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 ...

With all the wind damage reports flooding into the National Weather Service during and after the storms that whipped through Dickinson County on June 8, there were no immediate reports of tornados.

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 ...

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 ...

Dickinson County EMS Director John Hultgren is proposing only a modest increase to the department’s 2026 budget, even as ambulance call volumes continue to climb across the county. Presenting his ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Dickinson County Health Department Director John Hultgren told county commissioners the department’s proposed 2026 budget includes targeted reductions while maintaining core public health services.

Shirley (Shirl) Avis Carrier, 94 of Abilene, Kansas ,passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026. She was born March 30, 1932, on a farm in rural Tescott, Kansas to Ben and Cora (Dupes) Wilson. Shirl worked ...

Thomas Allen Faulkner was born on February 20, 1950, in Salina, Kansas, to Wendell and Alice (Arterburn) Faulkner. He grew up in Salina and attended local schools, where he formed many lifelong ...

Roberta Jane Killion Adee, known to those that knew her, simply as “Bert” beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2026. She was born on February 2, 1949, in ...