DICKINSON COUNTY— Abilene Police Officers located an abducted child in Dickinson County.

Just before 8 p.m. Thursday, police in Abilene received an alert from a FLOCK license plate reader that a vehicle associated with an abducted 5-month-old child from Minnesota was in Abilene, according to a media release.

Officers located the vehicle and occupants in the 2100 Block of North Buckeye Avenue. Officers learned the child had been taken from Minnesota by a non-custodial parent.

The child was placed into police custody without incident and arrangements are being made for a safe return to Minnesota.

DICKINSON COUNTY— Abilene Police Officers located an abducted child in Dickinson County.Just before 8 p.m. Thursday, police in Abilene received an alert from a FLOCK license plate reader that a vehicle associated with an abducted 5-month-old child from Minnesota was in Abilene, according to a media release.Officers located the vehicle and occupants in the 2100 Block of North Buckeye Avenue. Officers learned the child had been taken from Minnesota by a non-custodial parent.The child was placed into police custody without incident and arrangements are being made for a safe return to Minnesota.

Police in Abilene find 5-month old abducted in Minnesota

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter

Hello and happy Friday everybody, it’s Tyler Henry, back with another KINA Sports Update presented by Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine.

On Thursday morning it was announced that Paige Talbott would be taking the role of new head girl’s basketball coach at Salina Central

Talbott brings college coaching experience after spending the last two years as an assistant at Emporia State, as well as college playing experience at both Barton Community College and Bethany College.

The local product graduated from Ellsworth High School and with former head girls coach Chris Fear sliding over to coach the boys, fills out the basketball coaching positions for next winter

Last night was also a busy one in the NCAA as the Southeast of Saline baseball and softball teams did battle with Beloit in this year’s Trojan Wars

On the baseball side of things, the two teams split the series, with SES winning game one 9-5 and Beloit taking game two 9-0

On the softball diamond, SES prevailed in a clean sweep, defeating the Orange unit 7-2 and 14-4 to tighten their stranglehold on the league and take sole possession of first place

And finally, speaking of softball our Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Game of the Week takes us to Salina this evening, as Salina South hosts Newton at 4:00

Both games can be streamed live or on-demand 100% free on Salina Post or on our YouTube page

That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out the Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.

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 </figure>_________On Thursday morning it was announced that Paige Talbott would be taking the role of new head girl’s basketball coach at Salina CentralTalbott brings college coaching experience after spending the last two years as an assistant at Emporia State, as well as college playing experience at both Barton Community College and Bethany College.The local product graduated from Ellsworth High School and with former head girls coach Chris Fear sliding over to coach the boys, fills out the basketball coaching positions for next winter_________Last night was also a busy one in the NCAA as the Southeast of Saline baseball and softball teams did battle with Beloit in this year’s Trojan WarsOn the baseball side of things, the two teams split the series, with SES winning game one 9-5 and Beloit taking game two 9-0On the softball diamond, SES prevailed in a clean sweep, defeating the Orange unit 7-2 and 14-4 to tighten their stranglehold on the league and take sole possession of first place_________And finally, speaking of softball our Salina Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Game of the Week takes us to Salina this evening, as Salina South hosts Newton at 4:00Both games can be streamed live or on-demand 100% free on Salina Post or on our YouTube page_________That’s your sports update for today, but for even more great area sports content like this, check out the Salina Post and stay tuned to KINA.

910 KINA Sports Headlines — April 19

By LESLIE MANNING <a href="https://www.facebook.com/southeastspotlight">The Spotlight</a>

“I probably should’ve used a dart board,” Bill Tuzicka said. “I started out with 40-50 pieces of music laid out on the table and wrote down the titles. Each one I picked has a story.”

Tuzicka will conduct his last concert with the Salina Chorale at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Stiefel Theater. Tickets are $15 at the door.

“I couldn’t ask for better people to work with,” Tuzicka said. “Former students, acquaintances - we’re just coming together and we make music.”

Tuzicka ends not just his time with the Salina Chorale, but his residence in the community, as he and his wife, Susan, plan to move to Iowa in June, where their son, Chris, is the technical director at the University of Northern Iowa.

“When I started teaching at Southeast, I was impressed with the community,” Tuzicka said. “The people and the faculty that mentored me when I got there were just wonderful to be around.”

Tuzicka became familiar with Southeast of Saline when he was a high school student at Bison High School. His junior year of high school, he went to watch the state basketball tournament, and Assaria High School played in the tournament. The next year, when he returned to watch the tournament, the community returned a basketball team from Southeast of Saline High School, and they played Pawnee Rock, the winner of the regional bracket that Bison High School had played in.

“I decided to go to Bethany when I was in seventh grade,” Tuzicka said. “I was taking piano lessons from a lady that graduated from Bethany. Twice a year I would go down and take a master class from a piano teacher.”

He decided he wanted to be a music major in the seventh grade, also. In addition to running track and playing basketball at Bison High School, Tuzicka sang in the school’s choir, accompanied soloists for contests, played in the school’s concert band and pep band, competed in forensics and performed in the school plays.

“I started out with the oboe in fourth or fifth grade,” Tuzicka said. “As a freshman, I’d been marching with that crazy oboe, and asked to play something else. They needed another trombone player.”

In 1967, Tuzicka graduated from Bison High School and began studying music at Bethany College. It was in Lindsborg, where he met his wife, Susan.

“I was involved in Broadway RFD, and was in a couple performances there,” Tuzicka said. “My wife walked into the first rehearsal for Carousel. She was going to summer school, and there weren’t very many people to hang around, so that’s where we met. When I met her in college, I was an average student. After we starting going together and hanging out, I was a much better student. I was a much better person. She just made me better, and still does.”

Upon graduating from Bethany College with a bachelors in music education in 1971, Tuzicka sent off four or five applications for jobs - Southeast of Saline included. Jim Buxton was the principal at Southeast of Saline High School, and Eugene Flour was the principal at the middle school, and Tuzicka was invited to interview with the two of them.

“I went back to my dorm room, and someone knocked on my door,” Tuzicka said. “It was the superintendent from Southeast, Don Howe. He offered me a job.”

Tuzicka talked the opportunity over with Susan, and they decided a bird in the hand was worth three or four in the bush. Susan had one more year of college left, and the job would allow him to stay close and commute from Lindsborg.

“It was the right move,” Tuzicka said. “I never wanted to go any place else. When we were thinking of starting a family, I couldn’t think of a better place for my son or daughter to go to school than Southeast of Saline.”

According to Tuzicka, when he started teaching at Southeast of Saline, he had 18 kids in the choir.

“It was just a matter of going out and recruiting and talking to kids,” Tuzicka said. “I was young and still fairly active in sports, so I would go out and play basketball with them on weekends. I guess they thought ‘He’s not too bad, so we will go sing for him.’ I just went from there and had them come in and try it to see if they would like it.”

In his second year teaching at Southeast of Saline, Tuzicka started the Madrigal singing group after a conversation with the high school principal about how to go about the audition process.

“Buxton suggested to make sure that all the communities were involved,” Tuzicka said. “At the time he was telling me, it didn’t make much sense. It just so happened that it worked out, and I did have kids from all the communities. I really believe that part of the success I had in working with the kids out there was because of that conversation I had with Mr. Buxton.”

Tuzicka had a visceral understanding of the school district consolidation process, as Bison High School and Otis High School had consolidated shortly after he graduated from high school. His attitude for inclusion and ability to recruit nurtured a growing program.

“We started to grow, and it was fun,” Tuzicka said. “Once I got the enrollment up, I started doing musicals. I liked doing the musicals with Broadway RFD, so that was another thing we started doing.”

