12 months ago
It's never too early to make preparations for one of the longest running events in the country, Bethany College's Messiah Festival of Arts. This year's theme is Rejoice, Greatly!  According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Bethany Oratorio Society has performed Handel’s Messiah every year since 1882 and Bach’s The Passion According to St. ...

12 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Friday afternoon vetoed legislation which would have created a 5.25% state income tax in Kansas. The Governor vetoed a similar flat tax plan in 2023  which would have created a 5.15% flat tax. In issuing the veto, the Governor said she does support tax cuts, but not this particular proposal. In part, ...

1 year ago
What’s in a name? In the heyday of train travel in America, railroads established a simple way to assist consumers in making travel plans by assigning names to passenger trains. Names like “Super Chief” and “Empire Builder” made trip planning easier, and, even more importantly, the names assigned to trains essentially became a brand of ...

1 year ago
Police in Newton have identified a woman who died Friday after she suffered a medical emergency and crashed her car into a Walmart store. According to the agency, the driver has been identified as 69-year-old Wanda Hoyle of Newton. The car crashed through the vision center area of the store. No one else was injured in ...

1 year ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 is now recovering at home after a patrol vehicle he was in was hit by a distracted driver. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, back on Friday, January 12th,  K-9 Igor was in patrol car that was hit by a distracted driver along Interstate 70 in Ellis County near Walker. The ...

1 year ago
Volunteers are still being sought to help with a project which will provide a group of students at both Salina Central and Salina South High Schools real-life lessons. The Salina Area United Way's "Reality U" is an interactive financial literacy simulator made for students, designed to demonstrate how they will have to make financial decisions ...

1 year ago
An Abilene assisted living facility is under new ownership. Midwest Health  has acquired Abilene Place Assisted Living. According to Midwest Health, the acquisition is scheduled to be finalized on February 1, 2024. At that time, the communities’ names will change to Homestead of Abilene Assisted Living and Homestead of Abilene Memory Care. Midwest Health has more than ...

1 year ago
Salina Area Technical College is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the college’s Board of Trustees. According to the school, this nine-member board is the college’s governing body, and determines goals and direction for the institution. The board currently has one vacant seat, due to a recent resignation. Board members serve three-year terms, and ...

1 year ago
The largest fundraising effort in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University has now brought in over $35 million. According to KWU, a tremendous winter continued Thursday, when the university announced that it has surpassed $35 million in its Power of AND Campaign. An estate gift of $150,000, a $100,000 anonymous gift, and numerous other donations to ...

1 year ago
An inspiring bird is the people’s choice.  The Sculpture Tour Salina organization has announced the 2023 People’s Choice in the Salina Sculpture Tour program as "Phoenix" by Jodie Bliss. It is located in front of the Hoffman Building at the corner of Santa Fe and Iron. "Phoenix" will be the third sculpture by Bliss to be ...

1 year ago
Coming up Saturday, it's a chance to go back in time and touch part of our past at the Smoky Hill Museum. Susan Hawksworth, Director at the Smoky Hill Museum Susan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the pioneers who traveled west and stayed in the Sunflower State. She says the ...