SALINA – Salina Area Technical College has cancelled their in-person graduation event originally scheduled for May 9th at the Stiefel Theatre. According to a statement issued Friday, college officials are working on an alternative event, likely online. A full statement from Salina Tech President Gregory Nichols is below: “I hope that you are being safe and staying at home to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your safety and wellbeing are important to us and we want to make sure that you remain safe to obtain your goals in education. The local and state health officials have been … Read More

SALINA – Salina Police and Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help to identify a man that is believed to have used a stolen credit card at a local business. According to a media release, police received a report that a purchase was made between 5 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. on March 26 at Target, 2939 Market Place, using a stolen credit card. The person was described as a white, possibly Hispanic male, wearing a black ball cap, black long sleeve shirt with a large “P” on the front, blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. The male had black facial … Read More

SALINA – Due to evidence of community transmission within Saline County, Salina Regional Health Center has announced it will go to a “no visitor policy” effective Monday, April 6th. For most patients, that will mean no visitors are allowed. Exceptions to this include: 1 caregiver for patients younger than 18. (Caregiver will accompany that patient and remain in the patient’s room with them for the entire duration of their stay.) 1 companion for labor and delivery patients. (The Companion will accompany that patient and remain in the patient’s room with them for the entire duration of their stay.) 1 support … Read More

SALINA – The Saline County Health Department has been notified another positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Saline County. The case was identified through testing sent to a private lab, according to a media release. This is the 4th case in Saline County. The case is a male in his 30’s. This case is not associated with known close contacts or travel to hot spot areas. Due to HIPAA, no other patient information will be released. The individual is self-quarantined at home. The Saline County Health Department is working to identify any close contacts of the individual. Those that were … Read More

SALINA – Salina Public Schools has announced the selection of Charles A. Kipp as the new South High School Principal effective July 1, 2020, according to a media release. Kipp has been an educator for 15 years, most recently serving as Lead Associate Principal at USD 457 Garden City High School since 2013. He taught language arts, coached boys and girls tennis, led the Professional Learning Community and served on many committees at USD 383, Manhattan/Ogden, for eight years prior. In the business sector, Kipp spent nine years as graphic design and marketing coordinator for Kansas Farm Bureau Services, Inc. … Read More

EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – A new policy at Menards is preventing children from entering the stores for the time being. Children under 16 years of age will temporarily not be allowed into any Menards store. The new policy is a precautionary measure designed to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The store also will not be allowing pets. Service animals, however, will be allowed. According to company officials, the new policy began Wednesday, April 1.

SALINA – The Saline County Health Department has been notified of two additional positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Saline County. The positive cases were identified through testing sent to a private lab and to the KDHE lab, according to a media release. These two news cases bring the Saline County total to three. One new case is a female in her 60’s. The other case is a male in his 60’s. These cases are not related. Both cases are not associated with known close contacts or travel to hot spot areas. Due to HIPAA, no other patient information will … Read More

UPDATE: As of 12:50 p.m., Evergy was reporting that power had been fully restored to the affected areas. There is still no word on what caused the brief outage, which affected 783 Evergy customers in Salina. —- As of 12:34 p.m., Evergy was reporting that at least 783 customers were without power in Salina. According to Evergy, the outage was first reported at 12:25 p.m. The affected area stretches from Montrose to just west of Ohio and from just south of Walnut to Crawford. Evergy has not said what caused the outage, but power is expected to be fully restored … Read More

SALINA – The City of Salina has temporarily closed the Salina Municipal Golf Course in conjunction with the statewide Stay at Home Order now in place until amended or rescinded. “This is a regrettable, but necessary decision,” commented City Manager Mike Schrage. “Many important factors went in to this decision.” The decision to temporarily close the golf course included the following reasons: The City of Salina has placed a high priority on two areas when making management decisions: 1) the safety and security of its employees, and, 2) delivering the highest level of service to citizens in its core services … Read More

SALINA – In accordance with the County and State Executive Stay-at-Home Order the public lobby at the Sheriff’s Office is closed to the public. A minimum staffing of records employees are on duty to take calls and process the required paperwork from the courts and attorneys for the office. “For the current time we are suspending VIN Inspections, Fingerprinting, Drug Take-Back, Sharps Collection and applications for Concealed Carry Permits,” Sheriff Roger Soldan said in a media release. Registered Offenders who are required to register at the Saline County Sheriff’s Office must now call to schedule an appointment at 785-826-6500 (Option … Read More

SALINA – The Saline County Health Department has been notified of a positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Saline County. According to a statement from the Health Department, the positive case was identified through testing sent to a private lab. The case is a female in her 50’s associated with recent travel to the Kansas City area. This case is the first known case in Saline County. Due to HIPAA, no other patient information will be released. The Saline County Health Department is working to identify any close contacts of the individual. Those that were exposed will be contacted by … Read More

SALINA – Beginning Monday, March 30 and continuing through Friday, April 3, Circle C Construction of Goddard will continue sealing cracks on the following City of Salina streets, weather permitting: Residents will be asked to remove their cars from streets to facilitate the work, which will take place generally between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Access to properties within work zones will be maintained at all times. “Road Work Ahead” signs will be placed in advance of work zones, and temporary single-lane closures are to be expected. Motorists are asked to proceed with caution when approaching work … Read More