720. Salina, Saline County (KS098)

All right, Salina!  You’re killing me here!  So, this is the building I can best identify as the equivalent of the county courthouse.  The District Court and County Clerk are both based out of here.  I guess this is what I’m looking for.  Of course, across the street is the Saline County senior center…

Really, guys?  Why turn the old courthouse into a senior center?  If it isn’t suitable for the business of the county, how is it suitable for seniors?  I mean, wouldn’t you want something more modern, with easy access and without multiple floors, if you’re going to have people who might be prone to falling?  I get turning it into a museum, but this doesn’t seem like the wisest course of action.  Of course, those more youthful than I might quip that the “senior center” still serves the same function. I have the feeling that they could have put the building to a different, better, safer use.  That said, the senior center is more aesthetically pleasing than any other building I’ve seen in town.  

I thought about grabbing the closest cache I could find to the courthouse/senior center/whatever, but cops were swarming all around downtown.  Every time I looked up, there was a cruiser rolling by, turning a corner, or popping disco lights.  I was followed by two of them at one point, both hovering like vultures, waiting for me to do something.  I quickly came to the conclusion that I wanted nothing to do with any of it, so I decided to grab a cache on the edge of town in roughly the direction I was going.  At least I got a slightly different type of lamppost cache for my troubles.  Easy peasy with a side order of lemon squeezy.  Once I applied my signature and returned to the car, I once again hurled myself into the night, intent on reaching…