By Payton Tholstrup

Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County in Herington, Kansas, is an affiliate of Memorial Health System in Abilene. After the nominations were gathered, Herington Fire Department was selected as the Herington Hero Award for the month of April.

There heroes are as follows:

These heroes are named below:

Andrew Avantaciato                                       Bradon Melchor

Ryan Batchman                                 Trevor Melchor

Nicole Blouch                                                     Brett Muhlig

Travis Burton                                                     Nelson Nueberger

Derek Charles                                                    Cody Oswald

Robert Graves                                                   Antonio Perez

Scott Herpich                                                     Andrew Reese

Curtis Hughes                                                    Jim Roberts

Kennedy Idleman                                            Kyle Schlesener

John Kershner                                                   McKenna Schlesener

Shelly Langley                                                    Zac Schlesener

Chad Langley                                                     Matt Shepherd

CJ Lincoln                                                             Cliff Stokes

Bryson Martin                                                    June Washburn

The nomination had this to say: 

“In honor of National Fire Department Day, which is May 4, the Herington Fire Department and the many volunteers who dedicate their time to serving this area should be recognized for their efforts.  The Fire Department in Herington has been serving the community since 1890 and is predominantly made up of volunteers.  They answer every call 24/7 to assist, save, and help whenever there is an emergency.  They cover a 96-square-mile fire district in Dickinson and Morris Counties with a 500-square-mile area of coverage for rescue.  In addition to the EMS calls that they normally attend to, there has been an increase in medical calls as well.  They also answer other calls for vehicle accidents, house fires, gas leaks, etc.  They even take on the responsibility of storm spotting.  Some calls take 30 minutes and others take hours.  This city is lucky to have such wonderful people taking care of us.  They define the word hero in every sense.” 

Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County in Herington will continue selecting a hero every month. Nominations opened up again on May 1st. This month also celebrates one year of recognizing heroes in Herington. You can nominate a hero here: http://mhsks.org/herington-hero-award/

You can also nominate someone in person by stopping at the Herington Office at 11 North Broadway.