Despite handling one of the busiest court dockets in Kansas, the Eighth Judicial District budget request for 2027 came in lower than this year’s.

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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