The Herington Post Office was renamed the Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building Tuesday, May 30.

Great Plains Theatre is ready to present its professional production of “The Wedding Singer,” based on the 1998 romance comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The show will open at 7:30 p.m. June 2. The Artistic/Education Director, Mitchell Aiello, said he is excited to bring this …

Alpacas and llamas have earned their place alongside other animals at the Central Kansas Free Fair. Dickinson County joins four other counties across the state to feature a judged show for the animals.

Passengers on the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad had safe passage from Abilene to Enterprise and back Saturday. But, when they returned to the station at Old Abilene Town a gunfight broke out. When the smoke cleared 10 men were laid out in the street only to be revived when children Jim S…

America is the world’s number one beef producing country with Kansas as the sixth highest producer coming in behind South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, according to the World Population Review.

The Enterprise Recreation Commission is working on repairs to one of the bridges in the city’s ecological park.

The Abilene City Commission met for their last meeting in May. The two major topics of the meeting were an airport obstruction easement acquisition and the public hearing for a dangerous property.  

Amidst tears and cheers 84 Abilene seniors bid farewell to their high school years at a graduation ceremony Sunday.

This is part five of an eight-part series of stories looking at Dickinson County’s drug court and a few of the personal stories of addiction and recovery. Drug court is a program designed to help people kick addiction and reclaim their lives.

Families of children in grades kindergarten through third will have a new private-school option beginning in the 2023-2024 school year.

Work has started on improvements to the north end of the Abilene Rodeo Arena. The first order of business is the installation of new roping boxes and pens, which will be in place in time for the 2023 Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo Aug. 1-4.

Rose rosette disease can decimate rose bushes. However, as researchers learn more about the mite that causes the disease, they are discovering new ways to combat it.

4-H’ers from around the state were in Abilene Saturday for the annual Wild Bill Hickok Sheep, Swine and Meat Goat Shoot-Out.

The Johnson-Brock FFA chapter took first place in the Chapman FFA’s Implement Build-Off Friday afternoon. Teams of up to four students from FFA chapters across Kansas and one chapter from Nebraska spent their Friday at Abilene Machine. Friday was the first time Chapman FFA hosted the event, …

The Holm Automotive Center parking lot was filled with vehicles Saturday, but they weren’t for sale. About 225 people put their vehicles on display for the annual Holm Automotive Car & Truck Show, which ended with a parade down Buckeye Saturday.

Antique Fest drew thousands of shoppers and bargain hunters to Abilene’s downtown Saturday. 

Editor’s Note: The following story was originally written for our annual progress edition. The story was completed in February. 

After decades of exposure to pollution and natural elements, headstones and monuments become dirty and difficult to read. They can be cleaned but it must be done right or one risks destroying the stone.

Editor’s Note: The following story was originally written for our annual progress edition. The story was completed in February.

The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle received five Awards of Excellence in division five of the Kansas Press Association’s 2023 competition. Ed Boice, editor, earned all five awards, including two first place awards. 

Editor’s Note: The following story was originally written for our annual progress edition. The story was completed in February.

In March the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of non-prescription, over-the-counter Narcan naloxone nasal spray. When administered in a timely manner, naloxone reverses the effects of opioid overdose, which has increased across America because of the introduction of fentanyl.

Editor’s Note: This is part four of an eight-part series of stories looking at Dickinson County’s drug court and a few of the personal stories of addiction and recovery. Drug court is a program designed to help people kick addiction and reclaim their lives.

Showing up before the sun rises has paid off for 34 Chapman middle and high school students who practiced archery three days a week before school started. They are on their way to the national competition in Kentucky next month.

Lexi Tayler, 18, is just about to graduate from Abilene High School. Last month, she won third place in the high school’s talent show with a dance to a piano version of British group Little Mix’s “Secret Love Song.” Through dancing, she has discovered her passions lie with musicals. 

Nine Dickinson County high school students in the Dickinson County CEO program presented their businesses in a tradeshow at the National Greyhound Association Hall of Fame May 1. The tradeshow was open to the public to view and support the student’s businesses. Brandy Gray, program facilitat…

St. Andrews Catholic School gathered with community members and contractors to celebrate the school’s future expansion May 2. Construction of the expansion will begin a week or two after the school’s last day May 19, said Rev. Peter O’Donnell of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.

Editor’s Note: This is part three of an eight-part series of stories looking at Dickinson County’s drug court and a few of the personal stories of addiction and recovery. Drug court is a program designed to help people kick addiction and reclaim their lives.

The Eisenhower Marathon on Saturday was almost 50 years to the day from when a woman first ran the Boston Marathon.

Several members of the Abilene Tree Board visited Eisenhower Elementary School and St. Andrew School April 28. With fourth graders surrounding them outside each school, the board celebrated Arbor Day by planting a shingle oak tree at each school and teaching the children about trees. 

Starting in 35 degree weather and racing as the temperature rose to 75 degrees around 3 p.m., runners from across the country tried their hand (or legs in this case) in the Eisenhower Marathon Saturday. With a time of 2:53:46, Ryan Sutter of Omaha, Nebraska, won the men’s race. Angela Gerste…

Senior 1 Stake Final

Greyhound fans from across the U.S. spent their Thursday night at the Greyhound Hall of Fame. The crowd of over 100 witnessed the reveal what greyhounds nation-wide won the Rural Rube Award, Flashy Sir Award and All-American Awards for 2022.

As temperatures flirt with spring, life returns to Abilene’s Eisenhower Park flower garden as daffodils and tulips peak through the ground and trees begin to bloom.