4 years ago
Kansans who receive food assistance will benefit from a permanent increase in the maximum benefit amount beginning Oct. 1. According to the Kansas Department for Children and Families, the change is taking place due to the 2018 Farm Bill that directed USDA to re-evaluate the Thrifty Food Plan which is used to calculate benefits for food ...

4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is hosting its first Public Safety UAS Workshop on Nov. 4 at Crisis City, a training facility for all emergency response and support agencies eight miles southwest of Salina. Crisis City offers training venues such as rail, pipeline, aircraft, collapsed structures and other emergency scenarios. The workshop will ...

4 years ago
The 45th Smoky Hill River Festival Merit Award-winning artists represent the exciting breadth and high quality of artistic talent that the annual festival features. The awards were presented with fanfare to the artists at their booths on Saturday, September 4th, amidst the festival weekend festivities. The top merit awards are the Martha Rhea Merit Award and ...

4 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is ready to celebrate the first weekend of fall with a party. The organization's street fair event is planned for Saturday. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair has no entry cost and is a day to celebrate the Old West with a chili cook-off, music, activities, food vendors and, of course, the ...

4 years ago
Making the world a healthier place is a key motivator that brings together all public health organizations and professionals. The University of Kansas Medical Center partnered with the KU Edwards Campus to launch an online generalist concentration for the Master of Public Health degree along with related online certificates in essentials of public health; epidemiology; ...

4 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating a series of damaged panels at Kenwood Cove. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that six panels at the aquatic park showed either physical damage or were stained with a light-colored paint. Three of the panels showed a painted symbol of an 'X' inside of a circle, and two panels had ...

4 years ago
The death of a Kansas middle school student from COVID-19 raised the urgency Wednesday of a panel focused on pandemic school safety to implement precautionary measures across the state. In addition to the death, outbreaks at schools across Kansas more than doubled over the last week, and cases have continued to outpace the previous school year. ...

4 years ago
There have been 47 new COVID cases in Saline County since Monday and one new death. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 738 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 16 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 146 people have died in Saline County ...

4 years ago
Saline County law enforcement have made an arrest in connection with the discovery of a body on Tuesday. According to Salina Police, on September 17th, Manuel Medina-Castro and members of his immediate family arrived at the Saline County Jail. Manuel Medina-Castro’s family members reported a vehicle, which Manuel had borrowed from a family member, contained a ...

4 years ago
An area legislator has been honored for her commitment to community healthcare. Rep Susan Concannon, who represents the 107th house district which encompasses portions of  Cloud, Lincoln, Mitchell, and Ottawa Counties was one of two legislators honored with a Community Care Network of Kansas’ Community Health Champion Award. According to the Community Care Network of Kansas, ...

4 years ago
An event for area job seekers is planned. OCCK, Inc. will be holding the 31st Annual Employment Expo on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Salina VFW, 1108 W. Crawford, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. According to OCCK, the employment expo is free and limited to the first employers.  Employer registration can be completed by contacting ...