The “Cowtown Santa Express” will return to the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad this coming holiday season, with the first train rides scheduled to begin this week on Wednesday. According to the organization, they are expanding the 2023 schedule to include more trains stocked with hot chocolate and cookies, holiday music and, of course, Santa himself. In it’s inaugural 2022 season, the ...
Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Director Tim Hamilton visited with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the Flood Plain Maps and other pending zoning regulations to be looked a...
Photo - Paul Froelich Fire destroyed the home belonging to Robert and Tammy Smith at the northwest corner of the K-18 - Sage Road intersection in Dickinson County early Friday morning. According to Paul Froelich Fire Chief for Dickinson County Rural Fire District One, they both escaped the burning house. Two dogs also escaped but one dog died. Froelich estimated the damage at approximatel...
Dickinson County Administrator Janelle Dockendorf and County Clerk Jeanne Livingston visited with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the election....
Abilene City Mayor Trevor Witt and Abilene City Manager Ron Marsh visited with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about 0.25 percent sales tax for the Local Street Improvement Program which will appear on the Ballot Tuesday November 7...
Abilene City Manger Ron Marsh and Abilene Community Development Director Kari Zook visited with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about the process of putting together the city’s Comprehensive Plan....
ABILENE RECEIVES TOP HONORS AT KANSAS TOURISM CONFERENCE The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was honored with three esteemed marketing awards at the Kansas Tourism Conference in Dodge City. These awards, presented by the Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK), recognize outstanding achievements and innovation in tourism marketing. Abilene competed in the medium-sized com...
A federal jury convicted a 42-year-old Junction City man of defrauding car dealerships, financial institutions, and title loan companies. According to the US Department of Justice, court documents and evidence presented at trial, Montressa “Monty” Cunningham of Junction City was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, seven counts of bank fraud, three count...
A man from Arkansas was killed in a single-vehicle fiery crash in Central Kansas Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 60-year-old Jerri Garrett from Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, was driving a 2020 Ford F 250 pickup truck on US 77 Highway in Dickinson County. For unknown reasons he steered the truck left of center into a ditch, drove through a pasture, and came to rest in a ...
Assistant Principal and Activities Director at the Abilene Middle School Derek Burns visits with KABI Wake Up Call Host John Anderson about programs and upcoming activities at the school....
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Pictured left to right: Devin Alvarez, Landon Taplin, Weston Rock and Joesph Welsh MCPHERSO...
November 1, 2024 Comments
