By Kathy Hageman

HERINGTON — The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Herington man in connection with thefts at Navarre Coop and the End Zone in Hope.

The Arts Council of Dickinson County, Abilene Public Library, and Day Care Providers of Dickinson County sponsored the annual Halloweenie Spooktacular Friday evening at Abilene Community Center. It was an evening of hayrack rides, games, food, a costume contest and a Great Pumpkin Hunt.

The 21st Annual Abilene Motorcycle Toy Run will be Nov. 10 by the American Legions Riders Chapter 30.

The Abilene Public Schools Board of Education likely will receive a recommendation in November regarding plans to remodel the Abilene High School Vocational-Agriculture building.

Voters residing in the city limits of Abilene will be voting for three to serve on the Abilene City Commission in the Nov. 5 election.

The presence of Abilene native and former press secretary Marlin Fitzwater filled the Visitors Center of the Eisenhower Presidential Library as 120 people showed up for a Lunch and Learn session.

“Ike is back! Ike is ready to fight.”

Advance voting begins today (Wednesday) for Dickinson County residents wanting to cast ballots before the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election.

The Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989.

“Wow!”

For the first time in history, a married couple will be inducted at the same time into the Greyhound Hall of Fame this Fall. 

This week will be nothing like calm before the storm for Marlin Fitzwater.

Hailey Butler, a member of the Abilene High School Dance Team, listened to the combined Abilene High School and Abilene Middle School bands perform Friday night during the Cowboys football game.

A 30-year-old Abilene man was transported by ambulance to Abilene Memorial Hospital after a one-vehicle crash Monday.

Most kids are enthralled by fire trucks.

Birthday felicitations to Dwight D. Eisenhower. He would have been 129 years old today.

Behind-the-scenes building preparations for the new Dickinson County Jail have been underway for a number of weeks now, but changes now can be seen.

Time is running out for anyone who needs to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.

Longtime Abilene residents may have noticed fewer and fewer trucks with dog beds on the back during the spring and fall National Greyhound Association meetings.

“We are the warriors and the villagers and the hope that lives,” Tarrah Stroda told the 300 people assembled for the 11th annual Hope Lives celebration Wednesday evening.

Wes Duey of the Abilene Fire Department demonstrates to Skyler Wilson and fellow students at Kennedy Elementary School Wednesday morning a breathing apparatus used by firefighters. As part of Fire Prevention Week, firefighters gave demonstrations to school children in Abilene.

Help wanted!

INDIANAPOLIS – Dickinson County Republican Women’s Organization won the national Gold Award for Achievement during the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) 40th Biennial Convention held Sept. 27-29 in Indianapolis.

The groundwork for a new 70-room hotel in Abilene was set Monday when the Abilene City Commission approved four tax incentives.

A contraband sweep of Abilene High School resulted in no arrests for drug possession Tuesday morning.

JUNCTION CITY — Three men were changed with aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery according to documents filed in Geary County District Court.

It’s not a get out of jail free card but a new program in court can help keep people out of jails and prison.

A museum rededication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum will be held Saturday.

This past winter, the city of Abilene Water Department completed installation of new residential and commercial water meters.

Early morning rains threatened to cast a pall over Saturday’s Heritage Day Festival in Abilene, but the skies cleared just in time for the 10 a.m. opening and by early afternoon the sun was shining.

The Dickinson County Commission approved a conditional use permit (CUP), allowing the construction of duplexes at 1974 Hawk Road, the same property where the Brown Memorial Home for the Aged is located.

This is the first of a two part series. Monday: processing and uses of hemp.

Dickinson County 4-H’ers will observe National 4-H Week from Oct. 6-12. The annual event is a time for millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country to celebrate everything 4-H. 

Looking for a simple answer on what makes a grand champion heifer? Don’t ask 15-year-old Jackie Sleichter.

Memorial Hospital opened its doors to serve the residents of Dickinson County on Oct. 1, 1922. 

If a new Holiday Inn Express does not get built north of its present location, that could negatively impact the city’s income, Abilene CVB Director Julie Roller-Weeks said at a study session of the Abilene City Commission Monday.

District court Judge Benjamin Sexton swears in Marty Holt as Dickinson County’s register of deeds. Holt, who was the deputy register, was selected by precinct members of the Republican Party to fill the unexpired term left open when Jill Freeman. Also pictured, left, is deputy register Rose …

When taking cash, take time to inspect the bill to make sure it is not counterfeit, Abilene Assistant Police Chief Jason Wilkins advises.

JUNCTION CITY — A Chapman teenager was seriously injured from a gunshot wound Sunday afternoon.

Hard work was a fact of life for Dickinson County’s early settlers as they toiled from sunup to sundown, and it begs the question: Were the good old days really that good?