While growing the Southeast of Saline vocal program, his wife, Susan, would give vocal lesson to students. A couple years after Tuzicka took on the high school and middle school vocal program, an elementary music job opened up in the USD 306 school district, and she applied and was accepted.

“She was my right arm, and maybe more than that,” Tuzicka said. “Any amount of success I’ve had with what I’ve been doing, I can truthfully say, a lot of it has to do with her.”

Susan would teach the fundamentals of reading music, and inspire the love of music.

“By the time they got to me, they were so well prepared,” Tuzicka said. “They had an appreciation for music and they understood music. The elementary music teachers all across the nation are the building blocks of whatever takes place in the high schools and colleges, because they learn the stuff down there. That’s where they learn to enjoy it, and that’s what is important.”

The preparation from Susan at the elementary level, allowed Tuzicka to manage a vocal program that averaged 70-80 students in the choir, at 3A Southeast of Saline High School. One year, he remembers having a choir of over 110 students.

When Southeast of Saline USD 306 opened a K-12 building in 1978, Tuzicka offered tech classes. He had been taking some classes in Wichita in tech theater, and worked on some things with some of the technical people at Century II.

“There needed to be a group of students that understood the technical theater and how things worked in there, so we could maintain what was taking place,” Tuzicka said. “The design of the theater was a design for a multi-performance room. It worked for what we did.”

According to Tuzicka, when the building was first designed, the theater was about twice as big as it is, and the choral and band rooms were bigger. He says the whole building was much more elaborate, even including a swimming pool in the original design.

“Of course, the price on that, I don’t think that ever made it to the public to see,” Tuzicka said. “Things had to be cut back and changed.”

The theater was a trending design at the time, one that can also be seen at Beloit High School and Cloud County Community College. The movement was to go away from a proscenium type theater, and make spaces not so formal.

“We made some changes to it, to make it a formal concert venue,” Tuzicka said. “It made it more of a performance area, as opposed to just an open air space. We made it more of like a theater as much as we possibly could.”

The timing was near perfect, as the Southeast of Saline theater wasn’t the only new performance venue being constructed. The Salina Bicentennial Center was built in 1976, and Tuzicka was asked to work there with spotlighting.

“It was a part-time job, and then it kept snowballing, where I was doing more and more,” Tuzicka said. “I got involved with the stage hand union, and I was working all over Kansas helping set up different shows and concerts. It was kind of like on the job training for me. I would bring those things back to Southeast of Saline, like ideas for play sets. I would go see how the pros did it, and bring that information back to Southeast and try it there. It worked out very well.”

As the students at Southeast of Saline became adept in the technical side of performances, many started helping Tuzicka set up for shows at the Salina Bicentennial Center.

“There were times when I didn’t have things going on at Southeast, I would take seniors in,” Tuzicka said. “The acts always brought their own sound and lighting people. It was our job to get them set up and going right.”

After 1996, when the Fox Theater Discover Group formed to research the viability of the Fox Theater in downtown Salina, Tuzicka was called on to share his experience in theater technology.

“I knew they were refurbishing the theater, and since I was involved with some of the things over at the Bicentennial Center at the time, they called me and asked me to come in and look at the plans for the theater for bringing in concerts and so forth,” Tuzicka said. “I said ‘Here are a couple thing you might want to consider or redo or look at.’ That kind of started it, and they asked me to come in and help more.”

The Stiefel Theater opened in 2002, and by 2006, when Tuzicka retired from teaching at Southeast of Saline, the facility was starting to do more and more shows. Tuzicka was hired as the technical director, also overseeing the facility maintenance. The technical director at the Stiefel Theater involves similar job responsibilities as that of the Bicentennial Center, taking care of everything on the stage in terms of lighting and sound - setting it up so the lighting and sound guys will have the best control possible.

“It was kind of an extension of the career at Southeast of Saline,” Tuzicka said. “This is the greatest working environment. I’m so lucky to have the people, the board, Jane Gates, everbody. The best thing about my job, I get a chance to talk to some of these (performers.) My door is always open. They walk in. Martina McBride said it looks like someone actually works in here.”

Also upon retirement from teaching at Southeast, Tuzicka and his wife, Susan, joined the Salina Chorale under the direction of Dr. Joseph Figg. When health issues prevented Dr. Figg from continuing with the chorale in 2009, Tuzicka was asked to take over and finish out the semester.

“I’ve been doing it ever since,” Tuzicka said. “It’s my therapy. Every Monday night, I go to therapy.”

The last concert of the Salina Chorale, under the direction of Tuzicka, will involve some Southeast of Saline vocal program history.

“I think one of the things about music, there’s no such thing as a piece of music you’ve done, that cannot be elaborated on or made better,” Tuzicka said. “It’s never perfect. It’s always a work in progress. You can never be satisfied with it, because it is never done.”

In 1996, Tuzicka took his first group of students to sing in Washington D.C. One of the first stops when arriving in Washington D.C. was a visit to the Albert Einstein statue. The students crawled all over the statue for a photo opportunity, and Tuzicka, in an impromptu moment, directed the group in the song by the King Singers, You are the New Day.

“That was the first piece any of my choirs sang in Washington D.C.,” Tuzicka said. “The hope for a new day is what keeps everybody going.”

Along with You are the New Day, the Salina Chorale will sing Corner of the Sky from the musical Pippin. Pippin was the musical performed at Southeast of Saline in the fall of 1997, his son, Chris’s, senior year of high school.

A song titled, Kittery, is one of Southeast of Saline’s historical performance pieces, a version of the Lord’s Prayer sang with a kind of sound you can hear in Slovac countries.

“It’s a little bit different,” Tuzicka said. “It is a harsh sound. No great beautiful singing, so it is going to clean everybody’s ears to start with.”

Other pieces on the setlist include One Tin Soldier; Lonesome Road by James Taylor; Shenandoah; Cantique de Jean Racine; Prayer of the Children; Home in the Heartland - a piece from Riverdance written about the plains and the Midwest; River of Judea and The Old Irish Blessing as the encore. The Salina Chorale will also perform Home on the Range, because Tuzicka assumes that if he ever directs a choir in Iowa, they are probably not going to let him do Home on the Range.

A song special to the Salina Chorale, God Be in My Head, will be included in the set, as a remembrance to Dr. Joseph Figg.

“I am going to miss the community and I’m going to miss the people and I’m going to miss what I do, but, just turn the page,” Tuzicka said. “How much I feel indebted to the community at Southeast of Saline. I was so lucky to somehow get into that community, and they accepted me. I have always had the highest amount of respect for the people who are on the school board out there, the people who stepped forward and had the well being of the students and the young people of the community at heart. That’s doesn’t just come from the school board, that comes from all the community.

