10 years ago
The temperature outside Saturday morning was in the upper 30s, and the water temperature in the lake at the Webster Conference Center north of Salina was hovering around 32 degrees. It was perfect conditions for a group of hearty volunteers  ready to take a "Polar Plunge". As a large crowd of well-wishers cheered them on, over ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals decision, and affirmed a Saline County District Court decision, in a "Jessica's Law" child sex case. 50-year-old William Jolly of Salina is currently in prison, serving a 165 month sentence for the rape in July of 2012 of a 12-year-old girl. When Jolly was sentenced, the Saline ...

10 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee is considering two bills that would delay or possibly prevent enactment of new federal clean air regulations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Senate Utilities Committee is expected to advance one of the bills next week. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules that would require states to adopt plans for reducing carbon emissions ...

10 years ago
Several thousand Fort Riley "Devil Brigade" soldiers are on their way home from the middle east. According to the Army, soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are returning to Fort Riley following a successful nine-month deployment to Kuwait. The first group of Soldiers arrived on post earlier this month, with the ...

10 years ago
A sure sign of spring is back in Salina. The Salina Home & Leisure Show is back at the Bicentennial Center Friday evening, and all day Saturday. Organizers say that the show has been revamped and revitalized, and is bigger than it has been in recent years. There are over 100 booths. The show features anything and ...

10 years ago
Between 5:00 PM on January 23, 2015 and 9:35 AM on January 24, 2015 a total of six businesses were burglarized and/or damaged. A door was pried at Pettle’s Flowers, 341 Center. A window was shattered at Uptown Salon, 307 E. Walnut. A glass door was shattered at Ray’s Auto, 306 E. Walnut. Entry was gained and a ...

10 years ago
Kansas education officials have created an online tool to allow the public to comment about math, reading and writing standards. The tool, called "Join the Conversation!" will be available online until Oct. 30. People will be able to read about the standards and make suggestions on moving a standard to another grade level, creating a new ...

10 years ago
Salina area legislators will be back home Saturday to offer an update on what's happening in Topeka. The first of three Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Issue Meetings will be held. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks and J.R. Claeys have been invited to attend. The format of the meeting will consist ...

10 years ago
Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp met with about 40 people at a Town Hall Meeting at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene Thursday afternoon. The Congressman began by talking about what he said were key issues in Washington, among them being amnesty. He said that he believes President Obama's recent executive action granting ...

10 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina man who went missing earlier this week. 51-year-old Merelyn Hendricks II has not been seen since Monday. Hendricks recently seperated from his girlfriend, and is considered homeless. His primary mode of transportation is a bicycle. Anyone with any information on where Merelyn Hendricks II might be is asked to contact Salina ...

10 years ago
Vandals damage structures at Oakdale Park in Salina. Police report someone used a can of red paint to spray words and letters on exterior walls of a restroom near the south end of the park. The damage occurred sometime between Tuesday at 5pm and Thursday morning around 8am. Police say a trash can and electrical junction box on ...