12 months ago
A couple of Salina teachers had a Thanksgiving holiday they won't soon forget, they spent three days in Washington DC helping decorate the White House for the holidays. Out of over 3,000 people from all over the country who volunteered, Caleb Stewart and Lacie Stewart were among 300 volunteers chosen to help decorate the White House, ...

12 months ago
The Salina Art Center has received a donation to fund a culinary arts kitchen. According to the organization, JRI Hospitality has pledged $75,000 to support the development of a culinary arts kitchen as part of the Building Creatively capital campaign. The kitchen design by JGR Architects is part of the public gallery currently under construction at Salina ...

12 months ago
Heather Wagoner has been named the executive director of communications and marketing at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. She will lead strategic efforts in communications and marketing for the campus's prospective and current learners, alumni, and external and community partners. For the past 11 years of her 16-year tenure at K-State Salina, Wagoner has ...

12 months ago
A student from Salina is among students at Kansas State University receiving a Cancer Research Award. Sarah Galliardt is researching water quality and the high cancer incident in Russell and Lincoln Counties. According to the school,  Galliardt is among 32 students selected by Kansas State University's Johnson Cancer to receive Cancer Research Awards. The competitive Cancer Research ...

12 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is on the verge of opening its first newly constructed student housing in nearly 60 years, and it is inviting the community to help celebrate. The school will host a community open house for Coyote Village this weekend. The project, known as Coyote Village, consists of a series of small homes which will ...

12 months ago
You can own one of the most iconic structures in Salina. The 100 ft. tall H.D. Lee Flour Mill and three adjoining lots at 343 N Santa Fe in Downtown Salina were listed for sale Tuesday afternoon by Wilson Realty & Auction Service. The elevators were built over 100 years ago, dating back to the late ...

12 months ago
A grassroots effort is underway in Salina to raise funds and support for a child who was badly hurt when a vehicle he was in was hit by a drunk driver. On the evening of December 1st, just before 7pm, 9-year-old Nolan Davidson and his father Aaron Davidson were on their way from one basketball game ...

12 months ago
An award-winning French courtroom drama / thriller film can be seen in Salina beginning later this week. “Anatomy Of A Fall”  will be showing at the Salina Art Center Cinema starting this Friday. According to the venue, "Anatomy of a Fall" is the winner winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. ...

12 months ago
Salina Mayor Mike Hoppock will host a big holiday celebration this Friday evening, and the whole community is invited. The Mayor's Christmas Pancakes & Pajama party will be held at the Salina Fieldhouse. Everyone is invited to wear their pajamas and come join in the fun and food. Plans include: Pancakes Hot Chocolate Crafts Stories Santa ...

12 months ago
Tax revenue in Kansas is falling below expectations. The Kansas state treasury received 13-point-seven-million-dollars less tax revenue from income, sales and other sources between July and November than expected. During the first five months of the fiscal year, Kansas took in three-point-six-four-billion-dollars in tax revenue, which is point-four-percent less than was expected, but one-point-eight-percent higher than last ...

12 months ago
A juvenile from Assaria was taken into custody in Salina after a short chase with law enforcement in his parent's car early Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that about 4:35am a deputy observed a car speeding at nearly 60mph southbound in the 200 block of S. Broadway. The deputy swung around to ...