Big Boy No. 4014 last visited Abilene on Sept. 2, 2021. The famous steam locomotive is on a coast-to-coast tour celebrating ...

The Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the County Commission impose a three-year moratorium for data centers, alternative renewable energy and battery energy storage ...

A water line break occurred Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of North Cedar Street. The Public Works Department completed a temporary repair yesterday and planned to make a permanent repair Monday, ...

Solomon City Park was packed Friday and Saturday as past and present Solomon residents, visitors from nearby towns and others ...

The Abilene USD Board of Education received an update on the district’s budget development process during its recent meeting, with administrators reporting the district finished the fiscal year in a ...

The Abilene Board of Education unanimously approved a new Academic Middle School After-School Tutoring Program that will replace the district’s grant-funded model. Superintendent Dana Sprinkle said ...

Emergency responders from about 12 agencies were involved in a unique rescue operation that took place after midnight ...

The city of Abilene’s first meeting of July was lively with an amendment passed pertaining to the multi-sports fields development and back-and-forth discussions about the 2027 budget between staff and ...

On July 14, 2026, an arrest warrant was issued by the Dickinson County District Court for James Bradley Crump, 33, of Hope, Kansas, for murder in the First Degree and Aggravated Endangering a Child.

A Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Board member is urging county officials to give residents more opportunities to ask questions during planning meetings, saying increased public participation ...

The Abilene City Commission voted to pass the resolution signalling to Abilene residents that the city intends to exceed their revenue neutral rate of 46.463 for the 2027 budget. The ...