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John AndersonJune 9, 2022

Abilene City Manger Ron Marsh visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the ongoing budget process , city projects and recent emergency response training....

JUDGE TAKES OATH

John AndersonJune 7, 2022

Photo by Kathy Hageman/Dickinson County Public Information coordinator Sarah Ikena, left, Dickinson County’s newly appointed county attorney, took the oath of office at 9 a.m. Monday morning, June 6 in Courtroom 1, administered by Eighth Judicial District Head Judge Benjamin Sexton. Ikena was elected May 31 during a convention of Republican precinct men and women. She replaces Andrea Purvis w...

Fireworks Permit

John AndersonJune 7, 2022

Fireworks permit required in rural areas of Dickinson County While the cities in Dickinson County have their own fireworks ordinances, people who live outside city limits must have a permit to discharge fireworks. “Dickinson County Resolution 032416 states that fireworks may be used in the unincorporated areas of Dickinson County with a permit,” said County Clerk Jeanne Livingston. Firework...

FLOOD WARNING

John AndersonJune 5, 2022

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Smoky Hill River at Enterprise. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, Valley north of the Kansas Highway 43 bridge on the north side of Enterprise floods. At 27.0 feet, Railroad tracks near Enterprise flood. *...

Tornado Response Exercise

John AndersonJune 1, 2022

‘Functional’ exercise will bring EM professionals to Abilene About 80 people expected to attend tornado response exercise Dickinson County is no stranger to tornadoes, with a devastating storm striking Chapman in 2008 and another traveling west to east across the northern part of the county in May 2016 destroying homes and property. And those are just the ones in recent memory. On ...

Dickinson County Undersheriff Out

John AndersonMay 31, 2022

As of Tuesday, May 31, Dickinson County Undersheriff Brian Hornaday is no longer undersheriff or working for the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office in any way, according to Dickinson County Sheriff Jerry Davis. A reason for why he is no longer employed by the Sheriff’s Department has not yet been given ....

Commemorate D’DAY

John AndersonMay 31, 2022

Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library Museum and Boyhood Home Dawn Hammett visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the week of events to commemorate D’DAY leading up to Symphony on the Sunset this Saturday....

State Send-Off.

John AndersonMay 25, 2022

The Abilene Baseball Club invites the public to show support for the Abilene High School Baseball team with a “State Send-Off.” The event will be this Thursday, May 26th. The public should be in place around 1:00pm, which is when the team plans on leaving the Abilene High School parking lot. The Abilene Police Department has graciously agreed to escort our Cowboys out of town. Please stand alo...

Aggravated Burglary

John AndersonMay 23, 2022

On May 19 Thursday of last week at approximately 9:53 pm, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office responded to Lion’s Den, located at 2349 Fair Road in Dickinson County, for a commercial business alarm.  Deputies discovered a white male had entered the occupied business and removed property without permission, valued at more than $2,000.  After seeking assistance from the public through a Face...

Health Needs Assessment

John AndersonMay 23, 2022

Dickinson County Begins 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment Media Release: 5/23/2022   Over the next few months, Memorial Health System (MHS) will be working with area providers to complete the 2022 Dickinson County, KS Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These providers are seeking input from the community regarding health care needs in order to complete this update. VVV...

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