Salina News

Four in the state are part of the 30 nationwide that are being eliminated. A Sinclair gasoline station on 81st Street near U.S. 169 is one of three metro Tulsa outlets the company has put up for sale.

DECA officers for 2009-2010 are ently sworn in at NTC's Pryor campus.A From left to right:A Linda Smith, DECA sponsor; Tosha Remington - President; Kay Shirley - Vice President; Blake Virden - Treasurer; Rose Jennings - Report; Carol Norton - Reporter.

The town of Salina is speaking up about allegations they mistakenly turned on the wrong water meter, flooding a vacant house.

A Salina couple, whose rental property was flooded when someone turned the water meter on, may be forced to sue the town after a tort claim was denied.

"I was born 100 years too late," he said. And thus begins your journey through the mind of Eddie McClendon.

A date for the Angel Tree Poker Run has been set and organizers are gearing up for the event that will benefit the Locust Grove First United Methodist Church Angel Tree Project.

The Salina Belle Bed and Breakfast is a quaint little inn in downtown Salina, but owner Cyndi Johnston admits that it isn't well known.

A Salina man was arraigned on Thursday on charges of first-degree rape after his DNA matched evidence recovered following the assault.

Investigators with the Mayes County Sheriff's Office arrested Lonnie Hughes, 40, of Salina for the rape of a 67-year-old Mayes County resident.

In Salina, they're hoping for a break in the rainy weather. They're still dealing with problems caused by flooding, and it isn't the first time.

Salina residents had a feeling of deja vu after a rainstorm crossed Mayes County Wednesday night.

Salina Board of Trustees approved raises and increased the amount of insurance the town pays for employees in their Town Hall / Public Works Authority meeting Tuesday night.

Danielle Culp, 19, of Claremore, is one of five young Cherokee women who are competing for the honor of representing the Cherokee Nation throughout the coming year as Miss Cherokee Ambassador.

Chouteau voters will take to the polls in October for a school bond issue. The school is seeking the community's support for a proposed $11.4 million school improvement project.

Salina trustees discussed whether to approve a dispatch agreement with the town of Locust Grove or Mayes County during their monthly meeting.

Salina Public Schools will hold a mandatory drug screening Aug. 8. The screening will be at the middle school cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $10. Any student in grades seventh through 12th competing in athletics or any other student activities must be tested.

Locust Grove, Chouteau-Mazie, Salina, Osage, Adair and Pryor Public Schools announced their participation in the free and reduced meal programs recently.

Salina Public Schools will hold a mandatory drug screening Aug. 8. The screening will be at the middle school cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $10. Any student in grades seventh through 12th competing in athletics or any other student activities must be tested.

Over 100 people signed up for services in the first two hours of the first annual Back-To-School event, hosted by the Mayes County Prevention Project .

Locust Grove had to replace another mayor Tuesday night after the resignation of Jim Flynn.