Yet, Underwood also wrote in a recent email to The Associated Press, “We have open cases involving Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office personnel.”Ĭurrent Sheriff Jerry Davis cited the KBI’s inquiries in declining to answer most questions. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation closed an inquiry into the former sheriff in October 2019 and the missing funds were “fully investigated,” spokesperson Melissa Underwood said. No criminal charges have been filed over the missing $72,000. Eisenhower’s presidential library gives the town a hint of prairie rectitude, though it had a pre-Ike past as the end of the Chisholm Trail for 1860s cattle drovers. “I would like to think that we could get some closure on that,” said Brad Homman, the county administrator.Ībilene, the county seat with 6,400 people, is about 150 miles west (241 kilometers) of Kansas City. Meanwhile, there’s no official explanation for what happened to the cash seized in Dickinson County. Interstate 70 has long been considered a major drug-running corridor. The mystery has unfolded amid a national debate over whether law enforcement agencies can too easily seize cash and other assets - often without a criminal conviction. A three-term sheriff lost last year’s Republican primary decisively to a former longtime officer who told voters the department was falling apart. The state has been investigating the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department for close to four years, with two officials saying in a court filing this year that a “fear of retribution” among department employees had slowed progress. (AP) - Sometime after a January 2017 drug bust near Interstate 70′s main exit for President Dwight Eisenhower’s boyhood Kansas home, $72,000 in cash seized by the local sheriff’s department disappeared. Overall, I'm excited to learn about Abilene and meet the people who live in and care for this community.TOPEKA, Kan. Waynesburg is also where my wife and I met. I graduated from Waynesburg University in the spring this year with a degree in journalism. For freelancing, I am the part-time copy editor for music news website and I write public relations pieces for music artists. My hobbies include reading, playing board and card games (looking for a playgroup by the way!), exploring music and cooking for my wife and I.
I love Jesus and believe he's my Lord and Savior. So while the area and job are new to me, I'm certain I'm prepared for the situation. The town of Waynesburg has a population of roughly 3,900. I grew up in a stone farmhouse in the woods. I've also lived and wrote about small communities my entire life. The last six years I have spent learning and working on getting where I am today. I am a bit nervous because of the unfamiliarity of a new home, new culture, and my first newspaper reporter job.Īt the same time though, I'm confident. There are many thoughts and emotions I have coming into this position of part-time reporter (maybe full-time eventually). A lot of coincidences, right? Overall, I'm grateful and excited life lined up for us this way. Third, the positions we have are what we almost wanted exactly, no compromises were made. Second, to find two newspapers that are within an hour's drive of each other that are also hiring is something we have not been able to find in the last six months of job searching across the nation. Major news corporations such as Gannet nowadays own most papers. First, we work for newspapers that are both owned by local businessmen. To be honest, all the details of finding our jobs is a bit of an anomaly, I think. Holly loves her job so far, and I've been able to find work in my field of choice. So far, the 16-hour move has been worth it. While Holly Hendershot is holding down the journalism fort 20 minutes away, I've come to write here. Hailing from the woods of eastern Pennsylvania, my wife and I moved to Junction City for her new position of managing editor for the Junction City Union. Well, two weeks ago, I made the move, and so far, I'm happy with that decision. 22-I would have never thought five years ago before starting college that my career would take me to Kansas.
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