Recently added articles from The Salina Journal (Salina, KS):
Upgrade for South Ninth is postponed until 2009.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Stineman Oct. 2--A $5 million project to upgrade South Ninth Street from just south of Belmont Boulevard to just south of Schilling Road will be postponed at least a year to 2009, city officials said during a study session with the Salina City Commission on ...
Deal falls through to sell The Pumpkin Patch.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Stineman Oct. 2--The Pumpkin Patch isn't going anywhere after all. Jack Dooley, owner of the small agricultural plot on South Ninth Street that is surrounded by residential and commercial properties, had agreed in principal last year to sell his ...
Sales tax revenue may not suffice to build new pool.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Stineman Oct. 2--Just renewing the city's quarter-cent sales tax for capital improvement projects might not be enough to finance a new pool, City Manager Jason Gage told the Salina City Commission during a study session Monday afternoon. At least not ...
Salina, Kan., wastewater treatment plant needs $12 million upgrade before 2020.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Stineman Sep. 18--It's fine for now, consultants told the Salina City Commission at a Monday study session, but the city's wastewater treatment plant will need an estimated $12 million upgrade before 2020 in order to comply with governmental mandates. ...
Clay Center, Kan., furniture retailer to close doors.
Sep 15, 2007 ... Byline: Darrin Stineman Sep. 15--CLAY CENTER -- Orrs Furniture City, a retail anchor for the past 50 years in this Clay County town of 4,300, is going out of business. Store proprietor Raymond Orr died in January, and his sons, Randy and Jerry, have kept it going ...