<figure>
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 <figcaption>&nbsp;Bill Tuzicka, and his wife and right hand, Susan, stand with the Salina Chorale. The chorale will perform their last concert under the direction of Tuzicka at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Stiefel Theater. Image Courtesy Leslie Manning</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE MANNING <a href="https://www.facebook.com/southeastspotlight">The Spotlight</a>“I probably should’ve used a dart board,” Bill Tuzicka said. “I started out with 40-50 pieces of music laid out on the table and wrote down the titles. Each one I picked has a story.”Tuzicka will conduct his last concert with the Salina Chorale at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at the Stiefel Theater. Tickets are $15 at the door.“I couldn’t ask for better people to work with,” Tuzicka said. “Former students, acquaintances - we’re just coming together and we make music.”Tuzicka ends not just his time with the Salina Chorale, but his residence in the community, as he and his wife, Susan, plan to move to Iowa in June, where their son, Chris, is the technical director at the University of Northern Iowa.<h2>Making music</h2>“When I started teaching at Southeast, I was impressed with the community,” Tuzicka said. “The people and the faculty that mentored me when I got there were just wonderful to be around.”Tuzicka became familiar with Southeast of Saline when he was a high school student at Bison High School. His junior year of high school, he went to watch the state basketball tournament, and Assaria High School played in the tournament. The next year, when he returned to watch the tournament, the community returned a basketball team from Southeast of Saline High School, and they played Pawnee Rock, the winner of the regional bracket that Bison High School had played in.“I decided to go to Bethany when I was in seventh grade,” Tuzicka said. “I was taking piano lessons from a lady that graduated from Bethany. Twice a year I would go down and take a master class from a piano teacher.”He decided he wanted to be a music major in the seventh grade, also. In addition to running track and playing basketball at Bison High School, Tuzicka sang in the school’s choir, accompanied soloists for contests, played in the school’s concert band and pep band, competed in forensics and performed in the school plays.“I started out with the oboe in fourth or fifth grade,” Tuzicka said. “As a freshman, I’d been marching with that crazy oboe, and asked to play something else. They needed another trombone player.”In 1967, Tuzicka graduated from Bison High School and began studying music at Bethany College. It was in Lindsborg, where he met his wife, Susan.“I was involved in Broadway RFD, and was in a couple performances there,” Tuzicka said. “My wife walked into the first rehearsal for Carousel. She was going to summer school, and there weren’t very many people to hang around, so that’s where we met. When I met her in college, I was an average student. After we starting going together and hanging out, I was a much better student. I was a much better person. She just made me better, and still does.”Upon graduating from Bethany College with a bachelors in music education in 1971, Tuzicka sent off four or five applications for jobs - Southeast of Saline included. Jim Buxton was the principal at Southeast of Saline High School, and Eugene Flour was the principal at the middle school, and Tuzicka was invited to interview with the two of them.“I went back to my dorm room, and someone knocked on my door,” Tuzicka said. “It was the superintendent from Southeast, Don Howe. He offered me a job.”Tuzicka talked the opportunity over with Susan, and they decided a bird in the hand was worth three or four in the bush. Susan had one more year of college left, and the job would allow him to stay close and commute from Lindsborg.“It was the right move,” Tuzicka said. “I never wanted to go any place else. When we were thinking of starting a family, I couldn’t think of a better place for my son or daughter to go to school than Southeast of Saline.”According to Tuzicka, when he started teaching at Southeast of Saline, he had 18 kids in the choir.“It was just a matter of going out and recruiting and talking to kids,” Tuzicka said. “I was young and still fairly active in sports, so I would go out and play basketball with them on weekends. I guess they thought ‘He’s not too bad, so we will go sing for him.’ I just went from there and had them come in and try it to see if they would like it.”In his second year teaching at Southeast of Saline, Tuzicka started the Madrigal singing group after a conversation with the high school principal about how to go about the audition process.“Buxton suggested to make sure that all the communities were involved,” Tuzicka said. “At the time he was telling me, it didn’t make much sense. It just so happened that it worked out, and I did have kids from all the communities. I really believe that part of the success I had in working with the kids out there was because of that conversation I had with Mr. Buxton.”Tuzicka had a visceral understanding of the school district consolidation process, as Bison High School and Otis High School had consolidated shortly after he graduated from high school. His attitude for inclusion and ability to recruit nurtured a growing program.“We started to grow, and it was fun,” Tuzicka said. “Once I got the enrollment up, I started doing musicals. I liked doing the musicals with Broadway RFD, so that was another thing we started doing.”While growing the Southeast of Saline vocal program, his wife, Susan, would give vocal lesson to students. A couple years after Tuzicka took on the high school and middle school vocal program, an elementary music job opened up in the USD 306 school district, and she applied and was accepted.“She was my right arm, and maybe more than that,” Tuzicka said. “Any amount of success I’ve had with what I’ve been doing, I can truthfully say, a lot of it has to do with her.”Susan would teach the fundamentals of reading music, and inspire the love of music.“By the time they got to me, they were so well prepared,” Tuzicka said. “They had an appreciation for music and they understood music. The elementary music teachers all across the nation are the building blocks of whatever takes place in the high schools and colleges, because they learn the stuff down there. That’s where they learn to enjoy it, and that’s what is important.”The preparation from Susan at the elementary level, allowed Tuzicka to manage a vocal program that averaged 70-80 students in the choir, at 3A Southeast of Saline High School. One year, he remembers having a choir of over 110 students.When Southeast of Saline USD 306 opened a K-12 building in 1978, Tuzicka offered tech classes. He had been taking some classes in Wichita in tech theater, and worked on some things with some of the technical people at Century II.“There needed to be a group of students that understood the technical theater and how things worked in there, so we could maintain what was taking place,” Tuzicka said. “The design of the theater was a design for a multi-performance room. It worked for what we did.”According to Tuzicka, when the building was first designed, the theater was about twice as big as it is, and the choral and band rooms were bigger. He says the whole building was much more elaborate, even including a swimming pool in the original design.“Of course, the price on that, I don’t think that ever made it to the public to see,” Tuzicka said. “Things had to be cut back and changed.”The theater was a trending design at the time, one that can also be seen at Beloit High School and Cloud County Community College. The movement was to go away from a proscenium type theater, and make spaces not so formal.“We made some changes to it, to make it a formal concert venue,” Tuzicka said. “It made it more of a performance area, as opposed to just an open air space. We made it more of like a theater as much as we possibly could.”The timing was near perfect, as the Southeast of Saline theater wasn’t the only new performance venue being constructed. The Salina Bicentennial Center was built in 1976, and Tuzicka was asked to work there with spotlighting.“It was a part-time job, and then it kept snowballing, where I was doing more and more,” Tuzicka said. “I got involved with the stage hand union, and I was working all over Kansas helping set up different shows and concerts. It was kind of like on the job training for me. I would bring those things back to Southeast of Saline, like ideas for play sets. I would go see how the pros did it, and bring that information back to Southeast and try it there. It worked out very well.”As the students at Southeast of Saline became adept in the technical side of performances, many started helping Tuzicka set up for shows at the Salina Bicentennial Center.“There were times when I didn’t have things going on at Southeast, I would take seniors in,” Tuzicka said. “The acts always brought their own sound and lighting people. It was our job to get them set up and going right.”After 1996, when the Fox Theater Discover Group formed to research the viability of the Fox Theater in downtown Salina, Tuzicka was called on to share his experience in theater technology.“I knew they were refurbishing the theater, and since I was involved with some of the things over at the Bicentennial Center at the time, they called me and asked me to come in and look at the plans for the theater for bringing in concerts and so forth,” Tuzicka said. “I said ‘Here are a couple thing you might want to consider or redo or look at.’ That kind of started it, and they asked me to come in and help more.”The Stiefel Theater opened in 2002, and by 2006, when Tuzicka retired from teaching at Southeast of Saline, the facility was starting to do more and more shows. Tuzicka was hired as the technical director, also overseeing the facility maintenance. The technical director at the Stiefel Theater involves similar job responsibilities as that of the Bicentennial Center, taking care of everything on the stage in terms of lighting and sound - setting it up so the lighting and sound guys will have the best control possible.“It was kind of an extension of the career at Southeast of Saline,” Tuzicka said. “This is the greatest working environment. I’m so lucky to have the people, the board, Jane Gates, everbody. The best thing about my job, I get a chance to talk to some of these (performers.) My door is always open. They walk in. Martina McBride said it looks like someone actually works in here.”Also upon retirement from teaching at Southeast, Tuzicka and his wife, Susan, joined the Salina Chorale under the direction of Dr. Joseph Figg. When health issues prevented Dr. Figg from continuing with the chorale in 2009, Tuzicka was asked to take over and finish out the semester.“I’ve been doing it ever since,” Tuzicka said. “It’s my therapy. Every Monday night, I go to therapy.”<h2>Telling the story</h2>The last concert of the Salina Chorale, under the direction of Tuzicka, will involve some Southeast of Saline vocal program history.“I think one of the things about music, there’s no such thing as a piece of music you’ve done, that cannot be elaborated on or made better,” Tuzicka said. “It’s never perfect. It’s always a work in progress. You can never be satisfied with it, because it is never done.”In 1996, Tuzicka took his first group of students to sing in Washington D.C. One of the first stops when arriving in Washington D.C. was a visit to the Albert Einstein statue. The students crawled all over the statue for a photo opportunity, and Tuzicka, in an impromptu moment, directed the group in the song by the King Singers, You are the New Day.“That was the first piece any of my choirs sang in Washington D.C.,” Tuzicka said. “The hope for a new day is what keeps everybody going.”Along with You are the New Day, the Salina Chorale will sing Corner of the Sky from the musical Pippin. Pippin was the musical performed at Southeast of Saline in the fall of 1997, his son, Chris’s, senior year of high school.A song titled, Kittery, is one of Southeast of Saline’s historical performance pieces, a version of the Lord’s Prayer sang with a kind of sound you can hear in Slovac countries.“It’s a little bit different,” Tuzicka said. “It is a harsh sound. No great beautiful singing, so it is going to clean everybody’s ears to start with.”Other pieces on the setlist include One Tin Soldier; Lonesome Road by James Taylor; Shenandoah; Cantique de Jean Racine; Prayer of the Children; Home in the Heartland - a piece from Riverdance written about the plains and the Midwest; River of Judea and The Old Irish Blessing as the encore. The Salina Chorale will also perform Home on the Range, because Tuzicka assumes that if he ever directs a choir in Iowa, they are probably not going to let him do Home on the Range.A song special to the Salina Chorale, God Be in My Head, will be included in the set, as a remembrance to Dr. Joseph Figg.“I am going to miss the community and I’m going to miss the people and I’m going to miss what I do, but, just turn the page,” Tuzicka said. “How much I feel indebted to the community at Southeast of Saline. I was so lucky to somehow get into that community, and they accepted me. I have always had the highest amount of respect for the people who are on the school board out there, the people who stepped forward and had the well being of the students and the young people of the community at heart. That’s doesn’t just come from the school board, that comes from all the community.

