The 10th Anniversary County Health Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in Each State. On Wednesday, March 18th, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute will release their annual rankings of the health of nearly every county within each of the country’s 50 states. In Dickinson County the areas of concern are adult obesity,...
The Abilene and Chapman boy's wrestling teams sent eight combined wrestlers to Salina and Friday. Abilene's Cooper Wuthnow, was unable to compete because of illness at 113 pounds. Will Stroda became just the fifth Cowboy wrestler to place in all four of his years at Abilene High School. (Abilene/Chapman opponent’s final placing) 106 Chris McClanahan Abilene Freshman 26-16 1st RoundÂ...
4-H Youth Development Agent Jill Martinson and Chair Person on the Extension Executive Board Becky Chase visit with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about a proposal to create an Extension District with Marion County....
Community Foundation of Dickinson County Executive Director Elizabeth Weese visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the Spring Grant Cycle and upcoming projects in the works in 2020. ...
Gregory Fontenot will be the next guest speaker this Thursday at the next Lunch & Learn program. Gregory Fontenot will visit with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson Tuesday morning about his book. The Battle of the Bulge will be the topic of discussion at the next lunch and learn event at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene. According to the organization, the next L...
The Abilene Cowboys overcame an 11 point 4th quarter deficit in their 71-70 double-overtime victory at Wamego Tuesday night. Abilene was aided by the play of Senior Travis Beetch, who finished with 16 of his career-high 28 points in the 4th quarter and overtimes. In the first game of the night, the Cowgirls lost 64-30 to the Lady Red Raiders which snapped Abilene’s 12 game winning streak aga...
STORY WAS FABRICATED!!!! A Herington Police Officer is no longer employed after admitting he "fabricated" a story a McDonald's employee wrote an expletive on his coffee cup over the weekend. Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday confirmed in a news conference the officer resigned from the agency, calling it a "black-eye on the law enforcement community." After initially standing by his st...
A fire apparatus parade, open house and bell ringing ceremony are a few of the events planned for the Abilene Fire Department's 150th anniversary celebration Oct. 12. The celebration will begin at 1 p.m. with a fire apparatus parade. The parade, which will begin at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, will feature fire apparatus from more than 25 Kansas communities, including Salina, McPherson, Cl...
The Commanding officer and crew members of the USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER will be visiting with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson this Friday AROUND 8:15 USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER DELEGATION Capt Kyle Higgins, commanding officer USS DWIGHT D EISENHOWER Dona Higgins, spouse of CO LCDR Ben Tisdale, Public Affairs Officer, USS EISENHOWER CMCÂ Â Jason T. Reynolds, Command Master Chief,...
 Calling all train lovers! The Union Pacific Big Boy Locomotive will be in Abilene, Kansas on Wednesday, November 20 from 12:15 pm - 12:35 pm. celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad's Completion. Union Pacific's historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 is touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad's 150th anniver...
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There are now 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19/Coronavirus in the state of Kansas as of Thursday after...
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