3 years ago
While the new director of athletic bands will be a new face on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus, Chris Miertschin, Jr., is a familiar face around Salina. Miertschin has played the horn and trombone in the Salina Community Theatre pit orchestra since 2017. “I know the [athletic band] program is starting pretty small, but the focus first and foremost is building the numbers in the program,” he ...

3 years ago
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo, will be offering free rides and extended hours to patrons of the Smoky Hill River Festival. According to the organization, any passengers with a River Festival wristband, that ride CityGo or Paratransit vehicles, will be allowed to ride for free on Thursday, September 2nd, Friday, September 3rd, or Saturday, September ...

3 years ago
A vehicle that hit another at Salina Central High School was later found at a rival high school. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Wednesday around 7:35 a.m., a hit and run collision occurred. Three witnesses said that a white Ford F150 pickup truck hit a parked 2001 Ford Mustang in the ...

3 years ago
A 36-year-old Salina woman is without her minivan after she said it was stolen Wednesday night. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the victim reported her 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan was taken from her driveway between 6:30 and 8:15 at the 700 block of West Ash Street. The victim said she believes that her ...

3 years ago
With a focus on national expansion, meeting the demands of the aerospace industry and a recognition of the niche mission of the campus, Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is rebranding to be Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. "This change establishes the first aerospace and technology campus in Kansas and shows our Salina campus ...

3 years ago
Kansas officials are confirming the state's first human case of West Nile virus of 2021. and its in Saline County. CDC disease map shows that the West Nile case is in Saline County. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the eastern two-thirds of the state is under a high risk of West Nile transmission ...

3 years ago
A new person is in charge of the charitable wing of Salina Regional Health Center. According to the hospital, Marla McElderry has been named the new Executive Director of the Salina Regional Health Foundation. McElderry has been the Director of Finance and Accountant for the Foundation for 22 years. She succeeds Tom Martin who retired after ...

3 years ago
In response to the continued spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, Governor Laura Kelly today released new guidance directing state agencies under the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch to resume remote work operations where possible. According to the Governor's office, the remote work model will remain in place through October 4th. At that ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is now releasing a Kansas COVID County Ranking report. This report is designed to help county commissioners and local leaders stop the spread of COVID-19 in their communities by tracking critical COVID-19 metrics including testing, case and vaccination rates. “I believe that data is a powerful tool we can ...

3 years ago
There are two new COVID-related deaths in Saline County and 73 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, COVID-19 has taken the lives of two additional members of our community since Monday. That's five people in five days, which brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths to 133. There have been 73 new COVID-19 cases ...

3 years ago
Bowl For Kids’ Sake is back! After a year off because of the pandemic the event returns this weekend. According to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina, they are gearing up for their largest and longest-running annual fundraising event, Bowl For Kids’ Sake. Lace up your bowling shoes and get together with friends, family and/or co-workers to ...