The Spotlight — Bill Tuzicka directs his last concert of the Salina Chorale  

The Salina Senior Theater Project (SSTP) will open its fourth season with Carol Nimmons's comedy&nbsp;"Mernie's Little Hoax" on Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army 1137 North Santa Fe.

"Marnie's Little Hoax" is about a rich widow living in the Golden Gate retirement village. She is concerned because she has no known heirs to whom she can leave her fortune. She devises a hoax to see who among her so-called friends might be candidates in her will. When her fake demise backfires she becomes the victim of crazy shenanigans plotted by a network of unpredictable retirees.

Mernie Mayham.......Connie Gibson&nbsp; Maxine........................Taffy Speilman Sally.............................Judy Eilrich Helen...........................Laurie Moavec Herman.......................Mike Odell** Nellie...........................Carol Bragg Stanley........................Jack Owen ** Sadie...........................Kala Hurde Activities Director...Donna Tope ** Judge..........................Wally Hitchcock&nbsp;

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 </figure>SubmittedThe Salina Senior Theater Project (SSTP) will open its fourth season with Carol Nimmons's comedy&nbsp;"Mernie's Little Hoax" on Friday, May 3, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, May 4, at 3 p.m. at the Salvation Army 1137 North Santa Fe."Marnie's Little Hoax" is about a rich widow living in the Golden Gate retirement village. She is concerned because she has no known heirs to whom she can leave her fortune. She devises a hoax to see who among her so-called friends might be candidates in her will. When her fake demise backfires she becomes the victim of crazy shenanigans plotted by a network of unpredictable retirees.<h2>CAST **SSTP Debut</h2>Mernie Mayham.......Connie Gibson&nbsp; Maxine........................Taffy Speilman Sally.............................Judy Eilrich Helen...........................Laurie Moavec Herman.......................Mike Odell** Nellie...........................Carol Bragg Stanley........................Jack Owen ** Sadie...........................Kala Hurde Activities Director...Donna Tope ** Judge..........................Wally Hitchcock&nbsp;READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/f8169fe9-e03b-4e8b-998f-2ce10f24d094">Hammer fight breaks out between coworkers in Dollar General parking lot</a>

Salina Senior Theater Project presents 'Mernie's Little Hoax' May 3-4

On April 19, 1993, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-35764ebe19af469d9c5238342c51c75f">51-day siege at the Branch Davidian</a>&nbsp;compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; about 80 people, including two dozen children and sect leader David Koresh, were killed. Then on the same date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh, seeking to strike at the government he blamed for the Waco deaths,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/68c26857c23158132a4f2a1c56ac6225">destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City</a>, killing 168 people. (McVeigh was convicted of federal murder charges and executed in 2001.)

In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

In 1865, a funeral was held at the White House for President Abraham Lincoln, assassinated five days earlier; his coffin was then taken to the U.S. Capitol for a private memorial service in the Rotunda.

In 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held; winner John J. McDermott ran the course in two hours, 55 minutes and 10 seconds.

In 1912, a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee opened hearings in New York into the Titanic disaster.

In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile uprising against Nazi forces.

In 1977, the Supreme Court, in Ingraham v. Wright, ruled 5-4 that even severe spanking of schoolchildren by faculty members did not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.

In 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa in the Caribbean.

In 2005,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-timelime-e9472623b2af2e1556ac429bffe05029">Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany</a>&nbsp;was elected pope in the first conclave of the new millennium; he took the name Benedict XVI.

In 2012,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/levon-helm">Levon Helm</a>, drummer and singer for The Band, died in New York City at age 71.

In 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv), a 19-year-old college student wanted in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversary-10-year-2c0640b1c7ce68f1c9c7c0f15fb56371">Boston Marathon bombings</a>, was taken into custody after a manhunt that had left the city virtually paralyzed; his older brother and alleged accomplice, 26-year-old Tamerlan (TAM’-ehr-luhn), was killed earlier in a furious attempt to escape police.

In 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died a week after suffering a spinal cord injury in the back of a Baltimore police van while he was handcuffed and shackled. (<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-a82b81b31173487fa03f4900af06e718">Six police officers were charged</a>; three were acquitted and the city’s top prosecutor eventually dropped the three remaining cases.)

In 2017,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/46a4547285844f9598949bcda54d4939">Fox News Channel’s parent company fired Bill O’Reilly</a>&nbsp;following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable news’ most popular program.

In 2018,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-international-news-cuba-raul-castro-fl-state-wire-372b8b7798de410099e2f4fa73d93ad8">Raul Castro turned over Cuba’s presidency</a>&nbsp;to Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, the first non-Castro to hold Cuba’s top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul.

