4 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after allegedly stealing a couple of cars and dragging a newspaper carrier down the road who confronted him. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Hassan Williford was arrested in Morris County over the weekend after an attempted home burglary and a string of vehicle thefts. Sheriff Soldan ...

4 years ago
When firm dates for the 45th-anniversary Smoky Hill River Festival were announced in February, many River Festival fans were elated, but none so much as Salina mixed-media artist Julie Cates, who was selected to design the Festival T-shirt for the second year in a row.       “I was overjoyed,” Cates said about the Festival’s return ...

4 years ago
Kansans with a driver’s license or identification card that expired between March 12th, 2020, and March 30th, 2021, have until June 30 to renew those credentials. This is due to the COVID-19 extension for these credentials expiring with the passage of Senate Bill 127. In April, the Kansas Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles sent out ...

4 years ago
Free summer lunches will be available in Salina this week.  Grab-and-Go Lunches begin on Tuesday. According to USD 305, kids can fuel up for fun in the sun by grabbing lunch at one of their eight locations. When it is time to cool off, enjoy a good book and an enlightening virtual activity. Some of the details include: ...

4 years ago
It began with a 5K run and 2 mile walk - and ended with a free swim for everyone at the pool, as Lindsborg celebrated Midsummer's Festival on Saturday. "Little Sweden" opened up Main Street for vendors, games and Swedish Dancers as the community became center stage for visitors from as far away as Ft Collins, ...

4 years ago
A new guide and class will help those who are unfamiliar with how to utilize area public transportation. According to OCCK Transportation, a new “Guide & Go” Travel Training program will teach people how to use public transportation services in the region. The first class in the Guide & Go program is “CityGo Familiarization”.  Other classes will be ...

4 years ago
Summer activities in Salina mean that those yellow flashing lights will be active, signifying reduced speeds, at a couple of locations. On Monday USD 305 summer school begins at Cottonwood, Heusner, and Schilling elementary schools. The full schedule is as follows: During these time periods, the reduced speed school zones around these schools will be enforced.  Flashing lights ...

4 years ago
A new full-service bank is now open in Abilene. According to Bennington State Bank, its Abilene full-service location, formerly BSB Loan Production Office, at 418 Northwest 3rd Street, is now open. This is the bank’s eighth full service location and opened mid-May. The location includes a full-service retail space and drive-thru banking. Customers are welcomed in the lobby ...

4 years ago
Fort Riley is honoring a woman as the 2021 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Distinguished Trooper. Maj. Gen. D. A. Sims II awarded the honor to Mary Sue Moore.  According to the Army, The Distinguished Trooper Award is the most prestigious award that can be bestowed on a private citizen by the 1st Infantry Division ...

4 years ago
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is pushing for the full reopening of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene. The Senator visited the facility on Friday. Moran said the purpose of the visit was to continue advocating for a for full reopening of the facility. Currently, it is open for limited hours and days, and ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving a stolen travel trailer. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Police say on June 6th officers were dispatched to investigate the theft of a travel trailer from City Wide Storage, 2435 Centennial Road in Salina. The trailer was last seen on the ...