News Staff Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) has selected Traci Brimhall as the 2023-2026 Poet Laureate of Kansas. Brimhall, a professor and Director of Creative Writing at Kansas State University, will become the state’s eighth Poet Laureate when her four-year term begins on January 1. As the new Poet … Read more
Traveling the state of Kansas for the past six months spreading awareness on what is happening in Kansas FFA (Future Farmers of America), members of the Kansas FFA Foundation visited with local business and industry leaders during a Coffee with the Kansas FFA Foundation event held Thursday in the Short Community Room located on the … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT), is providing a second round of free at-home COVID-19 tests to households in all Kansas communities. All Kansas households can now visit AccessCovidTests.org to place an order for … Read more
A total of 64 students from six high schools participated in the Art and Design Prodigy Awards held Wednesday at Cowley College’s main campus in Arkansas City. There were close to 100 pieces of art submitted for the competition.
Officials from Mobile Energy Solutions and Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline announced this week that they will conduct line purging and scheduled pipeline maintenance from Monday, Nov. 14 to Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Arkansas City. Officials with both companies say that the maintenance and line purging will occur between the Orscheln Farm and Home and Walmart … Read more
The City of Arkansas City recently implemented Trimble GPS technology to aid in high-efficiency surveying. Implementing this state-of-the-art technology has been a few months in the works. The new GPS equipment aims to aid city officials during a water leak. Instead of searching for a shutoff valve, the technology can be used by looking at … Read more
Southwestern College has announced that Saturday’s football game versus Kansas Wesleyan will be Community Appreciation Day. Cowley County residents will be allowed to enter with no admission charge. Saturday’s game will also be Senior Day. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., in Richard L. Jantz Stadium. Southwestern College is currently 8-1 in the Kansas Collegiate … Read more
Arkansas City Fire Department responded to a structure fire Monday, Nov. 7, near South B Street and Taylor Avenue. At approximately 9:30 p.m., personnel arrived on the scene and discovered smoke from the structure’s front entrance. Fire crews did quick work in extinguishing the fire. Winfield and Udall Fire Departments assisted ACFD. One firefighter was … Read more
The Winfield School District reminds, the holidays are just around the corner. As the season approaches, it also puts additional stress on families. While we have a number of donors who are willing to provide clothing and gifts to families in our community, resources are limited this year. If your family could benefit from this … Read more
Three Southwestern College graduates will be inducted into the Natural Science Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 12, in Deets Library on the campus of Southwestern College. The new members are Lisa Braun, Mike Cargill, and Bryan Dennett. Dennett is a member of the 2022 induction class but will be formally recognized at the 2023 … Read more