News Staff Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 34 cities across Kansas have been selected to receive a total of $28.65 million for improvements to the State Highway System located within city boundaries. The funds will be directed to preserve and improve pavement, add turn lanes, and modify intersections along essential roadways in both rural and urban … Read more
The Southwestern College Homecoming Parade will be Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., on Winfield’s Main Street. The parade route will begin at 15th and Main and travel north to 10th Street. A total of 15 entries are entered in the parade, including Homecoming king and queen candidates.The full schedule of Southwestern College Homecoming … Read more
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive website is now also available to download as an App on Android and iOS (iPhone Operating System) cell phones. KanDrive provides travelers across the state timely details on maintenance and construction activities, winter highway conditions, flooded roadways, incidents and crashes affecting traffic. The new App includes all account features … Read more
Southwestern College’s Nine Lives Laughatorium and Good Times Improvisational Comedy Troupe will perform a 20th anniversary show on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Richardson Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission charge. The content is rated PG13.
The Arkansas City Police Department announced that the agency’s commissioned officers are now equipped with Utility, Inc.’s patented Eos by UtilityTM body-worn camera technology. The technologies facilitate policy-based, high-speed data collection to deliver instant, clear, and secure intelligence to support increased transparency and accountability between the Arkansas City Police Department and the community. The contract … Read more
Individuals can learn how to get involved in 4-H, FFA, and collegiate agriculture during the Cowley College Ag Fun Day held Thursday, October 20, at the Sumner Campus in Wellington, KS. The event is open to all ages and will take place from 3-6:30 p.m. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to see what … Read more
Ark City Police say on October 8th, 2022, at 1:31 p.m., Arkansas City Police and EMS were called to the 500 block N. 3rd Street to a report of a person with a gunshot wound to the leg. Officers located a 21-year-old Arkansas City man with a bullet wound to his left leg. The man … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced that in the single month that sports wagering has been legal, it has generated a total of $1.3 million in revenue, including nearly $130,000 for the State of Kansas. On May 12, 2022, Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 84, bipartisan legislation making it legal to wager on sports at casinos, … Read more
The 2022 Ambassador Award, the Young Alumni Award, and the Alumni Recognition Award, will be presented Friday, Oct. 14, at the Southwestern College Homecoming dinner in the Roy L. Smith dining hall. The honorees are Steve and Sally Cauble, Tabatha Rosproy, and Sandee McDade. Robbie Banks from the Southwestern College Class of 1972 will serve … Read more
Featuring alumni artists from the past 20 years, a Cowley College Alumni Art Showcase will be held through the month of October inside the Earle N. Wright Community Room and lower level of the Brown Center. The room will be open to the public Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7:30. A total of 16 Cowley College alums … Read more