News Staff Visit Ark City is pleased to announce that Jill Hunter has accepted the position of Program Director effective September 1, 2021. Jill will work with the current Director, Pam Crain, for the month of September 2021. Hunter, a native of Arkansas City, comes to us with twenty years of sales experience from Zeller Motors, fourteen … Read more
With turf currently being installed at Cowley College’s baseball, softball, soccer, and track and field complexes, Arkansas City High School has been gracious enough to allow the College to use a number of its athletic facilities. In addition to the Cowley College tennis programs already using the Arkansas City High School tennis courts, the Tiger … Read more
An update from the City-Cowley County Health Department on COVID 19. Health officer Thomas Langer says in Cowley County COVID-19 is continuing to spread. This week one hundred-thirty-two (132) new cases have been identified, up significantly from the eighty-nine (89) new cases recorded last week. To date we have recorded three hundred-fifteen (315) new cases … Read more
Cowley County Fire District #3 says they are pleased to announce that Burden Fire received a $4,000 grant from the Kansas Pipeline Association last week to purchase a master stream nozzle. This donation will allow them to be better prepared for pipeline/tank battery fires and other incidents.
On August 18, 2021 at approximately 10:20pm Winfield Officers were dispatched to the area of 12th Avenue and Fuller Street to the report of gun shots being fired. After arriving in the area, officers were advised by dispatch there was a second caller that stated their home had been shot and a bullet came through … Read more
Southwestern College main campus faculty and staff have achieved a 92% vaccination rate against COVID-19 and an additional 3% of staff are unvaccinated but report natural immunity after recovering from the virus. Classes began Monday at the college and again this year Southwestern is taking precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campus. The … Read more
Ark City Police Department: Kansas drivers are advised that during the period of August 20 through Labor Day, September 6, ACPD will join other law enforcement agencies across the state in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk and other impaired drivers from the roadways. Every impaired driving fatality accident that occurs is a direct result … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Communications Solutions, LLC (CSLLC) will expand its operations to Emporia, Kansas, creating 250 new jobs. CSLLC is a premier provider of Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer Call Center services. The company is purchasing a facility to create a new call center in response to growing customer demand, with hiring for the new … Read more
Kansas Wheat and K-State Research and Extension have announced Wheat Rx, a new program to disseminate to Kansas wheat farmers the latest research recommendations for producing high-yielding and high-quality wheat. Wheat Rx is a series of Extension publications and other educational outreach materials designed to address key management areas of hard winter wheat. These publications … Read more
A large crowd of Cowley College students were treated to a special performance by award winning entertainer, David Anthony, Tuesday in the Robert Brown Theatre. David Anthony has traveled across the country performing hypnosis shows. Tuesday night, he made 30 Cowley College students a part of his show.