Walmart to offer COVID 19 vaccines

Walmart stores in Kansas will be giving COVID 19 vaccines. Walmart says it will be administering the COVID 19 vaccine to eligible shoppers in Kansas, through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Vaccines will be available to residents who meet the current phase of vaccine eligibility in the state. The program starts February 12th. Eligible customers … Read more

Scam warning from Cowley County law enforcement

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has been notified that residents may receive a phone call from “Amazon” in the form of a recorded voice indicating there has been a large charge to the victim’s Amazon account. This is yet one more scam in an attempt to get your personal information. First, Amazon will not do … Read more

Service changes for holiday

The City of Winfield announced, in observance of President’s Day, the City of Winfield Refuse and Recycling routes have been re-scheduled for the upcoming holiday week, February 15th – 19th. The City of Arkansas City and City of Winfield Recycling Center at Strother Field will be OPEN Friday, February 12th from 8:00 am to 12:00 … Read more

Roosevelt Elementary in Ark City moving to remote learning

An update from Ark City Schools, about COVID 19. The district put out a release last night saying, Following an additional review of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the building, it has been determined that Roosevelt Elementary School will transition to a remote learning model for one week. They plan for Roosevelt students to … Read more

Warning from law enforcement about suspicious phone calls

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office said this weekend, it was notified by several citizens they are receiving phone calls in regards to suspicious activity on their personal banking accounts and should press 1 for more information. The caller also identifies as a customer service representative of the Federal reserve. The Sheriff’s office says, please do … Read more

Coronavirus variant now in Kansas

The state health department announced this week, it had confirmed a case of the U.K. variant of coronavius, in Ellis County, Kansas. Dr. Dana Hawkinson, director of infection control for the University of Kansas Health System, said there is a chance the U.K. variant is in Kansas City and surrounding areas. The A.P. said the … Read more

Viking Theater dept. seeks input

A note from the Winfield School District: The Viking Theater department is looking for some input. Where were you the day the world changed? They are looking for a few community members who are willing to share what they remember about the events on 9/11 so go with Viking Theatre’s virtual production of with their … Read more

Three people facing drug charges

Ark City police did a traffic stop involving a suspected stolen vehicle on Friday, and ended up arresting three residents on drug charges. 25 year old Jose Diaz, 33 year old Amber Meleise McHargue, and 67 year old Christopher Mark Kreidler, were arrested.

Planning Commission doing survey on comprehensive plan

The Arkansas City Planning Commission is in the early stages of rewriting the City’s Comprehensive Plan for the next decade. There will be a variety of public hearings and town hall-type meetings held later this year as part of that process. In the meantime, they really would like to begin the process of surveying the … Read more