Aerial surveys for lesser prairie-chickens will begin March 23 and run through mid-May in five states containing lesser prairie-chicken habitat, including Kansas. The surveys are conducted annually by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) to document population trends and determine how the species is responding to habitat management strategies identified in the … Read more
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has now identified two new counties which have confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as the disease outbreak continues in Kansas and nationwide. Samples from birds exhibiting HPAI symptoms in a non-commercial backyard mixed-species flock (poultry) in Dickinson County and also in a non-commercial backyard mixed-species flock (non-poultry) … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department says Congress has extended the WIC benefit bump that was implemented in April of last year! These enhanced fruit and vegetable benefits have helped ensure the health of millions of women and children across the nation and within the county. For all WIC participants within the county, this means that … Read more
Mark Potter, former basketball coach at Newman University and an advocate for mental illness, will speak on Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m., in Stewart Field House. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend. The Leadership team at Southwestern College planned this event which is sponsored by the Student Government … Read more
A $9.84 million patching project on U.S. 166 in Sumner County will begin soon. The Kansas Department of Transportation project involves concrete patching on U.S. 166 from the U.S. 81 junction on the north side of South Haven east to 400 feet past the Rock Road intersection. The length is about 9 miles. The project … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly has signed several bipartisan bills into law. They include House Bill 2594, which will create an exemption in law related to vehicle identification number (VIN) offenses for antique vehicles. House Bill 2329 will amend current law relating to pipeline safety rules and regulations that are overseen and enforced by the Kansas Corporation … Read more
The Cowley College volleyball team has released its spring schedule for 2022. The Lady Tigers will participate in four scrimmage dates on April 5, April 13, April 19 and April 23.
The Southwestern College theatre department will present the jukebox musical “Head Over Heels,” featuring the songs from The Go-Go’s, on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, April 3, at 2 p.m., in the Richardson Performing Arts Center. The musical is based on Philip Sidney’s “The Countess of Pembroke’s … Read more
Beginning April 1, Evergy Kansas Central residential customers will pay an average of $0.36 more per month to have electricity delivered to their homes. That amounts to $4.32 per year, based on an average monthly usage of 900 kWh. Kansas law allows electric utilities regulated by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to recover costs associated … Read more
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved Southern Pioneer Electric Company’s plan for recovering $17 million in deferred February 2021 winter storm costs. The not-for-profit utility, like others regulated by the KCC, was ordered to do everything possible to continue providing utility service to its customers, defer the charges, and then develop a plan to … Read more