News Staff With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, the American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen … Read more
An autopsy is planned for a 32 year old inmate who was being held at the Lansing Correctional Facility, who died in state custody. Lawrence Brown Junior died Friday at a hospital in Leavenworth. The Kansas Department of Corrections says only that officials do not believe the man died of the coronavirus. He’d been convicted … Read more
From Cowley County: Advance Voting is open in two separate locations. Winfield: County Clerk’s Office (321 E. 10th Ave) from 8am-5pm Monday, Oct 25 through Friday, Oct 29. Arkansas City: Water Treatment Plant (400 W. Madison Ave) from 10am-4pm Monday, Oct 25 through Friday, Oct 29. For more info, check out the County’s Clerk’s website … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas will adopt the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) new recommendations around Moderna and J&J booster shots, following a similar announcement last month around the Pfizer-BioNTech (also known as Comirnaty) booster. She has authorized all COVID-19 vaccine providers to begin administering the booster shots to all eligible Kansans. Eligibility for … Read more
The Creative Writing Program at Cowley College hosted the first Writers’ Corner of the academic year in the Jungle (Nelson Student Center). Twelve writers, with one alumni special guest and two faculty, presented a total of 30 original works. If you are interested in the Creative Writing program or classes, contact marlys.cervantes@cowley.edu or see her … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department is out with its latest COVID 19 update. The October cases rose by fifty (50) this past week which continues to indicate a downward trend locally. As of October 22, 2021, the Health Department is tracking seventy-one (71) active cases. The positivity rate for the last week was 8.91% which … Read more
From the Winfield Viking Theatre Department: Tickets are selling quickly so don’t wait too long! SNOOPY the Musical show dates: November 19 and 20 at 7:30 pm and November 21 at 2:00 pm. We’ll have some special guests at our Sunday matinee! All Winfield elementary students are eligible for 50% off the student ticket price … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly, on behalf of the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC), today announced that more than $2 million will be awarded to Kansas criminal justice organizations as part of the 2022 grant awards for the Federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The KCJCC oversees the criminal justice federal funding made … Read more
Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce is Accepting items for the Time Capsule — Special 150th Celebration time capsule rededication and closing ceremony will be at 1:00 PM Friday, October 29th. Location is on the front lawn of City Hall. This will be the last opportunity for the public to submit items for inclusion in … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced plans to expand the Kansas Main Street Program by up to three additional communities this Winter. Originally launched in 1985, Kansas Main Street has helped dozens of mostly rural communities work toward ensuring the viability of their downtown districts. During the first 27 years of the Kansas Main Street program, … Read more