Neal Gugler of Chapman is Dickinson County’s new Magistrate Judge, according to information from the Kansas Judicial Branch Office of Judicial Administration. The 8 th Judicial District Nominating Commission made the selection Friday in Junction City following public interviews for the position. Eight people had applied for the position. Gugler’s new position will be effective on his swearing-...
A Friday morning shooting at Olathe East High School injured the school resource officer and a school administrator. Officers and emergency crews responded at 10:41 a.m. to a call of a shooting at the school at 127th Street and Black Bob Road. The campus was locked down, and police took a suspect into custody shortly afterward. The suspect is a student at the school, who was also shot in ...
Kansas Supreme court denies AG’s request to dismiss 3 redistricting map lawsuits. The Kansas Supreme Court has denied Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s request to dismiss three lawsuits challenging the states newly passed congressional redistricting map. The high court announced the ruling Friday morning. The lawsuits, two of which were filed in Wyandotte County, the other in Douglas County ...
Dr. William Short will serve as Memorial Hospital Chief of Staff for 2022-23. Dr. William Short has been elected to serve as Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Medical Staff of the Full Medical Staff for 2022-2023. Dr. Short is a family medicine physician at Heartland Health Care Clinic. He also serves as the physician for Memorial Hospital Wound Center. The Chief of Medical Staff serves as the Presid...
pictured is Abilene Sophomore, Tucker Cell picture courtesy of Lyndsey Buechman Abilene Cowboys 120 #4 Christopher McClanahan, Junior 25-6 (Abilene Regional Champion) First Round - Chris McClanahan (Abilene) 26-6 WBF 1:46 over Robert Crooks, Sr. (Ottawa) 14-12 Quarterfinals - Chris McClanahan (Abilene) 27-6 WBF 3:46 Cason Wyrick, Fr. (Labette County) 34-6 Semifin...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is calling for the state’s to education official to step down following remarks made during a state education conference last week. In a statement released Thursday morning, Kelly touted Dr. Randy Watson’s long career in advocating for children in Kansas, but also called on the State Board of Education to take “issues of derogatory and discriminatory language seriousl...
The 11th Annual Phone-a-thon for the Dickinson County 4-H Foundation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3. 4-H members will be making phone calls to connect with 4-H alumni and friends on these dates between 6 and 8 p.m. from K-State Research and Extension – Chisholm Trail District, Abilene Office. The mission of the Dickinson County 4-H Foundation is to promote and ...
In a short message shared on its Facebook page, Marion County Emergency Communications confirmed the county’s sheriff, Robert Craft died Wednesday evening, Feb. 16. The shared message, from Marion County Undersheriff Larry Starkey, said funeral arrangements are pending and that Craft’s family and the sheriff’s office “greatly appreciate all the prayers on positive thoughts.” In the post ...
Local insurance agency treats road and bridge crew to pizza lunch Members of the Dickinson County Road and Bridge Department were treated to pizza for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 9. State Farm Insurance agent Amanda West and the Amanda West Insurance Agency, Inc., in Abilene, teamed up with Tossed N Sauced pizza to feed the highway department on National Pizza Day as a thank you. “In honor...
A Kansas Senator is proposing lawmakers increase the state’s minimum wage to $16 per hour by 2026. Fairway Senator Ethan Corson introduced the “Making Work Pay Act” February 9th. The plan would more than double the state’s minimum wage, currently $7.25 per hour, which matches the federal minimum. According to the proposal, the state’s minimum wage would go to $10 per hour on January, 1, ...
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Pictured is Abilene Junior, Heath Hoekman. It is a file photo from Monday's Jamboree. Image courte...
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