Salina Journal

Local officials clamored for positives Monday after announcing Hawker Beechcraft's plans to pull out of Salina, no later than Feb. 28, 2012. Full Story »

THEFTS -- 12 guns and three gold rings belonging to Ethel L. Clark, were taken between Oct. 1 and Friday from a closet at 1165 Woodland; $1,800 loss. Full Story »

Salina firefighters Monday afternoon rescued a dog and a cat from a mobile home that burned, but the home itself was destroyed. According to Fire Marshal Roger Williams, firefighters found "heavy fire and smoke" when they arrived at the mobile home at 604 Rocket about 2:30 p.m. Full Story »

BROOKVILLE -- Planned renovations at Ell-Saline Elementary and Ell-Saline Middle/High School will include storm shelters built to FEMA specs and other additions not originally considered part of the project -- and will still cost less than expected. Full Story »

A development agreement approved by Salina city commissioners Monday includes special assessment costs necessary to fund street, water, drainage and sewer improvements for the planned Grand Prairie housing subdivision in east Salina. Full Story »

A Brookville man testified in his own defense Monday in Saline County District Court, saying that the knife that paralyzed his girlfriend's brother was not his and he had not used it in an altercation. Full Story »

A decision on filing a new school funding lawsuit could come as early as next month as more school districts statewide join Schools for Fair Funding and pledge to help fund a new court battle. Full Story »

A Salina man accused of driving a car from which Mark H. Simpson was shot was sentenced Monday in Saline County District Court to one year and three months in prison for aiding a felon. Full Story »

BROOKVILLE -- Christina Lecklider, 28, of rural Brookville, was critically injured Sunday in a rollover crash in northwest Saline County. Lecklider was eastbound on Watkins Road at 5:15 p.m. Sunday when she lost control of the car she was driving. Full Story »

Salina in early to mid-October. Within a few months, there it. Full Story »

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11/9/2009 ERIN MATHEWS A Brookville man testified in his own defense Monday in Saline County District Court, saying that the knife that paralyzed his girlfriend’s brother was not his and he had not used it in an altercation. Full Story »

11/9/2009 TIM UNRUH Salina police arrested Jose L. Munoz Chihuahua, 19, of 838 E. Beloit, early Saturday morning after a short chase and a crash into a minivan and a house at 1661 Beverly. Full Story »

Hillary Rebecca Goodyear McKenna, born Jan. 20, 1982, in Centralia, Ill., departed this life Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Salina. Full Story »

11/9/2009 TIM UNRUH Machinist Union workers at Hawker Beechcraft were told Monday morning that the Salina plant is closing, but no timelines were set. Full Story »

Centennial Road, from Sundgren to Rose Hill road, was reopened Monday following completion of replacement of a drainage structure over an unnamed tributary of Dry Creek. Full Story »

BROOKVILLE — Christina Lecklider, 28, of rural Brookville, was critically injured Sunday in a rollover crash in northwest Saline County. Lecklider was eastbound on Watkins Road at 5:15 p.m. Sunday when she lost control of the car she was driving. Full Story »

A press conference is planned at 1:30 p.m. today at the M.J. Kennedy Terminal Building at the Salina Airport. Full Story »

COLBY -- Kim Allen Kathka, 35, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. He was born Sept. 29, 1974, in Oberlin. Full Story »

11/9/2009 By GORDON D. FIEDLER JR. Salina Journal Those who are dissatisfied with the quality of America's health care should have shadowed Allan White during his yearlong tour in Iraq with the Kansas National Guard. Full Story »

Hillary R. Goodyear Mc-Kenna, 27, of Salina, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Ryan Mortuary, Salina, is handling arrangements. Full Story »

Jim Reed's day job sounds like the sort of thing many people would consider a dream come true -- working at Scaled Composites, on such cutting-edge projects as SpaceShipTwo. Full Story »

Openings still exist in the "Writing Inside the Image" class being offered by the CLASS Program at the Salina Public Library. The class is offered from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 1-5 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Community Learning Center, 308 W. Elm. Cost is $54. Full Story »

A special H1N1 virus vaccination clinic will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park. The immunizations are free of charge. Full Story »

RUSSELL — Elma L. DeWald, 89, of Salina, formerly of Russell, died Nov. 6, 2009. Survivors: daughters, Julia Sitz (Ernest), Charlotte Wilson (James) and Margaret Vosburg (Kelly); sons, Richard (Pat) and Stephen (significant other, Shilah); a brother; 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Full Story »