1 year ago
A Salina man's truck is a total loss after a fire destroyed it on Saturday night. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that Gavven Yungerberg was driving his 1993 GMC truck southbound on I-135 on Saturday around 11:30pm when he noticed the smell of a hot engine. He pulled over as flames began emerging under the hood. No ...

1 year ago
The large, main parking lot at Salina South High School will be open for the first time this school year beginning Tuesday. The project included removing all of the old pavement on the west side of the school and replacing it with new concrete. Shortly after students dismissed for the year in May the project to overhaul ...

1 year ago
Authorities are investigating what are believed to be drowning deaths at a couple of Kansas lakes. According to the McPherson County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday morning deputies responded to Maxwell State Lake for a report of a found body. The body is an adult white male and is a victim of apparent drowning.  The Canton PD/Fire/EMS ...

1 year ago
A driver was killed in a single vehicle crash on a North Central Kansas highway Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 47-year-old Nathan Grindle of Manhattan was driving a 2017 Mazda 3 passenger car, headed east on K 18 Highway. For unknown reasons the car departed the right edge of the road and struck ...

1 year ago
Fans attending the Ell-Saline football game Friday were the first to see a brand new scoreboard in use. According to Ell-Saline High School, the Brookville Community Foundation successfully gathered funds to purchase and install a state-of-the-art digital scoreboard at the Ell-Saline Middle/High School Football Stadium. The initiative to upgrade the scoreboard was spearheaded by the Brookville Community ...

1 year ago
This is the month. At the end of September the new Saline County Sheriff's Office and Jail facility will be ready to go. According to the County, things are still on track for them to take possession by the end of the month. Staff, architects and contractors have been going through "punch list" walk-throughs of the ...

1 year ago
A Salina church ir reaching out and welcoming all who are new to Salina this early fall.  Christ Cathedral clergy and members extend a warm welcome to all new and returning elementary, high-school and college students, faculty and staff in the Salina and regional area. According to the church, the Cathedral supports its busy communities as ...

1 year ago
Kansas Wesleyan University was award the 2022-23 KCAC Commissioner’s Cup in an on-field ceremony Saturday at the Graves Family Sports Complex.  The trophy was presented at halftime of Saturday's  football’s game versus Bethany. It marked the third time in four years KWU has claimed the award.   According to KWU, the KCAC Commissioner's Cup is awarded annually ...

1 year ago
Salina Public Schools recently hosted a luncheon in partnership with local medical providers to underscore the significance of nurturing the next generation of healthcare professionals. According to the District, the event brought together esteemed doctors, nurses, specialists, surgeons, school counselors and medical investigations instructors. The vital role of mentorship in shaping the future of healthcare was ...

1 year ago
The September list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The September list went online Saturday. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, battery of a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, criminal ...

1 year ago
As the calendar turns to September, the first few days will be unreasonably hot. This comes after it was  drier, and warmer than normal across Central Kansas in the month of August. According to the National Weather Service, most of Central Kansas is in severe to extreme drought. Looking ahead to fall and winter, and  an El ...