An Abilene area state representative will be moving across the hall to the senate in Topeka. Saline and Dickinson County Republicans convened earlier this week to elect a person to fill the District 24 Senate Seat, which became vacant when JR Claeys resigned on June 2nd to begin a job with the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington DC. Retired Saline County Treasurer Jim Dubois, and...
PictureCourtesy of Geary County Sheriffs Department Two people have been arrested after authorities seized $4 million in drug possession in Geary County. According to Geary County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook post, on June 1 and 2, a coordinated multi-jurisdictional criminal enforcement effort was conducted along the I-70 corridor through Geary County. The operation was aimed at locating, id...
A massive data center is being planned in Wyandotte County. The Unified Government Planning Commission will hold a special session tomorrow to consider a request from New York-based Red Wolf DCD Properties to rezone 24 acres northwest of the Kansas Speedway for the project. Plans call for the construction of six buildings on the property. ...
Memorial Health System (MHS) has announced the upcoming closure of its Heartland Health Care Clinic location in Herington, with operations scheduled to end by June 6, 2025. This difficult decision follows a comprehensive evaluation of patient volumes and long-term sustainability of services in the area. The Herington clinic opened in May 2024, following the abrupt closure of the local hospital....
Pictured is Abilene A.D. Will Burton and former coaches, who have coached during his tenure. Image courtesy of Brad Anderson The AHS basketball teams wrapped up the regular season Thursday night vs Rock Creek. It was a night that Abilene, Athletic Director, Will Burton was honored. He will retire at the end of the school year. He has worked at AHS the last 31 years, the last 20 years as...
pictured is Senior, Weston Rock, image courtesy of Brad Anderson The AHS basketball teams returned home Friday for a matchup with Rossville. It was the first matchup with Rossville since 2010, when the two teams played in the DK Classic. Abilene will now play 3 of their final 4 games at home with their lone road game at Chapman. Next week, Abilene will host Concordia and Marysville on Tue...
pictured #0 Eli Bell and #32 Tyler Holloway, image courtesy of Brad Anderson The Abilene High School basketball teams played Rock Creek for the first time this basketball season. The two teams were supposed to play on January 10 but those games got post-poned until February 27. Abilene will return home on Friday to face Rossville. #8 ROCK CREEK 72 ABILENE COWGIRLS 45 ST. GEORGE: T...
Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum Todd Arrington visited with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about events being planned to Celebrate America”s 250th Birthday,...
Abilene Smoky Valley Railroad (A&SVR) volunteer Steve Smethers. Photo Courtesy Visit Abilene, Kansas Love, music, and fine dining come together this Valentine’s season aboard the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad’s Valentine’s Smoky Valley Limited Dinner Train. The two-hour journey departs from Abilene’s historic Rock Island Depot at 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 15. The shor...
The Eisenhower Presidential Library is pleased to offer a series of mini-teacher workshops to area educators. According to the organization, the first of these two-hour workshops will take place on January 15th at the Eisenhower Presidential Library building located at 200 SE 4th Street, Abilene. This event is free for teachers and they will receive a professional development certificate of attend...
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An Abilene area state representative will be moving across the hall to the senate in Topeka. Saline ...
June 18, 2025 Comments