In 2022, Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-world-news-europe-61ac8636ddb2d75a6df4605492889d7b">poured more troops into Ukraine</a>&nbsp;in a pivotal battle for control of the country’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

In 2023, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused nine men with connections to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jehovahs-witnesses-child-abuse-pennsylvania-investigation-01660ed00de1f2a02f87c0597c9ae0af">Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713538770420.png" alt="FILE - This April 19, 1995, file photo shows the north side of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building after a car bomb blast in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo, File)" />
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 </figure><h2>Today in History:</h2>On April 19, 1993, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-35764ebe19af469d9c5238342c51c75f">51-day siege at the Branch Davidian</a>&nbsp;compound near Waco, Texas, ended as fire destroyed the structure after federal agents began smashing their way in; about 80 people, including two dozen children and sect leader David Koresh, were killed. Then on the same date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh, seeking to strike at the government he blamed for the Waco deaths,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/68c26857c23158132a4f2a1c56ac6225">destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City</a>, killing 168 people. (McVeigh was convicted of federal murder charges and executed in 2001.)<h2>On this date:</h2>In 1775, the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.In 1865, a funeral was held at the White House for President Abraham Lincoln, assassinated five days earlier; his coffin was then taken to the U.S. Capitol for a private memorial service in the Rotunda.In 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held; winner John J. McDermott ran the course in two hours, 55 minutes and 10 seconds.In 1912, a special subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee opened hearings in New York into the Titanic disaster.In 1943, during World War II, tens of thousands of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto began a valiant but ultimately futile uprising against Nazi forces.In 1977, the Supreme Court, in Ingraham v. Wright, ruled 5-4 that even severe spanking of schoolchildren by faculty members did not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.In 1989, 47 sailors were killed when a gun turret exploded aboard the USS Iowa in the Caribbean.In 2005,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-timelime-e9472623b2af2e1556ac429bffe05029">Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany</a>&nbsp;was elected pope in the first conclave of the new millennium; he took the name Benedict XVI.In 2012,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/levon-helm">Levon Helm</a>, drummer and singer for The Band, died in New York City at age 71.In 2013, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv), a 19-year-old college student wanted in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boston-marathon-bombing-anniversary-10-year-2c0640b1c7ce68f1c9c7c0f15fb56371">Boston Marathon bombings</a>, was taken into custody after a manhunt that had left the city virtually paralyzed; his older brother and alleged accomplice, 26-year-old Tamerlan (TAM’-ehr-luhn), was killed earlier in a furious attempt to escape police.In 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died a week after suffering a spinal cord injury in the back of a Baltimore police van while he was handcuffed and shackled. (<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-a82b81b31173487fa03f4900af06e718">Six police officers were charged</a>; three were acquitted and the city’s top prosecutor eventually dropped the three remaining cases.)In 2017,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/46a4547285844f9598949bcda54d4939">Fox News Channel’s parent company fired Bill O’Reilly</a>&nbsp;following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable news’ most popular program.In 2018,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-international-news-cuba-raul-castro-fl-state-wire-372b8b7798de410099e2f4fa73d93ad8">Raul Castro turned over Cuba’s presidency</a>&nbsp;to Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, the first non-Castro to hold Cuba’s top government office since the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul.In 2022, Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-kyiv-world-news-europe-61ac8636ddb2d75a6df4605492889d7b">poured more troops into Ukraine</a>&nbsp;in a pivotal battle for control of the country’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.In 2023, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused nine men with connections to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jehovahs-witnesses-child-abuse-pennsylvania-investigation-01660ed00de1f2a02f87c0597c9ae0af">Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse</a>.

Today in History, April 19

By OLIVIA BERGEMEIR Lead Reporter - Salina Post&nbsp;

A hammer fight broke out between two Salina residents early Wednesday morning after a dispute on the job site.

Salina Police Department (SPD) Capt. James Feldman said around 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Dollar General at 840 East Crawford Street, a witness reported two men fighting with hammers in the parking lot.

"During&nbsp;the course of&nbsp;investigations, they had contact with Christian Dionicio-Reyes, a 36-year-old male of Salina and Cristobal Lopez-Ramirez, a 46-year-old male of Salina," Feldman said. "It was determined&nbsp;that the two had been at a worksite in the 2600 block of East Crawford where the altercation started."

Feldman said after the altercation became heated, Dionicio-Reyes allegedly swung a hammer at Lopez-Ramirez, causing management to send them away from the job site.

As both men left the work site, they followed each other to the nearby Dollar General parking lot to continue the conflict.

"Christian (Dionicio-Reyes) is the first to enter the parking lot. He gets out of his car as Cristobal (Lopez-Ramirez) enters the parking lot. Christian then goes to the trunk of his vehicle, retrieves a hammer, and goes toward Cristobal, who's seated in his vehicle," Feldman said. "Christian then starts hitting at Cristobal as Cristobal exits his vehicle. Cristobal then retrieves a hammer from the back of his car."

Feldman said Dionicio-Reyes dropped his cell phone on the ground, which Lopez-Ramirez then smashed with his hammer.

Once the two had enough swinging hammers at each other, they attempted to leave the parking lot as SPD officers arrived.&nbsp;

Lopez-Ramirez told officers that Dionicio-Reyes struck him in the arm several times, which he first refused treatment but was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for light medical attention.

SPD officers then arrested both and requested charges against Dionicio-Reyes for aggravated battery and requested charges against Lopez-Ramirez for aggravated assault and felony damage to property.

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 </figure>By OLIVIA BERGEMEIR Lead Reporter - Salina Post&nbsp;A hammer fight broke out between two Salina residents early Wednesday morning after a dispute on the job site.Salina Police Department (SPD) Capt. James Feldman said around 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Dollar General at 840 East Crawford Street, a witness reported two men fighting with hammers in the parking lot."During&nbsp;the course of&nbsp;investigations, they had contact with Christian Dionicio-Reyes, a 36-year-old male of Salina and Cristobal Lopez-Ramirez, a 46-year-old male of Salina," Feldman said. "It was determined&nbsp;that the two had been at a worksite in the 2600 block of East Crawford where the altercation started."Feldman said after the altercation became heated, Dionicio-Reyes allegedly swung a hammer at Lopez-Ramirez, causing management to send them away from the job site.As both men left the work site, they followed each other to the nearby Dollar General parking lot to continue the conflict."Christian (Dionicio-Reyes) is the first to enter the parking lot. He gets out of his car as Cristobal (Lopez-Ramirez) enters the parking lot. Christian then goes to the trunk of his vehicle, retrieves a hammer, and goes toward Cristobal, who's seated in his vehicle," Feldman said. "Christian then starts hitting at Cristobal as Cristobal exits his vehicle. Cristobal then retrieves a hammer from the back of his car."Feldman said Dionicio-Reyes dropped his cell phone on the ground, which Lopez-Ramirez then smashed with his hammer.Once the two had enough swinging hammers at each other, they attempted to leave the parking lot as SPD officers arrived.&nbsp;Lopez-Ramirez told officers that Dionicio-Reyes struck him in the arm several times, which he first refused treatment but was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for light medical attention.SPD officers then arrested both and requested charges against Dionicio-Reyes for aggravated battery and requested charges against Lopez-Ramirez for aggravated assault and felony damage to property.READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/031c5329-dd65-4767-b327-b7aca4a5ba5c">Salina resident falls at Indian Rock Park, sustains non-life-threatening injuries</a>

Hammer fight breaks out between coworkers in Dollar General parking lot

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

NAME: Anderson, Calvin Ray REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Boyett, Shane Richard Michael REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation Failure to appear Failure to appear Failure to appear Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Interf w/LEO; obstr/resist/oppose felony warrant Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance

NAME: Chavez-Majors, Kyle Alan REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Poss of substance in KSA 65-4105(h)

