 16, on the practice field just west of the stadium prior to the football game with McPherson College. There were bouncy houses, face painting by Greek organizations, and games for children. The Blades, a ...

8 years ago
Visitors to the Salina USD 305 website will discover they now can choose between individual schools’ calendars or a collection of all district events in one place. Each building is identified by its logo and the comprehensive district calendar is identified by an apple logo. “We’re excited to present this improvement to our website,” said Dr. ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum  is ready to throw a party on Saturday, its annual street fair. The Street Fair is a FREE day of celebration with music, participatory crafts and activities, demonstrators, food vendors and, of course, tours of the museum itself. The Street Fair celebration begins at 10 am with a Salina tradition; a parade ...