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Obituary: Anne Eisenhower. Interior designer and philanthropist, Anne Eisenhower, passed away on July 30. Anne was the granddaughter of Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during WWII and later the 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Born in West Point, NY in 1949, Anne spent much of her ...0. From left to right, Barry Riddle, Bart Smith and M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart pose behind Riddle's van in the parking lot of the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad after Smith completed his hike of the entire Chisholm Trail April 11. Ed Boice. For five weeks, Bart Smith, M.J. "Sunny" Eberhart and Barry Riddle traveled from Alamo, Texas, to ...Trevor Witt, right, became city mayor starting Jan. 9 during the Abilene City Commission. Commissioner Dee Marshall, left, was the previous city mayor. Witt will hold the title for a year. In the first regular city meeting of the year Trevor Witt took the middle seat among the Abilene City Commission to begin his service as city mayor yesterday.
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Jun 27, 2022 · Free swim at the Abilene swimming pool lasts from 1 until 5 p.m. the afternoon of July 4. Starting at 8 p.m., the Abilene Municipal Band will perform a concert at the bandshell. At 9:45 p.m., the annual fireworks display will begin. The fireworks will be shot off from the north side of the Abilene Community Center. Wesley Eugene Judd, 65, of Abilene passed away Aug. 16, 2023, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1958, in Phillipsburg, Kan., the son of Francis and Margaret Judd. Wesley grew up in the Stockton, Kan., community and worked at the grocery store in Stockton. On April 19, 1986, Wesley married Barbara Ann Leiker in Stockton and they settled in Abilene.Oct 16, 2023 · The Abilene Cowgirl volleyball team rallied in the second match to complete a sweep of NCKL foe Marysville on Tuesday in Abilene. Abilene won the first match 25-17, 26-24. Trailing by one set in the second match, Abilene rallied in the two final sets to win 19-25, 25-22, 25-20. The Dickinson County Heritage Center is having its 44th annual Heritage days festival on Oct. 1. The festival will feature a living history with classic agricultural demonstrations, an antique tractor show, a classic car show, and much more. This year, the featured tractor will be the Massey-Harris tractor, notorious to farmers around the world.Nov 7, 2022 Updated Nov 7, 2022. 0. Merlin D. Moorman, 91 of Solomon passed away November 4, 2022 at the Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center in Salina. He was born April 9, 1931 in Abilene, the son of William and Anna (Shirack) Moorman. He attended the local school district in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High School in 1949.Owners Marty Andrews and Anja Andrews (not present in photo) decided to put up Joe Snuffy’s Old Fashion Grill for sale. After 21 years of running and owning the Abilene restaurant, Marty and Anja Andrews, owners of Joe Snuffy’s Old Fashion Grill, looking to move on from the restaurant business. They posted the restaurant for sale as of ...Cecilia Marie Barlow-Rogers, age 66, died June 25th 2022. She was born February 29th, 1956 to Kenneth and Kathryn (Martsolf) Houlton. Cecilia attended Abilene schools and graduated from Abilene High School in 1974. Cecilia married James Barlow October of1974. Of this union 3 children were born; Dennis and twins Christopher and Shelly.May 16, 2018 Updated May 16, 2018. 0. CHAPMAN — A recent Chapman High School graduate Colin Henderson, 17, was killed in a car crash in rural Dickinson County on Monday, according the Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman. Hoffman said deputies were called to Rain Road at 11:20 p.m. on Monday. It appeared that Henderson was northbound in a ...Taylor Dean. Taylor Ray Dean, 29, of Kansas City Kansas passed away May 26 at his home. Taylor was born May 22, 1994, to Randy and Diana Dean. Taylor grew up in Junction City and graduated from JCHS in 2012. He attended KSU and graduated in 2022. He was a Union Labor and was a member of LiUNA #1290. Taylor is survived by his parents, Randy and ...Abilene Weekly Reflector, 1888-1922 (Chronicling America) Daily. May 9, 1887 + 56 vols. Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, 1999-2012 (GenealogyBank $) The Reflector, which is edited and published by C. M. Harger, was established in Abilene in 1883. In May, 1887, a daily edition was added, which has had a continuous and successful existence since.