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Community members spoke with Dickinson County CEO Program students
Community members spoke with this year’s Dickinson County CEO Program students and learned about the businesses they created. All 12 students had their own booth to show off their business and products. Ed Boice.
Students show off their businesses
Tornado warnings only postponed the trade show where high school students across Dickinson County presented businesses they proposed and created. The students created the businesses and learned how to be entrepreneurs as part of the Dickinson County Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program (CEO). The trade show at Sterl Hall was the...
County puts employee practices into policies
Dickinson County Commissioner approved two new policies for county employees at their May 2 meeting. Both policies, one covering information technology and the other employee compensation, put into writing practices employees were already following, said County Administrator Janelle Dockendorf.
Hospital Donates to Community Baby Shower
Employees of Memorial Health System in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of April. According to the organization, employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $1,005 was presented to the Community Baby Shower.
Severe Weather Rolls Across Area
A couple of rounds of severe weather dropped heavy rain. large hail, and tornadoes across Kansas Monday afternoon and evening. Severe storms initially fired by late afternoon, then a second round fired later in the evening. Rotating wall clouds produced funnels near Pawnee Rock in Pawnee County, and near Abilene,...
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