As automakers move toward electric vehicles (EV), Kansas consumers will now have options to make the switch more affordable. This afternoon, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved a settlement agreement negotiated between its staff, the Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB) and Evergy to allow the company to offer rebates on the installation of a 240V … Continue Reading Switch to electric vehicles becoming more affordable

In accordance with Executive Order 20-30, Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to remain at half-staff on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags will remain lowered until sunset on December 9, 2021, in accordance with the previously-announced proclamation signed by President Joe Biden … Continue Reading Flags lowered for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

The next Cowley County Commission meeting is this morning at 9 a.m. The agenda is out. It includes a grant award presentation by Phillips 66 to Emergency Management for the purchase of UHF Radios. They’ll consider the payment register for the previous month, tax roll collections, and go into an executive session. Several appointments are … Continue Reading Cowley County Commission meets today

Governor Laura Kelly appointed Maradeth Frederick, Mulberry, to the 11th Judicial District vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Oliver Kent Lynch. Frederick has been a private practice attorney at The Frederick Law Office since 2008, where she is involved in general civil practice with a focus on family law, real estate, child in need … Continue Reading Judicial vacancy filled

The Life Through Word and Lens student showcase combined with Arkansas City Chamber After Hours Thursday evening for an event that hosted over 120 people from the College and the community to learn more about the programs in the Humanities and Communication department, and to see the semester’s work of the Creative Writing and Mass … Continue Reading Student work featured

Senator Bob Dole has died. A statement from his family read, yesterday, “Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” We learned earlier this year that Dole was being treated for lung cancer. President … Continue Reading Bob Dole dead at 98

Governor Laura Kelly announced Kerrie Lonard, Lawrence, as the Kansas Child Advocate. As Child Advocate, Lonard will lead the Division of the Child Advocate, established by Governor Kelly in October to improve our state’s child welfare system and protect Kansas kids. Lonard currently has worked at Kansas Legal Services in Topeka for nearly 14 years, … Continue Reading Governor Kelly names new Child Advocate

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries of Barbados, Croatia, Faroe Islands and Georgia. The countries of Belgium, Czechia, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Netherlands and Slovakia have been added to the travel quarantine list. For those traveling internationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Continue Reading State amends travel quarantine list

Cowley College’s Chili Sale and Art Showcase held Wednesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room was a chance for the sophomore Art and Graphic Design students to showcase their student portfolios. The event raised over $320 to go towards future art-related field trips. The students have been hard at work curating and updating their … Continue Reading Students showcase portfolios

Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas has topped $3.5 billion business dollars invested in Kansas in 2021 at Integra Technologies Inc., a manufacturing service provider based in Wichita. The newly announced $3.5 billion is over $1 billion more than the previous record-breaking $2.5 billion secured in 2020, making 2021 the most successful economic development year in … Continue Reading Kansas tops $3.5B in business dollars this year