Saline County Health Dept. Operating hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday 8:00 to 6:00 p.m. The County Commission and Employees wish to Welcome you to the County Website. Enjoy your tour of information and services provided to you by clicking on the Links to the left.
US, Canada jointly release crude-by-rail transportation rules. The US and Canada simultaneously issued new regulations governing transportation of crude oil and other hazardous materials by rail.
The number of accidents is going up because the oil boom in the U.S. and Canada has dramatically increased the amount of oil shipped by rail. Last year, railroads moved 493,126 tank cars of crude oil, compared to 407,761 in 2013.