The Johnson County Salvation Army is halfway to its $350,000 goal this holiday.

According to a release, the group had raised $177,145 as of Tuesday, putting it more than 50 percent of its goal with Red Kettles and other donations that community members have made.

The campaign kicked off on Nov. 9, and the money raised equals roughly half of the group’s annual budget. It is used to support such things as the dinner program, a free youth-character building program as well as numerous other social services.

— by Jordyn Reiland