Nelson man charged with DWI after leading deputy on chase (06/05/08) A Nelson man who led a Saline County sheriff's deputy on a chase Wednesday evening, June 4, has been charged with being a chronic offender of driving while intoxicated, according to unofficial court records on the Web. Kenneth Michael Shelton, 48, was charged Thursday, June 5, following the incident Wednesday...

Nelson man leads deputy on chase, arrested on suspicion of burglary, other charges (06/05/08) A burglary suspect was arrested Wednesday evening, June 4, after leading a Saline County sheriff's deputy on a chase that ended on Bar Hollow Road in Cooper County. A Nelson man was arrested on suspicion of a number of infractions, including burglary, resisting arrest, driving while intoxicated, driving while his license was revoked, speeding and several other driving violations...

Rural Nelson man reports gas theft (05/29/08) A rural Nelson man reported early Wednesday, May 28, the theft of about 100 gallons of gasoline from a tank at his residence, according to Saline County Sheriff's Department. The man estimated the value of the stolen gas at about $379, according to the report.

Horsemen Against Cancer benefit event slated for June 7 (05/28/08) The Palomino Horse Association, headquartered in Nelson, is sponsoring its second Horsemen Against Cancer event on Saturday, June 7, at Saline County Fairground to benefit The American Cancer Society and Fitzgibbon Hospital's Community Cancer Center...

April election/Courthouse renovation tax gets nod from voters (04/09/08) Editor's note: All vote totals below are unofficial preliminary tallies as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 9. The 1/4-cent sales tax to finance a major renovation of the Saline County Courthouse won handily in the local election Tuesday, April 8...

Marshall firefighters battle bridge, mud, car fire (04/02/08) Marshall Fire Department received a phone call about 5:45 p.m. in reference to a vehicle fire in the country, northwest of Nelson. "It took us a while to get there," said Assistant Fire Chief Tony Day. When firefighters arrived on the scene near County Road 216 and 225, they discovered a 1983 Cadillac Deville, owned by John Parish of Marshall, involved in flames down a "mud" road in a field, according to Day...

Sheriff's Department investigates possible child abduction attempt (01/28/08) The Saline County Sheriff's Department is investigating a possible attempted child abduction that occurred in Nelson, Saturday, Jan. 26. The mother of the 6-year-old victim contacted the Sheriff's Department at about 8:30 p.m. to report the incident, according to the deputy's report...

Nelson girl bitten by racoon Monday, Dec. 31; Animal being tested for rabies (01/02/08) Ashley Hursman, 10, of Nelson, was released from Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall Monday, Dec. 31, after treatment for a raccoon bite on her leg. Hursman was with her father, Tony Hursman, taking pictures of raccoons they had trapped, when the animal bit her on the left calf. The incident took place in a field off Highway AA near Nelson...

6-year-old sustains minor injuries in accident (01/02/08) Lorena M. Reyes, 19, of Marshall was cited for failure to drive on the right side of the roadway and for a child restraint violation Monday afternoon, Dec. 31, after she and a minor child were involved in a one-car accident on Route H near County Road 225 in Saline County...

No injuries in train derailment late Dec. 16 near Nelson (12/17/07) Four railroad cars of wheat went off the tracks and 350 railroad ties will be replaced as a result of a Union Pacific Railroad accident near Nelson Sunday, Dec. 16, about 9:30 p.m., but no one was injured. The cars were part of a 94-car train enroute from Colby, Kan., to E. St. Louis, Ill., when the accident occurred between Marshall and Smithton, according to Mark Davis, director of regional public affairs for Union Pacific...

Nelson family has total loss in Tuesday fire (10/05/07) Donny Ray and daughter, Jennifer, lost everything they owned in a early afternoon fire on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at their home in Nelson. Jennifer's boyfriend, Joe Miller, and their two children, Jake, 9, and Maggie, 3, also lived at the residence. "They don't have anything," said Tonya Shoecraft, Donny's sister. The destruction was caused by "an electrical fire in the basement from what they can tell."...

Corrections/Wednesday, September 26 (09/28/07) Corrections A story Tuesday, Sept. 25, included two reports from the Saline County Sheriff's Department, one regarding a Nelson woman arrested on a warrant for failure to appear in court and another about an unrelated shoplifting incident. Regan D. Cornine was not involved in the shoplifting case...

Sheriff's deputies arrest Nelson woman on warrant, also investigate separate shoplifting incident at Marshall Junction (09/25/07) Regan Deanne Cornine, 27, of Nelson, was arrested Monday, Sept. 24, at her home, after a warrant was issued on June 7, when Cornine failed to appear for a scheduled court date. The arrest was made without incident, according to a report by the Saline County Sheriff's Department...