“The Clifton Chronicles” is a project involving several fiction books by Jeffrey Archer that feature intriguing episodic sagas of love, betrayal, loss and ambitions through the story of Harry Clifton.Obituary: Clyde Kickhaefer. Clyde Kickhaefer, a Missouri transplant of 17 years from his Kansas roots passed away on May 21, 2022. He was born September 29, 1948 to Rayno and Leona Kickhaefer of Herrington, KS whom shortly relocated to Enterprise, KS where Clyde would spend his formative years. After graduating from Chapman High School in 1967 ...Sep 7, 2022 Updated Sep 7, 2022. 0. Mary Kay (Buchanan) Graves, 77, passed away peacefully at her home in Chapman on Saturday, September 3. She was born on January 20, 1945, in Olustee, OK, to Paul and Mayme Ruth (Norris) Buchanan. As a child living across the Red River Valley in Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas, Kay developed a love of nature ...Two Kansas bull riders have qualified for the NFR. Trey Holston, Fort Scott, is 11th with $108,892, just ahead of J.R. Stratford, Byers, in 12th with $107,061. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, heads the bull riding standings with $320,599, and is second in saddle bronc riding with $193,120. Totaling those event rankings puts Wright first in the ...Jim Smart. The nicest thing about writing your own obituary is the fact that someone else can’t include all the dumb stuff you did! I was born Feb. 18, 1935, on a farm in Republic County. My sister, Patsy, was born 18 months earlier. Our parents were Melvin and Pearl Smart, both county school teachers.Ruby Winters. Ruby E. Winters passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023 in Abilene at the age of 95. She was born June 12, 1929 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of William and Maggie (Davis) Miller. Ruby enjoyed sewing and quilting, and made her granddaughters wedding dresses. But her greatest joy was spending time with her family and reading ...On Friday, May 13th Mark Robinson and the Kansas All Star Big Band will play in concert at the Dickinson County Historical Society. The gates will open at 6:00pm and the concert will begin at 7:00pm. Tickets will cost $10.00 for everyone six years old and older (5 and under are free). Tickets or buttons can be purchased at Solomon State Bank in ...Lee R. Mills of Abilene, age 96 years, passed away on November 8, 2022, at Stormont Vail, Topeka, KS. He was born to Otto and Cora (Apperson) Mills on July 21, 1926 at their family home in Detroit, KS. He grew up on the family farm with his 2 brothers and 1 sister. Lee graduated from Dickinson County Community High School with the class of 1944.Abilene, KS (67410) Today. Mainly clear skies. There are several hospitals in the region, Linda Kuntz. editor. Feb 14, 2022 Updated Feb 14, 2022. 0. Linda Kay (Gaskill) Kuntz passed away February 10, 2022 at Abilene Memorial Hospital following a short illness, with family by her side. Linda was born August 6, 1945 to James Maxson and Wilna Marie (Jones) Gaskill. Her earliest years were spent on her grandparents’ (Ethel … Hello Abilene: Reflector-Chronicle welcomes new reporter. I Great Plains Manufacturing in partnership with Kverneland, Great Plains Manufacturing European sister company, and Kubota Tractor Corporation, held a grand opening for their new hay and forage assembly location Sept. 27. This facility is located north of the current Great Plains Manufacturing Abilene-West location. 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Reflector-Chronicle file photo. Oct 4, 2023. 0. Dressed in period clothing, Dickinson County Historical Society Director Austin Anders tosses corn into a machine to be stripped from the cob Saturday during the 2021 Heritage Days. Reflector-Chronicle file photo.Michael James Wheeler, Vermont native, played a song he wrote about Abilene in the Alamo Saloon Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon at around 1 p.m., Michael James Wheeler. Walked into the Visitor’s Center at the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau. A few minutes after entering, Julie Roller-Weeks, director of the CVB, approached Wheeler.Abilene Middle School cheerleaders will complete the football season today as the AMS Longhorns travel to Marysville for the final game of 2023. AMS head cheer coach Sydney Stout is assisted by Laura Relph in this the second year of cheer at the middle school level. Members of the squads pictured are: (Back row from left) Rachael Christy ...Photo by Brad Anderson. In what was one of the most anticipated games in the entire state Friday night, the Wamego Red Raiders used a powerful offensive rushing game to hand the Abilene Cowboys their second loss of the year 38-14. The Wamego offense was spearheaded by senior running back Thomas McIntyre who carried the ball 35 times, for 234 ...
