4 weeks ago
Salina Central head coach Mark Sandbo lingered on the Salina Stadium field Friday night, surrounded by players, fans and family, a big smile on his face. "That was old-school Salina Central football," Sandbo said following a dominating second-half performance by his Mustangs in a 49-24 Class 5A quarterfinal victory over crosstown rival Salina South. "That's Mustang ...

4 weeks ago
The Ell-Saline Cardinals were looking to advance to the 8M-1 substate semifinal game for the 2nd time in 3 years as they welcomed the Lincoln Leopards  to Brookville for a quarterfinal matchup Friday night. Ell-Saline came into the night with a 9-1 record and coming off a 58-6 whooping of  the Madison Bulldogs last week. ...

4 weeks ago
Salina Central's Pony Express rolls on. The Mustangs scored five second-half touchdowns and rushed for 427 yards Friday night as they pulled away for a 49-24 Class 5A quarterfinal victory over Salina South in the first playoff matchup between the crosstown rivals since 2004. Senior running back Cooper Reves led the charge for West No. 2 seed ...

1 month ago
A Salina man who was wanted on a felony warrant was taken into custody on Thursday morning. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that authorities learned of the location of 47-year-old Jonathan Shinn and sent officers to the 800 block of Seneca to find him. Police say Shinn ran into a backyard and ducked into ...

1 month ago
Kansas State University Salina student pilots recently took to the sky in St. Louis to demonstrate their aviation skills, and thanks to a valiant team effort, they'll soon be competing for a national title. The K-State Salina Flight Team's success at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, or NIFA, Region 6/7 competition has qualified them for the NIFA ...

1 month ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving a business burglary. It's the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, November 10th at approximately 2:30 AM, a male suspect gained entry to Casey’s convenience store at 1100 E. Iron in Salina. Once in the business the suspect accessed the store safe ...

1 month ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s Community Resilience Hub (CRH) program has a new academic leader, as Jacob Miller-Klugesherz recently accepted the role of the Joe Hale Chair in Regenerative Agriculture. In this tenure-track position, his main responsibility will be directing the Heartland Rodale Institute Farmer Training (RIFT) program at the university. The engaging, hands-on certificate program instructs students in ...

1 month ago
Friday night will be special in Salina. It will be the rebirth of a storied playoff rivalry:  Salina Central vs Salina South. The first regular season football game between Salina South and Salina Central was played on October 9, 1970. In 1972 the annual rivalry game became now known as the Mayor's Cup, with South winning ...

1 month ago
Kobie Henley always hoped he would see the day Salina South's football team faced rival Salina Central in a meaningful postseason matchup. But admittedly, given Central's recent dominance in the series, it was little more than a pipe dream. That is, until it wasn't. "I'm at a loss for words," Henley said this week after an improbable ...

1 month ago
Griffin Hall wasn't around the last time the Salina Central faced Salina South in the Class 5A football playoffs. Nobody from either team was. Even so, Hall grew up hearing all about the glory days of a storied rivalry between the two powers that in six straight postseason meetings from 1999-2004, led to five state championships. Hall's father, ...

1 month ago
Salina officials are trying to make streets safer for all who use them. According to the City of Salina, staff recently installed "Begin Right Turn Lane Yield to Bikes" signs at two locations: Eastbound Iron Avenue - west of Ohio Street Southbound Santa Fe Avenue - north of Crawford Street According to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control ...