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First Infantry Division passes command to new Maj. Gen. Monte Rone
FORT RILEY — Soldiers lined up on Fort Riley's Cavalry Parade Field, and the families of two major generals gathered in a pavilion on either side of the podium as the First Infantry Division changed command. Maj. Gen. Monte Rone took over command after ceremonially receiving the colors from...
Linda M. Harding
Linda M. Harding, 84, of Lindsborg, KS and formerly of Abilene, KS, peacefully passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024, surrounded by family at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Linda was born on November 25, 1939, in Lindsborg, KS, the daughter of Carl Martin “Haggie” and Emily Mercedes (Train) Hagstrand. She graduated from Lindsborg Rural High School and received her bachelor’s degree from Bethany College. She later received her master’s degree from Kansas State University. Linda started her elementary teaching career in Colby, KS. She taught kindergarten for 24 years at Rural Center Elementary School near Abilene, KS before retiring in 1999.
Man airlifted to hospital after struck by boat propeller
GEARY COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident at Milford Lake on Wednesday. Just after noon, emergency crews responded to East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake after report of a man struck by a boat propeller while in the water, according to a media release from Geary County Emergency Management.
Several 4th of July events expected across the region over the next week
A number of 4th of July events will be going across the region over the next few days. In Wamego, the famous Boomtown show will be taking place on Jul. 4 with fireworks beginning at 10 pm. Prior to the show on Thursday, the city carnival and dunk tank will be open from Friday until next Thursday from 6 to 10 pm every evening. The Boomtown Pyrotechnic team will join KMAN’s AJ Shaw on KMAN’s In Focus on Friday morning for the full hour beginning at 9:06.
71st Annual NCK Saddle Club Rodeo Set for Jul 12th & 13th
The 71st Annual North Central Kansas Saddle Club Rodeo will take place at 7:30 pm Friday, July 12th and Saturday, July 13th at the NCK Saddle Club Arena on the Cloud County Fairgrounds in Concordia. Eric Voss says this year's event is a CPRA, KPRA, and MSRA sanctioned rodeo. Audio...
Wheat Scoop: Gone with the Wind
Deb and Ken Wood share their farming story through tornado recovery to retirement and beyond. The lives of one Kansas farm family was forever changed after a large and violent long-track tornado tore across north central Kansas on May 25, 2015. Ranking as one of the most violent tornadoes of the season with an EF4 rating and estimated winds of 180 miles per hour, the funnel was on the ground for more than a staggering 90 minutes, bending railroad tracks and snapping trees three or four feet wide in half.
Clay Center Municipal Awarded Airport Improvement Program Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced Clay Center Municipal Airport, a city-owned airport located two miles west of Clay Center, has received a $150,000 Airport Improvement Program grant for construction/expansion of an airport hangar. “The Biden-Harris Administration continues to make our aviation system safer,...
Abilene raising funds to rebuild steam locomotive
An Abilene fundraising campaign is underway to complete the federally mandated rebuild of Santa Fe 3415, the state’s official steam locomotive. According to Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad officials, the engine overhaul is required by the Federal Railroad Administration and is a process that must be completed every 15 years. The engine is currently out of service and will not operate until workers and consultants complete the inspection and rebuild of the engine’s boiler and flue system. Other components of the running gear and tender car will also be examined, repaired and/or replaced.
“Danger” Change of Command scheduled at Fort Riley
The Change of Command for the 1st Infantry Division “Danger” is scheduled at the Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. The outgoing division commander is Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer, III and the incoming division commander will be Maj. Gen. Monté L. Rone.
Man airlifted to Wichita hospital following accident in Milford Lake
A male subject was airlifted to a Wichita Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a boat prop in the water. Geary County Emergency Management reported on Facebook that emergency vehicles responded to East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake at around noon today to find a male injured in the water. Bystanders on scene treated the subject until emergency personnel arrived.
Man injured by boat propeller at Milford Lake life-flighted to Wichita hospital
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) – A man was left seriously injured Wednesday after being hit by a boat’s propeller in the water of Milford Lake. Geary County Emergency Management posted to social media of the incident which occurred around noon on June 26 at East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake. Bystanders at the scene helped a […]
Milford Lake accident sends one person to the hospital
Geary County Emergency Management said emergency vehicles responded to East Rolling Hills at Milford Lake at around noon Wednesday. A male subject was struck by a boat prop while in the water. Bystanders on scene treated the subject until emergency personnel arrived. He was flown by Lifestar Air Ambulance to...
New Herington clinic celebrating opening
Nine months after losing all medical services, a ribbon cutting is scheduled for the new Heartland Health Care Clinic in Herington at 5 p.m. June 28. The ribbon cutting precedes the start of the town’s Ladies Night Out event by 30 minutes. Haley Jones, Memorial Health System’s director of development and marketing, said the clinic began seeing patients in May but they were holding off on the ...
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