The Dickinson County Heritage Center is having its 44th annual Heritage days festival on Oct. 1. The festival will feature a living history with classic agricultural demonstrations, an antique tractor show, a classic car show, and much more. This year, the featured tractor will be the Massey-Harris tractor, notorious to farmers around the world.Ed Boice. Greyhound fans gathered at the Greyhound Hall of Fame to celebrate Lester Raines of West Virginia being inducted to the prestigious organization. The induction happened the night after the National Greyhound Association 2023 Fall Meet finals Oct. 12. “This moment to me is very special. I wanted to be in the hall of fame truthfully.…
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Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Office, 303 N. Broadway. USD 435 has an OPENING for an ASSISTANT FOOTBALL coach. Please contact Will Burton at …Jul 18, 2023. 0. Sharon Jones. Sharon K. Jones, 72, of Abilene passed away peacefully at home Thursday, July 13 with her family at her bedside. She was born in Abilene. The daughter of William and Marjorie Fenton (Mentzer) she graduated from Abilene High School in the class of 1969. After graduation she lived many years in Solomon, Kansas ...Kenneth Lee Facklam. Feb 23, 2023. 0. Kenneth Lee Facklam, 95, passed away in Abilene Feb. 18. Kenneth was born in Enterprise, Kansas, March 5, 1927 to Charles and Grace (Bender) Facklam. He attended Enterprise grade school and high school and was in the graduating class of 1946. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1948 and served until 1952.
The heat wave hit Aug. 19 when the temperature soar Aug 16, 2023. 0. The Abilene City Commission listens to Aaron Martin, left, during the public hearing Aug. 14 about the demolition of the structure at 604 S. Cedar St. From left to right are Wendy Miller, Dee Marshall, Trevor Witt, John Kollhoff and Brandon Rein. Ed Boice.It's time for the 2023 Dickinson County Showdown. Brad Anderson. Sep 22, 2023. 0. Tonight the Abilene Cowboys head to Chapman to take on the Fighting Irish in the 2023 Dickinson County Showdown. It is homecoming for Chapman and the Cowboys enter the game at 2-1 while Chapman is 1-2. This rivalry is one of the oldest high school rivalries west ... Oct 17, 2022 Updated Oct 17, 2022. 0. Marissa Danielle (KeThe Abilene Reflector-Chronicle is a dail 1 Eki 2012 ... By the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle staffA new chapter begins at the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle, as the newspaper will go from one family ...Sister Loretta Jasper, director of Neighbor to Neighbor Abilene, and volunteers prepared food into meals Monday and Thursday and gave out the meals Tuesday and Friday. The 147 meals the nonprofit organization served March 10 represented more than just another day, however. That Friday, the program reached the milestone of 100,000 meals handed out. Vehicle break-ins increase with weather temperature. Ed Boice. Special to the Reflector-Chronicle If you ride the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's steam powered excursion trains over the upcoming Independence Day weekend, you will be enjoying one of the best steam train trips in the country, according to the Saturday Evening Post.Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Julie Roller and Abilene City Commissioner Brandon Rein graduated from the Kansas Chamber's Emerging Leaders program earlier this month. KEL is a statewide program designed to enhance and motivate young leaders from various Kansas communities. After five months, Brandon Rein, city commissioner ... The office of Abilene Public Works Director Lon Schrader is a physicalAbilene, KS (67410) Today. Sunny skies. High 8 hours ago · Photo by Brad Anderson. In Lexi Tayler, Abilene High School senior, wants to pursue a career of musical theater and plans on attending college. She hopes to earn parts in musicals and then transition to a teacher role. Dance and musical theater has helped Lexi Tayler become more confident and less critical of herself. Lexi Tayler, 18, is just about to graduate from ...An outpouring of community support welcomed the newly reopened Abilene Golf & Fitness with a ribbon cutting event the afternoon of June 30 ahead of their grand opening golf tournament and celebration Saturday, July 1. The golf course, cart rental, swimming pool, fitness center, tanning beds, driving range and rentable storage units are now open ... The June 3, June 4, June 9 and June 10 shows will start at Free swim at the Abilene swimming pool lasts from 1 until 5 p.m. the afternoon of July 4. Starting at 8 p.m., the Abilene Municipal Band will perform a concert at the bandshell. At 9:45 p.m., the annual fireworks display will begin. The fireworks will be shot off from the north side of the Abilene Community Center. He was preceded in death by his parents Velma (Miles) and BenjDec 15, 2022. 0. Amy Nicole Gutierrez was born Jan. 5, 1973 Abilene, KS (67410) Today. Windy with a mix of clouds and sun. High 96F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph..Since the Reflector-Chronicle's last update five days ago, the county has recorded another 25 COVID-19 diagnoses within its borders, rising from a total of 3,460 cases of the virus to a total of 3,485 cases for the entire duration of the pandemic. The county's rate of variants has not gone up according to the KDHE.