3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (439+ words) After thoughtful evaluation, a community survey, and an extensive review conducted by library staff and the Salina Public Library Board, a decision has been made to discontinue its Hoopla digital media service and transferring to a new one, effective Monday,…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (229+ words) Salina Regional Health Center is among five independent Kansas hospitals working together in a new collaboration called Astra Health to meet the growing healthcare needs of rural communities. Astra Health is a partnership between Amberwell Health, LMH Health, Salina Regional…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (233+ words) KSAL News Sorghum Commission Approves Investment Budget The Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission (Commission) met in Manhattan, Kansas, on August 25 to approve funding allocations for its Fiscal Year 2027 investment budget, which begins October 1. The Commission, led by Chairman Brant Peterson of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (602+ words) Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that a U.S. decision to lower certain tariffs on ground beef imports has highlighted the importance of working to bring more U.S. food production on-shore. While at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa, Rollins announced…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (298+ words) The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the early success of the ‘Home in the Heartland’ program, a talent attraction initiative made possible through a grant from the Kansas State Treasurer’s Office. According to the Chamber, in just 10 months…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) Kansas is part of a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms. According to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, it is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) The City of Abilene has been awarded an $89,787 to establish a Rural Business Accelerator Program, which will be delivered in partnership with Driving Dickinson County. The year-long program will begin Oct. 1, 2026, and run through Sept. 30, 2027, providing eligible small and emerging…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (517+ words) Dickinson County youth will soon have more tools to turn their ideas into real-world business experience. Driving Dickinson County has received a $10,000 Networked Community Solutions Grant from Network Kansas to support Young Roots Market, a new youth entrepreneurship initiative designed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1070+ words) Sometimes economic development happens across a table from a local business owner. Sometimes it happens at a community meeting, during a site visit or in conversations about housing and workforce. And sometimes, it happens thousands of miles from home. Recently,…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (166+ words) KSAL News Turnpike Tolls to Increase The Kansas Turnpike Authority is raising tolls to fund a nearly $500 million investment in infrastructure, facilities, technology and operational improvements across the 236-mile Turnpike system. The plan is guided by a long-term needs assessment…...