2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) Gas was seventeen cents a gallon; a bushel of corn brought $1.53, World War II had just ended, and tickets to the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo were $1.50. It was 1946, the first year of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (332+ words) The Tri-Rivers Fair is turning up the excitement this summer for its ‘Star, Stripes and Summer Nights’ with an action-packed Saturday night event. According to organizers, on August 1st the Ag Hall Arena at the Saline County Expo Center will host…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (221+ words) Bull riding is known as the most dangerous 8 seconds in sports, but for the bullfighters the clock keeps ticking until the cowboy is safe and the snorting 2,000 pound bull is behind the gate. Bullfighters Cody Emerson and Colt Carlisle, along…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (277+ words) The Longford PRCA Rodeo is celebrating 70 years of rodeo in rural America coming up this Labor Day weekend. The Longford PRCA Rodeo will take place on Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, with nightly performances at 7:30 p.m. The Longford Rodeo has been…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (654+ words) The Bankes Barrel Racing at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene has been a tradition since 1995. The pro rodeo features amateur barrel racers competing, one during each rodeo performance. It was the brainchild of Bud and Linda Bankes, owners…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (126+ words) pictured is the AHS Senior Wrestlers, image courtesy of Brad Anderson #8 Rock Creek 42, #3 Abilene Cowgirls ABILENE: The Rock Creek Lady Mustangs improved to 1-2 in the NCKL with a victory at Abilene on Thursday night. The dual featured two girls’ programs…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (371+ words) Hang on to your hats, rodeo fans, because tickets for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo go on sale June 1. The rodeo is the best ticket in town, said Matt Farson, committee chairman and volunteer. “We are proud to host a…...