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Saline County officials are actively working to assist residents in the aftermath of the wind event which swept through the area on Wednesday night, prompting a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation. According to the County, they are coordinating efforts to ensure that those impacted receive the necessary support as cleanup and recovery efforts continue. Recovery Services ...

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Students in rural Kansas communities will soon have new resources to integrate science, math, and technology education toward some of the nation’s most in-demand career options – while boosting the state’s overall thriving rural future. Through grant funds of $600,000 from a Patterson Family Foundation grant, the STEMM FIRE Foundation (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine ...

6 months ago
Due to tree damage caused by the storms Wednesday night, City of Salina staff across multiple departments will perform a city-wide limb pick-up in order to make the roads passable and clearing tree debris from residential locations within City limits. The thunderstorm and wind event that impacted the City of Salina caused damage to trees in ...

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A trio of country stars are coming to Salina this fall to perform "Live From the Lot". Josh Ross, Tyler Braden, and Jay Allen will perform on September 29th as part of Long McArthur's "Live From the Lot" concert series. Jay Allen has been featured on NBC’s The Voice among other things. He was selected as ...

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If your home has been damaged by Wednesday night's storms and you are in need of volunteer assistance please call Saline County Emergency Management at 785-826-6511. The Red Cross is mobilizing to help. _ _ _ Saline County is asking people to send photos of storm damage to [email protected] and be sure to include the nearest intersection ...

6 months ago
A large group of people, including Kansas Lt. Governor David Toland, came and went from the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annex Wednesday evening. They gathered to part of the kickoff event of the "Love, Kansas" effort. Many wrote personal messages on cards, which will be sent to a past Kansas residents they know who are ...

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Beginning Thursday the Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a mill and overlay project on 10.7 miles of K 156 in Ellsworth County, stretching for the community of Ellsworth to Interstate 70. According to the agency, work on K-156 will occur from the north city limits of Ellsworth and continue north to the I-70 ramps. During ...

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If you are interested in enrolling your student in a faith-based curriculum, Salina Catholic Schools are hosting in-person registration events on Thursday. St. Mary’s Grade School and Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School are registering students for the 2024-2025 academic year. They invite all prospective students and their families to join them for the registration event to ...

6 months ago
The Saline County Tag Office is implementing new hours to help alleviate long lines due to the closure of the satellite office in South Salina. According to the agency, the new hours will take effect on August 1st at the office located inside the Salina City / County Building. These changes are designed to provide more ...

6 months ago
Bull riding has been billed as the most dangerous 8-seconds in sports - but for the bullfighters the clock keeps ticking until the cowboy is safe and the snorting 2,000 pound bull is behind the gate. Bullfighters Blake Miller, Colt Carlisle and rodeo clown Matt Merritt joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to share ...

6 months ago
The death of a Kansas prison inmate is under investigation. Thirty-three-year-old Sean Evan Thomas Bad Bear was found unresponsive in his cell at the federal prison in Leavenworth on Monday evening. Bad Bear was serving a 10-month sentence for assault and strangling an intimate partner as well as crime on a reservation.