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Salina names new city prosecutor
The City of Salina has named W. Brad Sutton as the new city prosecutor. According to a news release, City Manager Mike Schrage appointed Sutton, who has served as an assistant county attorney for Saline County since 2015. Sutton has nearly 26 years of experience, including previous experience with the...
Bennington HS runner finds track jersey in tree, delivering ray of hope after tornado
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Bennington junior Lilly Dall has never been happier to be back on the track. “I was stressed this weekend,” she said. “So it was great to go to school and talk to my friends.”. When Friday’s tornado tore through town, Dall was on her...
Students Awarded Cash Hollistah Scholarships
A couple of Salina students are the recipients of a unique, local scholarship. This year’s Cash Hollistah Scholarship recipients are Emily Streeter and Mariah Prophet. Streeter, a senior at Salina South High School, has a 3.9 GPA, and has been involved with Theatre Salina, Shannon’s Stars, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salina South Marching Band, and Kansas Thespians. Streeter, currently the President of the National Honor Society, has received the Superintendent’s Excellence Award for three years. Streeter is also Senior Select Co-Captain of her Shannon’s Stars Baton Twirling Team, which recently won gold at the World Baton Twirling Championship in England.
Man Arrested in His Free, Stolen Van
A Salina man was arrested for driving a stolen van on a suspended license. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 30-year-old Paul Hurt was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after SPD’s tag reader alerted officers to the location of a vehicle that was reported stolen in Wichita.
Nazi Germany Escapee to Speak In Salina
An woman who escaped the horrors of Nazi, Germany, and eventually settled in Ellsworth after she became a refugee when her family farm in Germany was invaded during World War II will tell her story in Salina. Seventy-five years after the end of WWII, 95-year-old Mildred Schindler Janzen finally decided...
Mustang Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Six Salina Central student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon, making their college decisions in front of a large crowd of family, friends, and students. Of Central’s six signees, four will stay in-state, and two will attend Kansas Junior Colleges. Four different sports were represented as well....
Hospital Earns ‘A’ Grade For Safety
Salina Regional Health Center has been recognized with an “A” rating for hospital safety. The rating comes from The Leapfrog Group – a national nonprofit watchdog. According to the hospital, Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
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