Lee Norman stepped down Thursday from his high-profile cabinet post as the chief medical officer in Kansas, where he managed the state’s response to COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. His departure from Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration follows months of conversations between Norman and her office about whether he was ready to leave state government. Norman retreated from public view in June fo...
Kansas Department of Health and Environment posted a COVID-19 announcement for the state of Kansas. Beginning November 17, all fully vaccinated Kansans over the age of 18 are now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots if they have met the 6-month time period following the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or the 2-month time period following the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and based on the patient's ris...
Bridge replacement project underway south of Chapman Dickinson County Public Information Work began Tuesday, Nov. 16 to replace the bridge located in the 1500 block of Rain Road. The bridge is expected to be closed through April 30 -- the duration of the project. The bridge is located south of Chapman. Dickinson County Road and Bridge Supervisor Martin Tannahill said on Monday the county’s...
20 communities in Kansas will get a portion of $9.4 million in grants awarded by the Dept. of Transportation. According to a release from Gov. Laura Kelly’s office, 20 new projects have been awarded funding from the state’s “IKE Transportation Program.” Abilene is one of the 20 projects to be awarded funds. Abilene will receive funds for 14th St. Improvements. The amount each project was...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm on a rare illness that was previously only seen in tropical climates, particularly South Asia and northern Australia. Now, two people are dead and two have recovered after being infected with melioidosis — a disease that had never before been detected on contiguous US soil. Melioidosis has now been seen in Georgia, Kansas, T...
A new Kansas fiscal forecast issued Wednesday predicts that state government will be awash in more than enough cash to allow for the big tax cuts that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican legislators already planned to pursue. The new forecast increased the projection for the state’s total tax collections by $1.3 billion for the current 2022 budget year that began July 1. The new projectio...
UPDATE: After a review Goddard Public Schools said it will not be removing any books from its libraries following a parent’s challenge. The district decided to hold the books from being checked out until a committee of all school principals and librarians could meet and collect feedback. Wednesday afternoon, the committee decided to review the annual vetting process of library books and leave a...
Governor Laura Kelly announced that she will be introducing a bill in the Kansas Legislature to “Axe the Food Tax,” and eliminate the state sales tax on food in Kansas. In a news conference Monday morning Kelly pointed out that Kansas is one of seven states in the nation that fully taxes groceries. She said Kansas’ food sales tax rate is 6.5%, the second-highest rate in the country a...
23rd Annual Abilene Motorcycle Toy Run Sunday, November 14, 2021 - 2:00pm Toys-Run-Abilene,KS Lumber House True Value Parking LotMasks & Social Distancing Encouraged All toys and proceeds will benefit the Abilene Toys for Tots program. Coffee & cookies will be served at Lumber House Raffle for Riders Chance to win a mini-bike! Contact: Don Ackerman...
Memorial Health System is pleased to announce Memorial Hospital Wound Center, in Abilene, is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Wound Center of Excellence award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national wound care quality benchmarks over a set period of time. The Memorial Hospital Wound Center staff includes Dr. William Short, Wound Center Medical Director; Kristen Frieze, RN/Clinical Coord...
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