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County sheriff candidates answer public’s questions
The 2024 candidates for county sheriff and county commissioners answer questions publicly at the candidate forum Monday evening. About 200 people gathered at Sand Springs Venue to submit questions to the candidates and hear their answers. Each candidate began with a three-minute opening statement and also ended with a three-minute...
ABILENE TO PARTICIPATE IN LOVE, KANSAS CAMPAIGN
Abilene, Kansas, has been chosen as one of fifty communities across the state to participate in the Kansas Department of Commerce’s national campaign aimed at attracting and retaining talent. This collaborative effort involves the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Community Foundation of Dickinson County, the Dickinson County Economic Development Corporation, and other community partners.
Opera House is site for Kansas Historic Theatre Association meeting
The C. L. Hoover Opera House hosted the Kansas Historic Theatre Association for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 24. Members are pictured here along with staff and Opera House Board Members. The Association meets quarterly around the state in the member venues. They enjoyed a tour of the Opera...
Commanding General discusses Fort Riley
Maj. Gen. Monte Rone told a Military Affairs Council Breakfast audience in Junction City this week that Fort Riley can't be a secret. Rone noted that his concern is always the single soldiers finding opportunities to do things, "finding unique ways that we can take care of all our Soldiers, especially single soldiers." He told the audience that their help is needed.
Cleanup effort will be conducted on Grant Avenue
There will be an effort to spruce up Grant Ave on the north side of Junction City. Phyllis Fitzgerald is coordinating a volunteer cleanup on Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the boat dock / parking area near the Republican River on the north side of Junction City. The goal is to clean up the north half of Grant Ave.
Fort Riley’s Trooper Access Control Point Will Remain Closed
Trooper Access Control Point, which provides one of the access points to Junction City from Fort Riley, has been closed for construction and will remain closed for the foreseeable future. The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley have determined that the Trooper Access Control Point (ACP) will not reopen at...
First look at Abilene’s new proposed sports complex
For over four decades, Abilene’s sports complex located on the northeast corner of the City Park, has been home to youth baseball and softball activities in the city of nearly 6,500 people. The Bill Gravette Sports Complex has weathered many games and tournaments over that period without much major...
🎙Post Podcast: Fueling Kansas show - oil & gas education
Hear this month's Fueling Kansas show with Eagle Radio's Steve Webster and Executive Director of the Kansas Oil and Gas Producers Association Warren Martin that aired July 24, 2024. The Fueling Kansas program airs the fourth Wednesday every month at 8:30 a.m. on 1590 KVGB & 95.5 FM.
Tennessee man indicted in Kansas for alleged $1 million investment scheme
(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Kansas released a statement on Friday, July 26, 2024, announcing that a man from Tennessee has been indicted in an alleged $1 million investment scheme. According to the DOJ, Alcides...
Kansas firefighters head west to battle raging wildfires
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Firefighters from across Kansas are heading west to help battle wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. On Thursday, the Kansas Forest Service said a team of 10 firefighters from different parts of the state, including Wichita, Olathe, Ottawa, and Edwardsville, are on their way to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry with 34 large fires, almost all of them in the central or eastern part of the state.
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