NAME:&nbsp;Cumbie, Aubrey Lynn REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Poss of marijuana

NAME:&nbsp;Hatfield, Boyd Wendell REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;McCarter, Christopher Lee REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Violation of protection order; Unknown circumstance

READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/031c5329-dd65-4767-b327-b7aca4a5ba5c">Salina resident falls at Indian Rock Park, sustains non-life-threatening injuries</a>

NAME:&nbsp;Reinbold, Dalton Lyle REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Schneider, Brandon Lee REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Sidener, Marilyn Jane REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation Theft of prop/serv;&lt;$1500 2 or more conv in 5yr

NAME:&nbsp;Smith, Miranda Sue REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Failure to appear Failure to appear

NAME:&nbsp;Williams, Stevie Leon Edger REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Domestic Battery: rude physical contact

NAME:&nbsp;Wolf, Misti Dawn REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Failure to appear

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
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 </figure>NAME: Anderson, Calvin Ray REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
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 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Boyett, Shane Richard Michael REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation Failure to appear Failure to appear Failure to appear Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Interf w/LEO; obstr/resist/oppose felony warrant Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534423674.jpeg" alt="Chavez-Majors, Kyle Alan" />
 <figcaption>Chavez-Majors, Kyle Alan</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME: Chavez-Majors, Kyle Alan REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Poss of substance in KSA 65-4105(h)<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534460724.jpeg" alt="Cumbie, Aubrey Lynn" />
 <figcaption>Cumbie, Aubrey Lynn</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Cumbie, Aubrey Lynn REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body Poss of marijuana<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534488008.jpeg" alt="Hatfield, Boyd Wendell" />
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 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Hatfield, Boyd Wendell REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534522640.jpeg" alt="McCarter, Christopher Lee" />
 <figcaption>McCarter, Christopher Lee</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;McCarter, Christopher Lee REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Violation of protection order; Unknown circumstanceREAD MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/031c5329-dd65-4767-b327-b7aca4a5ba5c">Salina resident falls at Indian Rock Park, sustains non-life-threatening injuries</a><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534588807.jpeg" alt="Reinbold, Dalton Lyle" />
 <figcaption>Reinbold, Dalton Lyle</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Reinbold, Dalton Lyle REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534620539.jpeg" alt="Schneider, Brandon Lee" />
 <figcaption>Schneider, Brandon Lee</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Schneider, Brandon Lee REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/7/1688562049999.png" alt="" />
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 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Sidener, Marilyn Jane REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation Theft of prop/serv;&lt;$1500 2 or more conv in 5yr<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534686039.jpeg" alt="Smith, Miranda Sue" />
 <figcaption>Smith, Miranda Sue</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Smith, Miranda Sue REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Failure to appear Failure to appear<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534714306.jpeg" alt="Williams, Stevie Leon Edger" />
 <figcaption>Williams, Stevie Leon Edger</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Williams, Stevie Leon Edger REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Domestic Battery: rude physical contact<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534751405.jpeg" alt="Wolf, Misti Dawn" />
 <figcaption>Wolf, Misti Dawn</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Wolf, Misti Dawn REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Failure to appear

Saline County Jail Bookings, April 19

Multiple first responder crews arrived at Indian Rock Park yesterday evening to help an injured resident who fell near the large rock formation that provides the park's namesake.

Salina Fire Department (SFD) Deputy Chief Shane Pearson said that around 7:20 p.m., an SFD engine, rescue truck and an ambulance crew arrived on the scene.

"They had non-life-threatening injuries," Pearson said.

Pearson said it wasn't clear if the resident had fallen from Indian Rock. Still, emergency responders found the resident close to the rock with injuries consistent with falling.

A witness reported that they heard the resident screaming in pain, and the ambulance left the scene with lights flashing toward Salina Regional Health Center.

READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/5fcbd5cf-00a7-494a-9229-ffe3f3fe6271">Train strikes parked truck, Saline County Sheriff's Office finds drugs</a>

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713468206887.jpeg" alt="Salina Fire Department and Salina Police Department crews respond to an injury fall at Indian Rock Park on Wednesday, April 17. Image courtesy Joyce" />
 <figcaption>Salina Fire Department and Salina Police Department crews respond to an injury fall at Indian Rock Park on Wednesday, April 17. Image courtesy Joyce</figcaption>
 </figure>By SALINA POSTMultiple first responder crews arrived at Indian Rock Park yesterday evening to help an injured resident who fell near the large rock formation that provides the park's namesake.Salina Fire Department (SFD) Deputy Chief Shane Pearson said that around 7:20 p.m., an SFD engine, rescue truck and an ambulance crew arrived on the scene."They had non-life-threatening injuries," Pearson said.Pearson said it wasn't clear if the resident had fallen from Indian Rock. Still, emergency responders found the resident close to the rock with injuries consistent with falling.A witness reported that they heard the resident screaming in pain, and the ambulance left the scene with lights flashing toward Salina Regional Health Center.READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/5fcbd5cf-00a7-494a-9229-ffe3f3fe6271">Train strikes parked truck, Saline County Sheriff's Office finds drugs</a>

Salina resident falls at Indian Rock Park, sustains non-life-threatening injuries

Overcoming adversity with resilience and courage is a lesson applicable to both sports and religion. It is also the theme of a talk, “Unbreakable Spirit,” by Marcellus Casey, chaplain of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Casey will give the talk at 6 p.m. April 23 in Mabee Arena on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus. The talk is sponsored by the KWU Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Casey will also visit with KWU-specific groups earlier in the day.

Casey has been involved in sports ministry for more than 17 years, playing football and serving as a sports chaplain at Northwest Missouri State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations. His father pastored an inner-city church and also served as a chaplain to Olympic and professional athletes.

Casey worked with FCA for 11 years and was director of Greater Kansas City. He has been chaplain of the KC Chiefs for almost seven years and is executive director of Championship Greatness in Kansas City, spiritual leadership for athletes.

“Unbreakable Spirit: Overcoming Adversity with Resilience and Courage” will be free and open to all community members.

Growing up with a father who pastored an inner-city church and who worked as a chaplain to Olympic and professional athletes gave Marcellus an inside look into sports ministry life. Having a mother who is a lifetime educator gave Marcellus a picture of what it means to slow down and care for others.


Marcellus now has over 17 years of experience in sports ministry. Alter playing football and serving as a sports chaplain at Northwest Missouri State University, Marcellus mamed his high school sweetheart, Stephanie.


He then served as the chaplain for the University of Illinois football and basketball teams through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (F.C.A.) before moving to Kansas City to serve as F.C.A.'s Director for the states of Kansas and Missouri.

