Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo celebrates eight decades of rodeo competition, community entertainment ...

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, the historic Seelye Mansion will host a special community celebration ...

As excitement builds for the July 9 premiere of Netflix’s new Little House on the Prairie series, the Abilene Convention & ...

The Dickinson County attorney’s office is proposing a largely unchanged budget for next year by offsetting higher legal expenses with reductions in technology purchases, capital outlay and other ...

Dickinson County Commissioners approved a plan to consolidate the county’s Human Resources/Payroll and Budget/Finance departments into the Administration Department as part of ongoing budget ...

Emergency Management Director Chancy Smith presented a largely unchanged 2027 operating budget to Dickinson County commissioners, requesting an increase of $400, from $13,250 to $13,650. Smith said ...

For Nanc Scholl, old houses are more than wood, brick and mortar — they’re storytellers. Each porch, parlor and weathered foundation holds the memories of the people who helped build Abilene, and ...

Hultgren said the department is not yet at that point but acknowledged it remains a concern. Currently, when a transport takes an ambulance out of the county, EMS stages backup vehicles strategically ...

The Abilene City Commission had an hour-long meeting Monday June 22, hearing about flooding in the northwest area of Abilene and a new statue of Wild Bill Hickok. Gary Boyd, Judy Boyd, Andy Hess and ...

Persistent rain, high winds and saturated fields have slowed the 2026 wheat harvest across Dickinson and surrounding counties, leaving many producers waiting for fields to dry while watching crop ...

Dickinson County Emergency Communications Director Amber Pfeifer is proposing no increase in the department’s overall budget for 2027 as dispatch operations continue adjusting to staffing shortages ...

Central Kansas Mental Health Center Chief Executive Officer Glenna Phillips told Dickinson County Commissioners she is seeking a 3% increase in local funding. In 2026, Dickinson County provided ...