HERINGTON — Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County in Herington (HH&H), an affiliate of Memorial Health System in Abilene, announces its newest Herington Hero Award recipient, Shelly Wirtz.

Congratulations, and thank you for taking care of Herington, Shelly!

Shelly Wirtz is the current guardian of one of Herington’s most treasured institutions, the Herington Public Library, which also holds the distinction of being a Carnegie Library.

In the early 1900s, several citizens of Herington established a public library in the town. Those individuals are named on the plaque which can be found on the front of the building, and you can read about them on the library’s website.

Shelly’s continued dedication to preserving the library is evident to anyone who visits and makes use of its resource

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