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Abilene man to be arraigned

John AndersonApril 14, 2021

An Abilene man is set to be arraigned later this month in Riley County District Court in connection with a 2019 fatal attempted robbery in Manhattan, Arraignment for Jaylon Hitsman is scheduled at 4 p.m. April 29. Hitsman is one of four men charged in the Nov. 1, 2019, shooting death of 24-year-old Tanner Zamecnick during an attempted robbery outside a Manhattan apartment complex. Hitsman is charg...

Memorial Health Systems and Salina Regional Health Center agree to Alliance

KABI StaffApril 6, 2021

The hospitals in Salina and Abilene are entering into an alliance in which Salina Regional Health Center will take over management of both. According to Salina Regional, Memorial Health System (MHS), in Abilene, and Salina Regional Health Center have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance in order to better serve the patients and families of their respective communities in north central Kans...

Abilene man sentenced

John AndersonApril 1, 2021

Abilene man, 21, sentenced in 2019 fatal attempted robbery in Manhattan Riley County District Court judge this week sentenced one of four people for his role in a fatal attempted robbery that occurred in November 2019 in Manhattan, The man 21 year old   Dylan Hitsman of Abilene, was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 24 years in prison on charges of second-degree murder and aggravated battery. Hitsm...

Saint Francis Agrees to Repay Unused Grant funds

Jason VinduskaMarch 30, 2021

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A troubled Kansas foster care management provider has reached an agreement with the state to repay $9.4 million in unspent grant funds. The deal that the Kansas Department for Children and Families announced it had reached Tuesday with St. Francis Ministries comes on the heels of earlier controversies. In January, Nebraska agreed to pay millions more to St....

Vaccine 16 and older

John AndersonMarch 29, 2021

Anyone 16 years old and older can schedule and get their Covid vaccine.  They can register on our website now for appointments. Visit www.dkcoks.org/1199/Covid-vaccination to get your appointment scheduled....

Easter Sunrise Pageant

John AndersonMarch 23, 2021

Easter Sunrise Pageant will be aired on 1560 KABI” THE GENERAL” With cancellation of the annual Easter Sunrise Pageant at Brown Memorial Park this Easter, a reenactment will be featured on local radio KABI. The recorded Easter Sunrise Pageant will air beginning around 6:30 Easter Morning....

FACE MASK ORDER RESCINDED

John AndersonMarch 18, 2021

The Dickinson County Commission Thursday passed a new health order that rescinds the previous mask order and opts out of Governor Laura Kelley’s mask order, effective immediately. ...

New Store in Abilene

John AndersonMarch 18, 2021

Dollar General will open a new store at 409 North Buckeye Avenue in the coming days in. They opened their first store in Kansas nearly 40 years ago in 1982 and look forward to opening their second store in Abilene—and fifth store in Dickinson County. The store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the individual needs of the store....

Kansas Senate Majority Leader Arrested on Several Charges

Jason VinduskaMarch 16, 2021

Kansas Senate Republican Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was booked into the Shawnee County Jail for allegedly driving under the influence and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement Tuesday morning. He was also booked into jail for other traffic charges on a $1,000 bond. Suellentrop represents Senate District 27, west of Wichita. Suellentrop began representing his district in 2017, after ...

FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATED AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Jason VinduskaJanuary 6, 2021

Congratulations to Katrina and Russell Clark who delivered the first baby in 2021 at Memorial Hospital in Abilene. Isabelle Elizabeth Clark was born on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 1:26 a.m., in the Birthing Center at Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. The family received a newborn gift basket, from the Memorial Health System Volunteer Corps (MHSVC), in...

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