A program examining President Dwight Eisenhower’s leadership during the cold war is planned for this week. The public is invited to attend the September Lunch & Learn at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene on Thursday. The program will be held in the library building auditorium and will begin promptly at noon. Guests are encouraged to arrive by 11:45 a.m. A light box-...
Impact Sports & Fitness Director RaeLyn Racy and Memorial Health System Director of Development and Marketing Haley Jones visit with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the 12th Annual Impact the Cure event to coincide with 100th Birthday of the HospitalInside Dickin....
RESULTS OF THE 2022 KANSAS STATE FAIR 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGING CONTEST On Sunday, September 11th, the 2022 Kansas State Fair 4-H Photography Judging Contest was held at the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. Chisholm Trail District - Dickinson County 4-H had teams entered in the senior and intermediate divisions. The senior team rose to the top and placed 2nd in an extremely competitive c...
The Abilene Police Department is proud to congratulate Assistant Chief Jason Wilkins on his graduation from the 283rd FBI National Academy Session. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week program that provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism, terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication, and forensic science. It improves the administrati...
Ernest Haycox's Stagecoach will be the topic of the next Ike's Virtual Book Club presentation. The virtual program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Register in advance to receive the program connection detail . One of President Dwight Eisenhower's personal favorites, Stagecoach tells the tale of a group of travelers and their fateful stagecoach adventure, according to information from the...
If there’s one situation that keeps Dickinson County Administrator Brad Homman up at night, it’s worrying about whether or not the county’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has enough staff to respond at night. “If someone calls about a pothole, we can wait on that. But I can’t live with the fact that somebody had a heart attack, and we didn’t have enough people to send out an ambulance...
Former Kansas State and Abilene High School offensive lineman Cody Whitehair was named a team captain of the Chicago Bears on Wednesday....
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOUND CENTER RECEIVES WOUND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. Award acknowledges exceptional success in multiple wound healing benchmarks, healing outcomes, patient safety. The Wound Center of Excellence Award distinguishes centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding clinical and operational benchmarks in several categories, including healing outcome...
The Abilene City Commission plans to discuss the possibility of a new anti-panhandling ordinance. The Abilene Police Department says it is aware of ongoing panhandling activity along Buckeye Ave. Currently, APD noted that the city code does not prohibit the activity as it is currently being conducted. APD also indicated that the department procedure is to contact those identified as panhandlers an...
Abilene Welcomes New Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Former Property Rebranded Abilene's new Ho...
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