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 ...

3 years ago
An area storage unit facility and a couple of its renters have become victims to a theft case. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that from the evening of August 22nd to the morning of the 24th is the time frame of when the items were stolen. The facility, located at 3484 E. Country ...

3 years ago
A paint sprayer was stolen Tuesday afternoon in Salina. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that it was taken between 12:30 and 2:15 in the 200 block of South Fourth Street. Jason Maas, a 48-year-old Salina man, is the owner. Maas was in the neighborhood painting, and the sprayer machine was in the back of ...

3 years ago
When the Dust Bowl threatened the lives and prosperity of many in Northwest Kansas, Dane G. Hansen stepped in to help. Farmers in the area were filing bankruptcy and leaving Kansas as the land dried up and there was no way to make a living. For many in the counties near his home in Logan, ...

3 years ago
More opportunity has touched down at the Salina Regional Airport since SkyWest Airlines, operator of United Airlines flights from Salina to Chicago and Denver, awarded a maintenance contract to 1 Vision Aviation Salina. The aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company at the Salina Airport, specializes in regional jet MRO and is eager to serve the ...

3 years ago
The victim of a Monday morning shooting in Salina  has been identified as Camilo Renaldo Ramirez, a 25-year-old male from Salina.   Ramirez’s next of kin has been notified, and he remains in critical condition at a hospital in Wichita, Kansas.   According to Salina Police, at the scene of the shooting, Ramirez’s dog was found deceased ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was without his truck after he said it was stolen on Monday afternoon. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that William Toney, 62, reported his 2001 Dodge Ram pickup truck was taken around 2 p.m. in front of his residence. Around the same time, a citizen called in about the same truck ...