The Salina Journal
A fire started about 11:40 p.m. Thursday on the southern outskirts of Kipp, destroying 400 hay bales worth $20,000.
The Saline County Sheriff s Office said the cause of the fire is unknown. A neighbor s Ring camera caught the beginning of the incident, in which the glow of the fire randomly started and grew over time, with no vehicles present nearby.
Rural Fire District No. 1 was dispatched to S. Farrelly Street, but the fire occurred on 50-year-old Dwight Tarn s property on the south edge of the town.
Winds coming out of the north would have blown the smoke away from Kipp, which could explain why it took so long for people to notice, according to Sheriff Roger Soldan.
A homemade car trailer was stolen from a business just southeast of Salina.
The Saline County Sheriff s Office said sometime between March 4 and March 6, the 7-foot by 16-foot trailer was taken from Crestwood Inc., 601 E. Water Well Road.
The office said the trailer was made in 1998 and is black with a wood deck and two metal ramps on the back. It does not have a license plate. It is valued at $2,000.
The Salina Journal
Four antique cars, valued at over $100,000 total, were destroyed in a structure fire Wednesday in Saline County.
The Saline County Sheriff s Office said the fire happened at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 4212 Parsons Road. A building at that address caught fire and burned to the ground before being put out.
The building was valued at $60,000 and had three cars in it, a 1932 Ford, 1946 Studebaker and 1954 Chevrolet pickup, valued at $33,000 each, and 1939 Studebaker project car valued at $2,000. Also in the building was $25,000 worth of tools. Total loss was estimated at $186,000.
The owner of the property, Ron Householter, 58, was out of town. Some of the vehicles also belonged to Jack Gebhart, 84, of Salina.
Tue, 03/02/2021
HUTCHINSON Twenty-seven new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Feb. 26 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium.
Deputy Luke Davis of the Gray County Sheriff’s Office was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was Chief Nelson Mosley of the Rose Hill Police Department. Mike Satterlee, KLETC senior instructor of police, was the class coordinator for the 274th Basic Training Class.
Officer Samantha Snell of the Galena Police Department was recognized by KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck and awarded a KLETC Certificate of Commendation for her actions in the performance of her duties. Snell, along with Officer Logan Grant of the Galena Police Department, risked their lives on Jan. 18 in an attempt to save victims of a fiery two-vehicle head-on crash. Grant will be recognized when he graduates March 19.