Salina News

Rhyming stories - The Kansas Cowboy poetry Contest will start at 7 p.m. Friday, June 8, in St.

Applications are being accepted for vacancies on the Saline County Community Corrections Advisory Board.

City Commissioner Aaron Householter , Mayor Norm Jennings, and Commissioner Kaye Crawford listen Friday moring as city staff informs them about the condition of the Salina-Saline County Health Department building.

Two vehicles parked within blocks of each other were burglarized late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to Salina Police Department reports.

On the last day of filing for local offices, Assaria resident Janice Morris filed as a Democrat for the 3rd District seat on the Salina County Commission currently held by Republican Jerry Fowler.

Linda and Robert Haller, Eden Prairie, Minn., have made a commitment of $25,000 to Kansas State University Salina to create the Dennis Kuhlman Student Activity Fund.

I cannot think of a more beautiful poem than The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

Ronald D. Dockstader, 44, and Lisa D. Lemley, 46, both of Salina; Tyler A. Shank, 23, Fort Riley, and Sierra E.R. Hollis, 18, of Salina; Todd M. Crissman, 34, and Trista C. Mohler, 34, both of Delphos; Phillip A. Roth, 25, and Lyndsey L. Schreck, 25, both of Salina; Russell D. Barragree, 40, and Rebecca J. Johnson, 37, both of Salina; Nicholas K.

Northwest and north-central Kansans on Wednesday welcomed the ruling that will force Trailways Lines Inc.

The Salina-Saline County Health Department closed its doors Thursday because a structural engineer and Salina building officials declared the building's roof structure unsafe.

Dennis Kuhlman's last day at the helm of Kansas State University at Salina isn't for another month, but about 100 people gathered on campus Thursday evening for a retirement reception.

Two vehicles were taken from Kenny's Auto Body, 615 E. Pacific, between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Heavy rain brought relief from lightning strikes that torched pasture land and some wheat between 6 and 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Catholic Charities of Salina is changing its name to Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas, effective Friday.

A Salina man was indicted by a grand jury for unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom indicated Wednesday in a press release.

This year's event will raise money to directly fund the feeding requirements of the animals at Rolling Hills Zoo.

Jeff Sheets, director of the Dickinson County Historical Society, portrayed Abilene mayor T.C. Henry.

Kristen Mills, 21, of Salina, was taken to Newton Medical Center after her husband, Alexander Mills, 22, lost control of the car they were in when the rear driver's side tire blew out about 3:05 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate Highway 135 north of Newton, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report.

It was about 15 minutes after that first clue to the whereabouts of the 2012 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion was posted Tuesday that Brad Anderson, executive director of Salina Arts and Humanities, saw what he thinks was a group of medallion hunters.

Saline County and Salina law enforcement officials said Tuesday that they will honor a grace period suggested by the state of Kansas for drivers with expired vehicle tags because of long lines at tag offices created by problems with a software upgrade.