2 years ago
A cattle truck crash south of Salina prompted a closure of Interstate 135 early Tuesday morning. The truck hauling cattle slid onto it side on the Mentor overpass before 6:00 in the morning. Southbound I-135 was closed near milepost 86 because of the rollover for several hours, and traffic  was diverted at Water Well Road. _ _ _ Kansas ...

2 years ago
Four local nonprofit agencies were presented with contributions from the Salina Elks Lodge. Recipients sharing in $3,000 from the Elks National Foundation in Chicago  — Gratitude Grants of $750 each — were the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, 255 S. Chicago; Ashby House, 204 S. Eighth; Saint Francis Ministries, 110 W. Otis; and Salina Shares, 155 S. Fifth. The local ...

2 years ago
Gas prices are still falling in the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded declined yesterday in Kansas to a little over two dollars, 75 cents, this as the corresponding national figure was unchanged at about three-ten. Motorists in Texas continue to rock the nation's lowest average price at ...

2 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has a new Director of Organizational Development. According to the hospital, Jonna Struble has been named to the position. She begins her new role this week.  . Struble has been a nurse at Salina Regional for 25 years and has worked on 2-South/2-Central, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Cardiac Cath Lab, Emergency Department and ...

2 years ago
A conservative political organization wants the Kansas attorney general to investigate the state Department of Commerce’s response to record requests with an emphasis on the alleged failure to promptly and fully disclose information about a category of business tax incentives. The Americans for Prosperity Foundation of Kansas submitted a request in 2021 under the Kansas Open ...

2 years ago
An Ellsworth County Sheriff Deputy was injured Christmas night when he crashed in his patrol vehicle while responding to another crash on an icy highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old deputy Adam Macy was in his marked patrol Ford Explorer with emergency equipment activated responding to a collision. The SUV lost control on ice, ...

2 years ago
A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January. Levels are measured annually as part of a joint project conducted by KGS and the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Water Resources (DWR) to monitor the health of the ...

2 years ago
For the 40th year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, prepared a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Bright sunshine set the scene as many people came and went to enjoy the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner at the 4H building in Kenwood Park. Again this year, it was a Christmas ...

2 years ago
There will be no change to sanitation collection for the week of Christmas or New Year’s. City of Salina sanitation customers should set their waste cart(s) out for collection as normal. The General Services Office will be closed Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27, and Monday, January 2 with normal hours of operation resuming Wednesday, ...

2 years ago
A couple of Abilene Police Officers were honored for saving a life. According to the Abilene Police Department, Officer Caleb Barnhart and Officer Shane Wilson were honored with a on Life Saving Award. On November 26th both officers responded to a suspicious activity incident. Upon arrival they determined a person was suffering from an opioid overdose. They ...

2 years ago
After several days of dangerously cold weather leading up to Christmas, a warm up is on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, the Arctic chill will stick around for Christmas Eve with highs in the 20s. The warm-up begins Christmas day. It will not be as cold on Sunday with highs in the 30s to ...