Geary Community Hospital is preparing to close the Intensive Care Unit, no later than Feb. 1. LJ Baker, Director of HR & External Relations, said due to a national COVID-19 exacerbated nursing shortage, as well as fiscal situations beyond control of the Hospital, they can no longer effectively operate an Intensive Care Unit. To ensure safe and quality care for patients currently in t...
The Riley County Police Department has responded to six fentanyl overdoses in just the past two weeks. While none of the six resulted in death, these overdoses came from fake, pressed prescription pills containing fentanyl mostly oxycodone and Xanax. Riley County Police emphasize that individuals who overdose are not suspects in their investigations. The goal is to identify, apprehend and prosec...
This storm system may produce a band of heavier snow but it is too early to tell where this heavy snow band will develop across the area. North winds will increase to 15 to 25 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH possible Temperatures will fall into the single digits and teens across the area Saturday morning and not rise much during the afternoon. The strong winds will cause wind chills to drop to around 15 ...
Memorial Health System and Salina Regional Health Center Affiliation Date Nearing (December 21, 2021) – Memorial Health System (MHS), in Abilene, and Salina Regional Health Center, in Salina, announced back in April that they agreed to enter into a strategic alliance in order to better serve the patients and families of their respective communities in north central Kansas. The date is now appro...
JRI Hospitality has announced that it will temporarily close The Farmhouse in Abilene on Dec. 31 to conduct extensive renovations and upgrades on the iconic local restaurant. JRI hopes to reopen The Farmhouse by the end of 2022 after completing its renovation and transform it into a farm-to-table concept. All employees of The Farmhouse will have an opportunity to work at other JRI restaurants ...
In Paradise, north of Russell, at least one home in the city was burned to the ground, yet a child's swing set nearby had been untouched except for being blown over by the wind....
Wednesday’s powerful winds created dangerous conditions to push fire over dry fields and grasslands. Nearly 400,000 acres burned across four counties in north central Kansas including Ellis Russell, Osborne and Rooks counties....
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning starting Wednesday for most of Kansas and Nebraska and the northwest corner of Missouri. Strong sustained winds between 25 mph and 40 mph are expected in the region, with gusts of more than 70 mph at times.damaging winds are likely to bring down trees and power lines, making widespread power outages possible, the service warned. Dri...
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Pictured is Abilene Junior, Heath Hoekman. It is a file photo from Monday's Jamboree. Image courte...
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