Gypsum News

Jarrod A. Johnson, 38, was been moving dirt in the bucket of his older style International tractor at 4:53 p.m. Sunday at his home at 7030 E. K-4 Highway when the tractor tipped over on a sloped area, according to a Saline County Sheriffa s Office report.

Saline County commissioners are to conduct their yearly review of a five-year plan for use of Kansas Department of Transportation grant funds for bridge replacement at their weekly formal meeting Tuesday.

Galva couple celebrate 60 years Arlie and Norma Holm of Galva are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary and family members are requesting a card shower.

But over the past couple of years at Southeast of Saline, students have been working on various recycling efforts, and they started the "Going Green" club.

Seniors from Salina South were the first to graduate Sunday afternoon at the Salina Bicentennial Center.

The collection is open to anyone, regardless of where they live, he said. People are asked to dump their unused and unwanted pills into a plastic bag for disposal, but it's not required.

Local News BEST VIEW IN TOWN: Workers from Frisbee Construction of Gypsum, KS, and C-Tech of York fasten steel decking onto steel beams atop All Points Cooperative's main elevator Friday morning.

Saline County sheriff's deputies used their rescue boat for the first time Monday to rescue a bread delivery man whose van was stuck on a flooded Kansas Highway 4 south of Gypsum.

Sections of the Smoky Hill River at New Cambria and at Lindsborg were causing problems.

A pesky storm front had folks in Salina and parts of north-central Kansas on edge Sunday night, dealing with heavy rain, hail, tornado threats and lightning strikes.

Three Salinans, including one former school board member, will be interviewed Tuesday evening as six members of the Salina School Board begin deciding who the seventh member should be.

Hawkes received 57 votes in his write-in campaign, defeating John Fritz Jr., the only candidate to file for office.

Two former Saline County commissioners, the county administrator and the sheriff were among witnesses who testified Tuesday in the opening day of a criminal threat trial against Gypsum resident Gary Olson.

According to Neil Cable, county engineer, the county will receive aid through the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.

Rural Fire District 1 Chief Rod Ade said the fire spread quickly after an acetylene torch in the garage exploded, and one corner of the house caught fire.

Hooray! Our city and county commissions are close to an agreement on a lease for Kenwood Park after months of bickering.

Salina city commissioners Monday handed the Saline County Commission an ultimatum on a new Kenwood Park lease that could -- depending on how the county responds -- force organizers to discontinue or relocate ...

The fire was reported about 6 p.m. and drew firefighters from Saline County Fire Districts 1, 2, and 5 and the Salina Fire Department.

The jury deliberated for nearly two hours before bringing in the guilty verdict against Connie Thompson-Dupes after the conclusion of about two days of testimony in Saline County District Court.

All five Saline County schools were back on the floor Tuesday for girls' and boys' basketball doubleheaders.