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...
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...
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picture courtesy of Brad Anderson The Abilene High School basketball teams swept an opponent fo...
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