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...
The 2022 Ms. Wheelchair Kansas recently attended the Ms. Wheelchair America event where she competed for the national title. Marci Clare joined with 20 other women vying for the opportunity to represent women who are wheelchair mobile in the United States. This annual event was hosted in Grand Rapids, Michigan and was held August 15-21 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. Clare was named the ...
Sharon Roberts Meyer and RN Amanda Fitzgerald with the Dickinson County Senior Network visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about Celebrate Seniors Day Friday September 9, 9am-3pm at the Abilene Community Center....
A charitable association in Abilene got a shot in the arm three weeks ago. The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo made a donation of $5,548.06 to the Elsie Brooks Memorial Cancer Fund of Dickinson County. The Jeffcoat Memorial Foundation matched $5,000 of the funds raised at the rodeo, according to foundation trustee Hank Royer. The rodeo, held August 3-6, has hosted a Tough Enough to Wea...
The 12th annual Impact the Cure event is Saturday, October 1st, and this year will have some changes from past events. For 2022, the event will be solely the 2MileFunWalk (no 5k run) and it will be held in Old Abilene Town as the kick-off to the community celebration of the 100th birthday for Memorial Hospital. Impact the Cure is an annual Breast Cancer Awareness event in Abilene hosted b...
Len Dawson, former quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and broadcaster has died at the age of 87. In a statement given to KMBC in Kansas City on Wednesday morning, Aug. 24, the family of Len Dawson confirmed that the former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and broadcaster had passed away overnight....
County plans to decrease 2023 mill levy Thanks to an increase in assessed valuation and revenue along with additional money coming in from the TransCanada Keystone pipeline, local property owners will pay less in Dickinson County taxes in 2023 than they did in 2022. The proposed 2023 county budget will reduce the mill levy by 2.134 mills. That means the owner of a $175,000 home will pay an e...
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