3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen car and the thief who took it. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between midnight and 9am on July 16th, someone used a stolen key to enter a 2010 Buick Lucerne and drive away from an apartment complex in the 800 block of E. Wayne Street. The beige colored ...

3 years ago
Get ready for the funny, Abilene, because it’s headed your way. Rodeo clown Dusty Myers will be on hand during the 75th  annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, to entertain fans with his crazy antics. According to rodeo officials, Dusty is the second generation in his family to be rodeo clowns. His dad, Cary Myers, rodeoed in ...

3 years ago
A teenager is dead following an accidental drowning in Harvey County. Authorities say a 15-year-old girl was swimming at a home on Friday night, and other people at the residence later found her unresponsive. The teen was taken to Wesley Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

3 years ago
The enrollment process at Salina USD 305 schools which began last week continue through this week. For those who don't enroll online, walk-in enrollment is scheduled for next week on Tuesday. Online enrollment opened July 13th for returning USD 305 students. Log into Skyward July 13-29 for convenient school registration at www.usd305.com If students are not enrolled ...

3 years ago
A new, automated waste collection service begins in Salina this week. City of Salina trash pickup customers will see a couple of notable changes. For many the collection day will change, and there are some do and don'ts when putting out the new carts to be emptied. On collection day the new carts should be placed ...

3 years ago
Two People from Marion were killed in a two-vehicle crash along Interstate-135 near Newton. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a car was traveling on I-135 on Saturday afternoon when it crossed the center median and collided with a semi. The two people in the car, 71-year-old Raymond Bina and 65-year-old Denise Bina, both from Marion,  died ...

3 years ago
A couple of organizations in Salina are among 26 Kansas nonprofit organizations which will receive more than $4 million in Community Service Tax Credits (CSP) to improve and enhance fundraising efforts for education, healthcare, childcare, and housing projects. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the Central Kansas Foundation Addiction Treatment Program in Salina and the ...

3 years ago
Starting in fall 2022, Kansas State University will require incoming Manhattan campus first-year students to live on campus during their first two semesters. K-State is implementing this residency requirement to enhance student success. "National research and an analysis of university-specific data both show a statistically significant difference in the first-year retention rate and cumulative first-year grade ...

3 years ago
With the start of school quickly approaching, the 2021 Saline County Back to School Fair is approaching.  The event is Friday, July 30th. Through the support of community sponsors, the event provides an opportunity to distribute free basic school supplies to over 1,800 income-eligible Saline County K-12 students. At the Back to School Fair there will also ...

3 years ago
Monday, April 12th,  was the day my life as I knew it changed forever: I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. The news hit like a brick thrown from out of nowhere; I had a large, cancerous tumor-- in my eyeball.  Although I had never heard of this type of cancer, the various ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Department of Labor is reminding that unemployment benefits could be in jeopardy for those claimants who do not enroll in a new program. According to the agency, in May the Kansas Legislature passed a law that requires individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits through the Kansas Department of Labor to complete the two-step program requirement called ...