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FAITH&BLUE

John AndersonSeptember 21, 2022

Dickinson County Sheriffs Deputy Brandon Depew visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about Faith and Blue October 8 in Eisenhower Park 5-9 pm. A time to have fun and build relationships with neighbors and Law Enforcement....

Three People Killed

John AndersonSeptember 21, 2022

Three people were killed Tuesday afternoon when a semi crashed into a pickup truck in Dickinson County, just south of Abilene. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, just after 3:30 p.m., a 2006 Dodge Dakota and a semi-truck were travelling southbound on K15 at 1500 Ave. The pickup truck attempted to make a U-turn at 1500 Ave when it was hit by the semi-truck. The pickup truck entered the east di...

Pedestrian Killed

John AndersonSeptember 20, 2022

  - The man who died in a fatal school bus collision in Clay Center on Tuesday morning has been identified. The Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log indicates that Harold R. Mugler, 69, of Clay Center, was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal school bus accident. Clay County Schools USD 379 says on Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, a school bus was involved in an accident with a pedestrian in Clay...

New Election Equipment

John AndersonSeptember 19, 2022

  Dickinson County Clerk/Election Office staff were delighted Wednesday morning, Sept. 14 when new election equipment was delivered, including a vote counting machine and voting machines for use at the polls. The equipment replaces 20-year-old machines which were outdated and no longer tech supported. The new equipment will be in place during the Nov. 8 General Election. Here, one of the t...

Lunch & Learn

John AndersonSeptember 19, 2022

A program examining President Dwight Eisenhower’s leadership during the cold war is planned for this week.  The public is invited to attend the September Lunch & Learn at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene on Thursday. The program will be held in the library building auditorium and will begin promptly at noon. Guests are encouraged to arrive by 11:45 a.m. A light box-...

Inside Dickinson County

John AndersonSeptember 16, 2022

Impact Sports & Fitness Director RaeLyn Racy and Memorial Health System Director of Development and Marketing Haley Jones visit with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the 12th Annual Impact the Cure event to coincide with 100th Birthday of the HospitalInside Dickin....

4-H PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGING

John AndersonSeptember 14, 2022

RESULTS OF THE 2022 KANSAS STATE FAIR 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGING CONTEST On Sunday, September 11th, the 2022 Kansas State Fair 4-H Photography Judging Contest was held at the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.  Chisholm Trail District - Dickinson County 4-H had teams entered in the senior and intermediate divisions.  The senior team rose to the top and placed 2nd in an extremely competitive c...

Wilkins Graduates FBI National Academy

John AndersonSeptember 13, 2022

The Abilene Police Department is proud to congratulate Assistant Chief Jason Wilkins on his graduation from the 283rd FBI National Academy Session. The FBI National Academy is a 10-week program that provides coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism, terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication, and forensic science. It improves the administrati...

Virtual Book Club Presentation

John AndersonSeptember 12, 2022

Ernest Haycox's Stagecoach will be the topic of the next Ike's Virtual Book Club presentation. The virtual program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. Register in advance to receive the program connection detail . One of President Dwight Eisenhower's personal favorites, Stagecoach tells the tale of a group of travelers and their fateful stagecoach adventure, according to information from the...

EMTs Get Pay Raise

John AndersonSeptember 8, 2022

If there’s one situation that keeps Dickinson County Administrator Brad Homman up at night, it’s worrying about whether or not the county’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) has enough staff to respond at night. “If someone calls about a pothole, we can wait on that. But I can’t live with the fact that somebody had a heart attack, and we didn’t have enough people to send out an ambulance...

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