On August 14, 2025, deputies with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ryan Matthew Roth, 38, of Enterprise, Kansas on a warrant for aggravated internet trading in child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child. 

The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office began the investigation after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. During the investigation, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 500 Block of Court Street, Enterprise, Kansas in April. Additional search warrants were executed and the warrant was then issued for the arrest of Roth.  Roth was booked into the Dickinson County Detention Facility.     

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Anyone with information regarding any crime can contact the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office at 785-263-4081. Citizens can submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Dickinson County at 1-888-535-8477 or the Crime Stoppers online/mobile app via www.p3tips.com.

Dickinson County's housing market presented a mixed picture last month, with a slight dip in sales countered by rising prices and expanding inventory, according to the latest report from the Flint Hills Association of REALTORS®. Compiled by the Wichita State University Center for Real Estate and released on August 7, the July data indicates local strength in values even as the national market continues its cooling trajectory.

Closed home sales in Dickinson County edged down 4.3% to 22 units in July 2025 from 23 a year earlier, though total sales volume increased 6% to $3.5 million. The median sale price surged 22% to $156,000, reflecting robust appreciation. Year-to-date, sales are off 3.2% at 121 units, but volume has risen 14.4% to $21.9 million, with the median price up 22.3% to $170,000.

Properties moved at a moderate pace, with median days on market falling 54.3% to 16 days from 35 in July 2024. Sellers received 95.1% of list price (up from 94.4%) and 93.4% of original price. Active listings climbed 35.7% to 57 units, boosting months' supply to 2.9 (up 31.8% from 2.2). New listings jumped 81% to 38, with a median price of $189,900 (up 41.2%). Contracts written rose 7.4% to 29, though pending contracts dropped 19.5% to 33 at month's end.

These local dynamics occur against a backdrop of a nationally cooling housing market in 2025, marked by climbing inventory and decelerating price growth. Nationally, active listings surged nearly 25% year-over-year in July, continuing a 21-month streak of increases, while home values averaged $368,581—up just 0.3% annually. Price growth has slowed to sub-2% in recent months, with declines in some regions amid price cuts and delistings, though experts anticipate no crash and potential mortgage rate dips to around 5.5% later in the year.

Factors like elevated interest rates and softening demand are contributing to the national moderation, potentially influencing rural areas like Dickinson County. Locally, the inventory growth—while less dramatic than the national figure—could provide more options for buyers, supporting a balanced market in the months ahead.