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An event which has been going on in Salina for over a half century to fund an organization that helps the community in multiple ways is this weekend. For the 65th year in a row the Sunflower Lions Club will host a community barbecue. The Salina Downtown Lions club has been serving Salina and Saline County ...

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Salina is renowned for its deep-rooted appreciation of the arts and culture, and stands as a shining example of the profound influence the creative world can have on a community. With an enduring history from its founding, this vibrant city continues to nurture a diverse cultural landscape that enriches the lives of its residents and ...

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Salina Police are looking for three vandals who poured dish washing soap into the fountain at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, authorities are reviewing surveillance video from the campus at KW after three suspects pulled up in front of Pioneer Hall in a white or silver SUV. Police say Thursday around 2am a ...

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With the November 7th elections just two weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat on the City Commission in Salina. Robert Klingenberg and Chad Farber joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Thursday for our “Candidate Conversations.” Klingenberg and Farber fielded questions on a range of issues from child care, Salina's ...

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An event to celebrate the completion of a portion of the Salina river trail is planned for this weekend. The Friends of the River Foundation has scheduled a ribbon cutting for a section of the new trail on Saturday at at 10:00 a.m., at the Salina Family YMCA. According to the organization, the ribbon cutting will ...

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The Salina Central High School Drama Department will present a poignant true story this weekend. This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Central High School Theatre will present the play, "The Diary of Anne Frank". According to the department, in this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted ...

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The Docking Institute of Public Affairs recently released the annual Kansas Speaks Survey of public opinion. A panel of 485 adult residents of Kansas ages 18 and older were surveyed online to assess their attitudes and opinions regarding various issues of interest to Kansas citizens. This year’s survey covered topics including quality of life, the ...

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Salina Area Technical College and the Kansas National Guard’s Regional Training Institute in Salina are hosting a Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony starting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 10 on the Salina Tech campus. The ceremony will be followed by a free breakfast for active duty members of the military, veterans and their families. At the event, ...

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The Salina Art Center Cinema will host a special screening on the Day of the Dead, Thursday, November 2nd. According to the organization, "Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle" will be screened at 6 PM.  The organizations says "Shadows in the Desert"is a feature-length documentary that will delve into the high strangeness in ...

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With the November 7th elections just two weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat on the City Commission in Salina. Dr. Trent Davis and Jerry Ivey II joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Wednesday for our “Candidate Conversations.” Davis and Ivey fielded questions on a range of issues from child ...

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A man is pleading guilty in the fentanyl-related death of a co-worker. Thirty-five-year-old Tyler Ralls reportedly gave 35-year-old Michael Marsalla an M-30 pill that contained fentanyl while at work. Marsalla was found unresponsive at his Valley Center home the next day, and autopsy revealed that Marsalla had died from fentanyl toxicity. Ralls pleaded guilty to distribution of a ...