WALTON — The little Holstein was not happy and Keegan Rousseau didn’t know why. The calf kept mouth-butting the bottle Keegan held through the fence, practically knocking the kindergartner down. “Hold it up on the end,&# ...

Saline County Clerk Don Merriman said he is not expecting a large turnout for Tuesday's election for Salina City Commission, area school districts and the Central Kansas Extension District. "I'm afraid turnout is only going to be around 2 ...

The 14 arch-shaped wooden plaques line the stone walls of Christ Cathedral Episcopal church all year, but during the season of Lent leading to Easter, they take on added meaning. The plaques portray the last journey of Jesus Christ in what has become ...

Just because Andy Webster is a serious artist doesn't mean he takes his art seriously. For example, during the past couple of weeks, he's been manipulating material he calls Oxford fabric -- a heavy-duty plastic vinyl -- into a 10-foot-high s ...

Jean Hamilton spent nearly 13 years trying to find images of Oz. That's how long it took the Salina woman to collect quilt blocks depicting scenes from the 1939 film classic "The Wizard of Oz." For 10 years, she gathered quilt block imag ...

On the day of his retirement, Keith Lilly had a McDonald's cheeseburger named after him. For that day only, patrons of the fast-food restaurant could order a "McLilly." The honor was appropriate on McDonald's part. Lilly, who worked 5 ...

A campaign for a museum that aims to celebrate flight in Salina and Saline County got a boost Wednesday with a $1 million gift from the Peggy and Steve Fossett Foundation. Money from the Chicago-based organization is a challenge grant for the $15 m ...

Colby Mohn gets to stay up late Thursday night, munch popcorn and make some noise while the Wichita State Shockers battle La Salle. He'll be decked out in black and gold to show support for his parents' alma mater and his favorite WSU players ...

Two of the first weeds that become a nuisance in many lawns in early spring are wild onion and wild garlic. If you see little clumps of shoots popping up around the yard with a very distinct onion-like smell when cut, you have identified them ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The second of four inmates who escaped from custody in April 2012 from the Ottawa County Jail was sentenced Wednesday by a Salina judge to more than 11 years in prison for aggravated escape from custody, Kansas Attorney General Derek S ...

Sacred Heart High School students Tracie Thibault and Matt McKee received perfect scores in duet acting at a forensics competition this past week in Derby. Their names were inadvertently left off of a previous article about the tournament.

Having one of the two aircraft control towers in Kansas to dodge forced closings next month could be a boon for Salina Regional Airport, but that hasn't kept Tim Rogers from criticizing the move. The Salina Airport Authority executive director ca ...

Kyle A. Nelson deserves to spend less time in prison because he told authorities where to find the body of the man he'd shot, allowing the victim's family and friends to have closure after they had searched for a little more than a week in Au ...

An alleged domestic dispute late Tuesday east of Salina led to the arrest of an Abilene man on felony charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and misdemeanor offenses. Richard Fowler, 20, allegedly confronted his former girlfriend, Tayler Gentry, ...

A fight late Tuesday night at the Saline County jail sent an inmate to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of a head wound. Jeremy Gore, 21, received 14 staples in the back of his head, according to Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski. K ...

To appeal: * Call the Saline County Appraiser's Office at 309-5800 to schedule an informal hearing with a staff member. People who don't request informal hearings can appeal in the fall by paying their taxes under protest. People who have in ...

These animals were picked up Tuesday at the locations listed and taken to the Salina Animal Shelter, 329 N. S econd. Phone 826-6535. DOGS -- White male poodle mix, C rawford and I-35; gray male shepherd mix, 200 block of North S econd. CATS -- Gray ...

Salina Arts and Humanities is concerned that four light poles near the sculpture "Dawn's Silver Lining" on South Ninth Street are casting too much light on the sculpture and thus diminishing its effect. Brad Anderson, executive director o ...

THEFT -- A break-in at Trinity Lutheran Church, 702 S. Ninth, between 5 p.m. Monday and 7:10 a.m. Tuesday netted thieves $250 in cash and $195 in D illons gift cards; loss and damage, $646.

The ninth annual Lenten Fish Fry will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Cathedral Hall of Bishops, Ninth and Iron streets. The menu includes fried fish, baked potato, coleslaw, noodles, beans, bread, and tea, coffee or water. ...