News Staff In honor of the 19 children and two adults killed in the mass shooting yesterday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately until sundown on Friday, May 27, 2022. Governor Kelly said, “Our thoughts are with the families who have … Read more
Kansas State Parks are partnering with the Kansas Public Library System to provide library patrons with daily vehicle permits available for checkout through December 2022. The daily vehicle permits provide the permit holder with admission to any of Kansas’ 28 state parks absolutely free of charge. Kansas State Parks director Linda Lanterman said, “Through this … Read more
As part of Exploration Place’s Summer Camps, Cowley College has partnered with the science center to host a LEGO Community Camp June 20-24 at its main campus in Arkansas City. Exploration Place is hosting a series of camps at local community partner sites and Cowley College is eager for children age 6-13 to join the … Read more
The Winfield Arts and Humanities Council says all of their classes are now up for online purchase/registration. Classes are limited, so don’t wait. Get your kids signed up before the classes they want to take reach capacity. If you have questions, call their office at 620-221-2161.
The city of Ark City says construction will begin May 31st on North Summit Street as part of a street resurfacing project which is funded by a CDBG Community Facility Grant, a KDOT Cost Share Grant, and Local funds. The contractor, Pearson Construction LLC, will commence construction work May 31st from Kansas Ave. to Radio … Read more
The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule next week due to the closure of all City offices Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. The Cowley County Landfill also will be closed Saturday, May 28th and Monday May 30th for Memorial Day. The F Street Limb Disposal and Compost … Read more
The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board has awarded financial assistance to 221 victims of violent crime at its May meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Awards were made in 76 new cases. Additional expenses were paid in 145 previously submitted cases. The awards totaled $166,717.52.
The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says the last couple of weeks have been busy with several different scam calls being reported to the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office. The first was the “Cybersecurity for Amazon” which resulted in a $21,500 loss in Apple gift cards and the scammer getting all the individuals banking information by posing … Read more
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today that the attorney general’s office has donated 23 protective ballistic vests retired from use to be shipped to Ukraine for use by law enforcement and the military forces. The donation was part of a larger effort coordinated by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and more than 20 law enforcement … Read more
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is proud to announce the launch of Go Outdoors Kansas – KDWP’s all-new licensing and boat registration system designed to provide outdoor recreationalist with an improved customer service experience. More than 500 license and boat vendor locations are now processing transactions through the online system. Outdoor-goers can … Read more