Masquerade Ball tickets for sale

The Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend this year’s annual banquet “Masquerade Ball,” which has been rescheduled for March 19th. This year’s entertainment features Mandolin Monroe . Location: Chestnut Avenue Venue 3120 East Chestnut Avenue Arkansas City, KS. Time of Events: 5-6 PM Happy Hour, sponsored by Union State Bank. 6-9:30 … Read more

KDA needs input

In an effort to help support growth in agriculture, the Kansas Department of Agriculture is calling on industry partners to help identify workforce needs among agricultural employers in the state by conducting the second Kansas Agriculture Workforce Needs Assessment Survey. The survey will help KDA better understand current workforce issues, trends and needs within the … Read more

City of Ark City shifts sanitation schedule

The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule this week due to the closure of all City offices on Monday in observance of Presidents Day. All of Monday’s and part of Tuesday’s routes will be collected Tuesday, Feb. 22. The part of Tuesday’s route to be collected is from Madison Avenue … Read more

Community health promotion team gets grant

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is pleased to announce that the Community Health Promotion (CHP) team has received the State Partnerships Improving Nutrition & Equity (SPINE) Program Grant from the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). CHP was awarded $144,274 to support the one-year grant project. This grant project aims to … Read more

Take part in the virtual job fair

Governor Laura Kelly encourages Kansans to participate in this week’s KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair. The Virtual Job Fair will take place from 8 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 17. This week’s KANSASWORKS Job Fair will be the 12th virtual event since 2020. The event will allow job seekers and businesses … Read more

Another scam warning from Winfield police

The Winfield Police Department says another scam is making its way to our area. A Winfield resident received a call today claiming a relative had been injured in an accident. The caller was attempting to get the resident to go to a nearby convenience store and wire $10,000 to them to cover medical expenses. Thankfully, … Read more

Ark City getting grant money

Governor Laura Kelly announced 40 rural Kansas communities will receive Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) totaling more than $17.6 million to help support critical community development projects. The City of Ark City wil get $300,000 in Housing rehabilitation money. The awards are administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce and granted from the U.S. Department … Read more

Reminder about free vaccine clinics

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says as the Omicron variant continues to spread across Kansas, local health departments, providers, and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the state. The Omicron variant poses a dangerous risk to communities across Kansas, but the important steps to prevent the … Read more

Antigone coming to Richardson Performing Arts Center

The Southwestern College theatre department will present “Antigone” on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m., in the Richardson Performing Arts Center located on the main level of the Christy Administration Building. When her dead brother is declared a traitor, his body left exposed … Read more

Governor announces plan to expand Medicaid

Governor Laura Kelly announced legislation to expand Medicaid (KanCare), a law that would provide more than 150,000 hard-working Kansans access to affordable healthcare and create more than 23,000 new jobs, bolstering the Kansas economy. Under the proposed legislation introduced on February 9, Medicaid will be expanded to cover Kansans earning up to the full 138 … Read more