Mid America Athletic Trainers’ Association (MAATA) Honors and Awards Committee has announced that Justin Clark, Athletic Trainer at Memorial Health System Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine and for Abilene High School, will receive the Dr. Denis “Izzy” Isrow Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award. MAATA recognizes members who make extraordinary contributions to their profession and associat...
A wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 near Fort Riley Monday night killed two people and badly injured a third. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze was headed east in the westbound lanes of I 70. It struck an oncoming Hyundai Elantra head-on. The driver of the Chevrolet was killed. She is identified as 32-year-old Kelly Clements of Fort Riley. A passenger in the ...
Employees of Memorial Health System (MHS) wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of December. Employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $720 was presented to the Dickinson County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program. The CEO program is the standard for entreprene...
Salina Firefighters Friday evening rescued two workers from a private plumbing company who became trapped when a trench they were working in collapsed around them. The incident happened at around 4:45 on Edwards Street near the entrance of the Salina South High School east parking lot. According to the to Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar the two men were working on an underground waterline when the ...
Dickinson County Administrator Janelle Dockendorf visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the County Audit, applying for State and Federal funds and the planning for a new year...
A football player at Fort Hays State University in Kansas was shot and killed outside a bar in Oklahoma City on New Year’s Day. 22 year old Daniel Howard died and four other people were injured in the shooting at Sunset Patio Lounge early Sunday, Oklahoma City. Several people were kicked out of the bar after a fight broke out. The shooting occurred when the argument continued in a nearby parki...
A 27-year-old Solomon man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to stab people at a Saline County gentlemen's club. According to the Police deputies were called to the Shady Lady Gentlemen's Club, 1540 W. Old Highway 40, at 12:09 a.m. Saturday, for the report of a man who refused to leave and had threatened to stab other people in the club. Soldan said that Herbey Hernandez-Rodriguez of Solom...
State authorities say their findings in an investigation of the Junction City Police Department are with the case’s prosecutor. The agency started looking into the conduct of unnamed JCPD personnel in June, followed by searches of the department and other agencies in Geary County. Employees were placed on leave then, but no arrests were made. Linn County Attorney James Brun was appointed as spec...
Kansans will see their amount of taxes paid with each trip to the grocery store go down next month. Kansas currently has one of the highest state food sales tax rates in the country. Starting Jan. 1, 2023, the first-rate drop in the state food sales tax rate will occur. Dropping it from 6.5 percent currently to 4 percent. It will drop again on Jan. 1, 2024, to 2 percent. The rate will be zeroed ou...
The Abilene City Commission voted 3-2 to accept the second bid from Holm Automotive for a truck for the City Inspection Department. The decision goes against the city’s purchasing policy, which the commission is not legally bound to follow. City commissioners Brandon Rein, Trevor Witt and John Kollhoff voted yes. City commissioners Dee Marshall and Wendy Miller voted no. The commission decided w...
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