Road closure in Winfield next week

A Road Closure announcement from the City of Winfield: 17th Ave. will be closed from Main to Millington St. beginning Monday, June 21st to allow crews to install a new sanitary sewer line. Work will begin first thing Monday morning with plans to have the road re-opened by Friday that week.

Red Cross needs blood donations

The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise – and deplete the nation’s blood inventory. Donors of all blood types – especially type O and those giving platelets – are urged to make an appointment to give as soon as possible … Read more

DARE camp open for registration

From the Ark City Police Department on Facebook: Are you going into 6th- 8th grade? Make sure you sign up to participate in the 2021 DARE Camp! Do you know any incoming Middle Schoolers? Let them know so they can make sure they get signed up! This is a free camp! We have many fun … Read more

Bike Rodeo coming up

From the Winfield Police Department: Join them this Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the City-Cowley County Health Department parking lot for the 2021 Bike Rodeo!

Changes for open meetings act

The expiration of the state’s emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic also brings an end to temporary provisions of Kansas law regarding open meetings and profiteering put into effect to address the emergency, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said yesterday. First, Schmidt said that the expiration means public bodies and agencies that are subject … Read more

Day camps present production

Members of the Southwestern College Summer Theatre Festival Youth Day Camp and Story Theatre Day Camp will present “THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE” on Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m., and 1 p.m. The show will be performed in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center. The production is appropriate for … Read more

Cowley Commission set for meeting

The next Cowley County Commission meeting is set for tonight at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Cowley County Courthouse. The agenda is up online. The group will consider approval of the Fairview Township 2020 financial report, the updated descriptions for CCEC, and they’ll consider consulting services for ARPA.

Reminder about tag renewal in Butler County

The Butler County Treasurer’s Motor Vehicle Department would like to remind you that if your last name begins with the letter’s “H & I” your tags are due for renewal by June 30, 2021. . You may renew online through the iKan website https://ikan.ks.gov/ . You may mail in your renewal notice that you received … Read more