 Marcellus is currently serving in his 6th season as the chaplain for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Marcellus and Stephanie recently celebrated 17 years of marriage, and they have three beautiful daughters (Salem, Cora, Vivi) and one handsome son (Ralphie).&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713485825495.jpeg" alt="Marcellus Casey " />
 <figcaption>Marcellus Casey </figcaption>
 </figure> SubmittedOvercoming adversity with resilience and courage is a lesson applicable to both sports and religion. It is also the theme of a talk, “Unbreakable Spirit,” by Marcellus Casey, chaplain of the Kansas City Chiefs.Casey will give the talk at 6 p.m. April 23 in Mabee Arena on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus. The talk is sponsored by the KWU Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Casey will also visit with KWU-specific groups earlier in the day.Casey has been involved in sports ministry for more than 17 years, playing football and serving as a sports chaplain at Northwest Missouri State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations. His father pastored an inner-city church and also served as a chaplain to Olympic and professional athletes.Casey worked with FCA for 11 years and was director of Greater Kansas City. He has been chaplain of the KC Chiefs for almost seven years and is executive director of Championship Greatness in Kansas City, spiritual leadership for athletes.“Unbreakable Spirit: Overcoming Adversity with Resilience and Courage” will be free and open to all community members.<h2>More about Marcellus</h2>Growing up with a father who pastored an inner-city church and who worked as a chaplain to Olympic and professional athletes gave Marcellus an inside look into sports ministry life. Having a mother who is a lifetime educator gave Marcellus a picture of what it means to slow down and care for others.
Marcellus now has over 17 years of experience in sports ministry. Alter playing football and serving as a sports chaplain at Northwest Missouri State University, Marcellus mamed his high school sweetheart, Stephanie.
He then served as the chaplain for the University of Illinois football and basketball teams through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (F.C.A.) before moving to Kansas City to serve as F.C.A.'s Director for the states of Kansas and Missouri. Marcellus is currently serving in his 6th season as the chaplain for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Marcellus and Stephanie recently celebrated 17 years of marriage, and they have three beautiful daughters (Salem, Cora, Vivi) and one handsome son (Ralphie).&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City Chiefs Chaplain to Visit KWU

For the second year in a row, Salina Area Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program has been named one of the top 5 in Kansas by RegisteredNursing.org, a nationwide organization promoting excellence in nursing education and the Registered Nursing profession.

To get its rankings, RegisteredNursing.org looked at current and historical passing rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (commonly called the NCLEX-RN) at each of the 32 colleges in the state.

Salina Tech scored a 92.19, putting it slightly behind Benedictine College, with a score of 94.63; Johnson County Community College, with a score of 93.22; Baker University, with a score of 92.79 and Labette Community College, with a score of 92.46.

The overall statewide average score was 78.77.

The full list of rankings for Kansas nursing programs can be found at: <a href="https://www.registerednursing.org/state/kansas/#show">https://www.registerednursing.org/state/kansas/#show</a>

Salina Tech started a nine-month Practical Nursing program in the fall of 2018, in response to the need for more nurses in the area following the closure of Brown-Mackie College, and the Associate Degree Nursing program launched a year after that. Since then, 115 students have graduated from the Practical Nursing program, and 74 from the Associate Degree program. In May, the college expects to graduate another 29 Practical Nursing students and another 23 Associate Degree students.

To help make the program available to more students, Salina Tech is starting a part-time Practical Nursing program this fall, and plans to start a part-time Associate Degree program in the fall of 2025.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1673715940863.jpeg" alt="" />
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 </figure>SubmittedFor the second year in a row, Salina Area Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program has been named one of the top 5 in Kansas by RegisteredNursing.org, a nationwide organization promoting excellence in nursing education and the Registered Nursing profession.To get its rankings, RegisteredNursing.org looked at current and historical passing rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (commonly called the NCLEX-RN) at each of the 32 colleges in the state.Salina Tech scored a 92.19, putting it slightly behind Benedictine College, with a score of 94.63; Johnson County Community College, with a score of 93.22; Baker University, with a score of 92.79 and Labette Community College, with a score of 92.46.The overall statewide average score was 78.77.The full list of rankings for Kansas nursing programs can be found at: <a href="https://www.registerednursing.org/state/kansas/#show">https://www.registerednursing.org/state/kansas/#show</a>Salina Tech started a nine-month Practical Nursing program in the fall of 2018, in response to the need for more nurses in the area following the closure of Brown-Mackie College, and the Associate Degree Nursing program launched a year after that. Since then, 115 students have graduated from the Practical Nursing program, and 74 from the Associate Degree program. In May, the college expects to graduate another 29 Practical Nursing students and another 23 Associate Degree students.To help make the program available to more students, Salina Tech is starting a part-time Practical Nursing program this fall, and plans to start a part-time Associate Degree program in the fall of 2025.

Salina Tech ranked as a Top 5 nursing school in Kansas

AJ Honey Farms currently has two part-time positions available at their retail location at 901 N Ninth Street in Salina, Kansas.

Running cash registers and assisting with customers: Interact with our valued customers, providing exceptional service, and ensure a seamless checkout experience. Making candles, salves, balms, and more: Unleash your creativity as you participate in the production of our high-quality honey products. Bottling honey for wholesale accounts: Assist in bottling honey for our wholesale accounts, ensuring top-quality products reach out to partners. Keeping the store and work area clean and tidy: Maintain our store and work area,&nbsp;upholding our commitment to cleanliness and organization.

Please call Allen to schedule an interview at (785) 342-8694 available Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1711576719153.jpeg" alt="AJ Honey Farms Logo" />
 <figcaption>AJ Honey Farms Logo</figcaption>
 </figure>AJ Honey Farms currently has two part-time positions available at their retail location at 901 N Ninth Street in Salina, Kansas.<h2>Hours:</h2>15 to 20 hours a week.<h2>Schedule:</h2>Monday through Friday<h2>Hours of Operation: </h2>9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.&nbsp;<h2>Hourly Pay </h2>$10.00/hour<h2>Job duties include:</h2>Running cash registers and assisting with customers: Interact with our valued customers, providing exceptional service, and ensure a seamless checkout experience. Making candles, salves, balms, and more: Unleash your creativity as you participate in the production of our high-quality honey products. Bottling honey for wholesale accounts: Assist in bottling honey for our wholesale accounts, ensuring top-quality products reach out to partners. Keeping the store and work area clean and tidy: Maintain our store and work area,&nbsp;upholding our commitment to cleanliness and organization.Please call Allen to schedule an interview at (785) 342-8694 available Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

910 KINA Sports Headlines — April 18

By OLIVIA BERGMEIER Salina Post

On the south side of the intersection of South Halstead Road and West Old Highway 40, a Salina resident left a red 1998 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck on the railroad tracks.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said shortly before 12:15 a.m. this morning, a train struck the empty vehicle and reported the crash to Saline County.

"It had been parked on the tracks facing eastbound when the train came from the west and struck it from behind," Soldan said. "Deputies checked the area and located the driver."

Shortly after deputies arrived on the scene, they located 25-year-old Mackenzie Lewis, a Salina resident, around 12:38 a.m., just more than a mile away at the intersection of West Old Highway 40 and Interstate 135.

Soldan said deputies were unable to identify Lewis' reasons for parking the vehicle on the tracks but found drug paraphernalia and some methamphetamine in the truck and on Lewis. He also had no proof of insurance.

Deputies arrested Lewis and requested charges for drug possession, drug paraphernalia, parking in a prohibited place and no proof of insurance.

READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/982f3305-f234-4397-8e48-6840051eedd4">Salina Match Madness breaks fundraising record</a>

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713455349454.jpeg" alt="Saline County Sheriff's Deputies observed the crash scene this morning around 12:30 a.m. near South Halstead Road and West Old Highway 40 in Saline County. Image courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Saline County Sheriff's Deputies observed the crash scene this morning around 12:30 a.m. near South Halstead Road and West Old Highway 40 in Saline County. Image courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By OLIVIA BERGMEIER Salina PostOn the south side of the intersection of South Halstead Road and West Old Highway 40, a Salina resident left a red 1998 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck on the railroad tracks.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said shortly before 12:15 a.m. this morning, a train struck the empty vehicle and reported the crash to Saline County.<div><iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d11132.010486285591!2d-97.66856933869158!3d38.83093798141973!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x87bccec48977df97%3A0xbfaff91ddfef3a5a!2sW%20Old%20Hwy%2040%20%26%20S%20Halstead%20Rd%2C%20Smoky%20Hill%2C%20KS%2067401!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1713455493046!5m2!1sen!2sus" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe></div>"It had been parked on the tracks facing eastbound when the train came from the west and struck it from behind," Soldan said. "Deputies checked the area and located the driver."Shortly after deputies arrived on the scene, they located 25-year-old Mackenzie Lewis, a Salina resident, around 12:38 a.m., just more than a mile away at the intersection of West Old Highway 40 and Interstate 135.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713455401752.jpeg" alt="Lewis, Mackenzie Taylor" />
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 </figure>Soldan said deputies were unable to identify Lewis' reasons for parking the vehicle on the tracks but found drug paraphernalia and some methamphetamine in the truck and on Lewis. He also had no proof of insurance.Deputies arrested Lewis and requested charges for drug possession, drug paraphernalia, parking in a prohibited place and no proof of insurance.READ MORE:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/982f3305-f234-4397-8e48-6840051eedd4">Salina Match Madness breaks fundraising record</a>

Train strikes parked truck, Saline County Sheriff's Office finds drugs

Uncertainty still underlies most farm income projections

<a href="mailto:melgares@ksu.edu" target="_blank">By PAT MELGARES </a>K-State Research and Extension news service

In an unusual twist, Kansas State University agricultural economists are reporting divergent paths for net farm income and net cash income in the coming year.

Jenny Ifft, the Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair at K-State, said it is rare that the two measures of farm revenue move in different directions.

“This is one of those annoying situations where an economist says ‘it depends,’” Ifft said, referring to projected farm profitability this year.

Most areas of the state have recovered from drought in 2022, and other areas are currently experiencing moderate drought. Yet, assuming that crop yields follow normal trends, and the fact that economists project lower prices for fertilizer, fuel and oil, 2024 could be similar to 2023 for some farmers. Ifft said Kansas 2024 crop receipts projections show about 6% growth over 2023 if yields are similar to the historical average.

Joe Parcell, director of the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at K-State, said some areas of the livestock sector — dairy and hogs, for example — are expected to do better this year than in 2023, and the cattle dynamics are “a wildcard in Kansas.” Cattle price forecasts are high, but inventories are also down.

“The big question in the cattle market is how fast can cow-calf producers rebuild the herd that they sold off last year as a result of high prices and the drought,” Parcell said. “The other thing we see is that feed yards have been extremely resilient. Compared to five years ago, (feed yards) are spending $1,000 more per head in costs. If you take $1,000 for every 1,000 animals, that’s $1 million more they are putting through that feed yard.

“We’re still projecting for all cattle receipts to be even year-over-year, and that’s really holding up Kansas farm income right now.”

Ifft said that combining factors weighing on crop and livestock production, “we expect net farm income to increase 21%, but net cash income to decrease by 14%.”

She added that economists often focus on net farm income because that measure reflects the totality of the producer’s income in a given year. Net farm income includes income as well as changes to materials and inventory.

“And so if we’re talking about a return to normal crop yields this year, producers are going to have more crops; they are going to have higher inventories at the end of 2024,” Ifft said.

But, she adds, “you can also look at net cash income, and this is something that lenders like to look at because they’re interested in producers' ability to repay loans. Cash is what you can see easily…what’s in your bank account. And we expect net cash income to be down about 14% in 2024.”

The net cash income forecast puts Kansas closer to what is projected nationally, according to Ifft.

“It looks like we’re moving into a period of tighter profit margins after some years where a lot of producers, though not everybody, did well,” Ifft said “We’re not below historical average farm income yet, but unfortunately, the normal in agriculture is a fairly tight profit margin.”

The Kansas Farm Income Outlook was put together by the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, which has its headquarters at the University of Missouri but publishes the farm income outlook for seven Midwest states. Parcell and Ifft are among the K-State faculty members who contribute to Kansas’ report.

<a href="https://ruralandfarmfinance.com/publications/">The full Kansas Farm Income Outlook is available online</a>. Ongoing analysis and reports about Kansas agriculture also are available&nbsp;<a href="https://agmanager.info/">online from the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713454999408.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;Kansas 2024 net farm income is projected to increase 21%, but net cash income will decrease by 14%, according to an outlook recently published by the Rural and Farm Policy Analysis Center. Image Courtesy KSRE" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;Kansas 2024 net farm income is projected to increase 21%, but net cash income will decrease by 14%, according to an outlook recently published by the Rural and Farm Policy Analysis Center. Image Courtesy KSRE</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Uncertainty still underlies most farm income projections</h2><a href="mailto:melgares@ksu.edu" target="_blank">By PAT MELGARES </a>K-State Research and Extension news serviceIn an unusual twist, Kansas State University agricultural economists are reporting divergent paths for net farm income and net cash income in the coming year.Jenny Ifft, the Flinchbaugh Agricultural Policy Chair at K-State, said it is rare that the two measures of farm revenue move in different directions.“This is one of those annoying situations where an economist says ‘it depends,’” Ifft said, referring to projected farm profitability this year.Most areas of the state have recovered from drought in 2022, and other areas are currently experiencing moderate drought. Yet, assuming that crop yields follow normal trends, and the fact that economists project lower prices for fertilizer, fuel and oil, 2024 could be similar to 2023 for some farmers. Ifft said Kansas 2024 crop receipts projections show about 6% growth over 2023 if yields are similar to the historical average.Joe Parcell, director of the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at K-State, said some areas of the livestock sector — dairy and hogs, for example — are expected to do better this year than in 2023, and the cattle dynamics are “a wildcard in Kansas.” Cattle price forecasts are high, but inventories are also down.“The big question in the cattle market is how fast can cow-calf producers rebuild the herd that they sold off last year as a result of high prices and the drought,” Parcell said. “The other thing we see is that feed yards have been extremely resilient. Compared to five years ago, (feed yards) are spending $1,000 more per head in costs. If you take $1,000 for every 1,000 animals, that’s $1 million more they are putting through that feed yard.“We’re still projecting for all cattle receipts to be even year-over-year, and that’s really holding up Kansas farm income right now.”Ifft said that combining factors weighing on crop and livestock production, “we expect net farm income to increase 21%, but net cash income to decrease by 14%.”She added that economists often focus on net farm income because that measure reflects the totality of the producer’s income in a given year. Net farm income includes income as well as changes to materials and inventory.“And so if we’re talking about a return to normal crop yields this year, producers are going to have more crops; they are going to have higher inventories at the end of 2024,” Ifft said.But, she adds, “you can also look at net cash income, and this is something that lenders like to look at because they’re interested in producers' ability to repay loans. Cash is what you can see easily…what’s in your bank account. And we expect net cash income to be down about 14% in 2024.”The net cash income forecast puts Kansas closer to what is projected nationally, according to Ifft.“It looks like we’re moving into a period of tighter profit margins after some years where a lot of producers, though not everybody, did well,” Ifft said “We’re not below historical average farm income yet, but unfortunately, the normal in agriculture is a fairly tight profit margin.”The Kansas Farm Income Outlook was put together by the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center, which has its headquarters at the University of Missouri but publishes the farm income outlook for seven Midwest states. Parcell and Ifft are among the K-State faculty members who contribute to Kansas’ report.<a href="https://ruralandfarmfinance.com/publications/">The full Kansas Farm Income Outlook is available online</a>. Ongoing analysis and reports about Kansas agriculture also are available&nbsp;<a href="https://agmanager.info/">online from the K-State Department of Agricultural Economics</a>.

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