News Staff South Central Kansas Health-Medical Center recently announced, they are now allowing two visitors at the hospital per patient. These visitors need to be 18 or older, and must wear a mask while in the building. Need based exceptions are still in effect, and all persons must be screened before being allowed to visit the hospital.
The City-Cowley County Health Department is loosening some restrictions in regards to the COVID 19 pandemic. The updates take effect today. There will no longer be size limits on mass outdoor gatherings. On-site operations of businesses or other entities are no longer restricted by size. Public Health Officer Thomas Langer says social gatherings indoors of … Read more
Starting Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin a pavement restoration project on 9th from College to Wheat Road in Winfield. The project will be done in three phases. The first will be the north side of 9th. During that phase, College street will be closed between 8th avenue and … Read more
A bill is headed to Governor Laura Kelly that would lower the legal age to carry concealed firearms in the state from 21 to 18. The bill won final approval Thursday in the state legislature. The bill says 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds would have to get a license to carry concealed, although gun owners older … Read more
The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood this month. With no substitute for blood and no way to manufacture it, volunteer donors are essential for hospital patients in need of transfusions. During National Volunteer Month this April, the American Red Cross is celebrating the blood donors who help fulfill its lifesaving mission … Read more
The annual Southwestern College Freshman Work Day will return on Sunday, Aug. 8. Due to Covid-19, Freshman Work Day in 2020 looked a little different. Rather than the incoming freshman class going out into the community, the SC Leadership Team developed a work day around campus. Freshman Work Day has been a tradition at Southwestern … Read more
Celebrate Ag at the Winfield Fairgrounds next month. As a rural community, agriculture is incredibly important to our local economy. The event is set for Saturday May 22nd. There will be a bus tour, speakers, demonstrations, vendors, food, and entertainment.
The City of Winfield has announced its Earth Day Event. It is Saturday, April 10th, from 9 a.m. until noon in the Silgan Parking Lot at 3719 East 12th street in Winfield.
From the City-Cowley County Health Department: The Health Department has 100 doses of Janssen (aka Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine that they would like to administer this Saturday morning April 10, 2021 between 9:00 – 11:00 AM. If you have been waiting this is your chance to get the single dose vaccine. Call the Health … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly said this week, she has no interest in COVID-19 vaccine passports for the state. The vaccine passports are a way to verify people’s immunization status. Kelly said, “We will not be issuing those under my authority.” New COVID 19 case numbers have dropped in recent months.