Upgrades coming to municipal building elevator

Ark City city commissioners this week approved a contract to do upgrades to the elevator in the municipal building. The group approved an agreement with a company out of Illinois for the work, according to ctnewsonline.com. The project will take about six weeks to complete once crews start work on it. The elevator is more … Read more

Cambridge man killed in Wilson County crash

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Cambridge man was among three people killed in a two-vehicle crash in Wilson County on Monday. 40 year old Curtis Wilkins of Cambridge was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 westbound on U.S. 400 when he crossed the centerline and hit a Ford F-150 head on. Wilkins was killed, along … Read more

Local health department approaching vaccine Phase 2

The City-Cowley County Health Department says it acknowledges as of noon on Monday, January 18th, the County has recorded 3153 cases of COVID 19. Additional deaths associated with the virus have climbed to nearly 60 with some recent deaths not currently reflected in the State-provided totals. They expect to move to Phase 2 of the … Read more

Electronic waste recycling event scheduled

The city of Winfield says An E-Waste Recycling Event has been set up by The Green Team of Southwestern College in collaboration with the City of Winfield, Tuesday, February 2nd from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. This year’s event will take place at the Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Center in Strother Field located at 7th Avenue and … Read more

Ark City Schools approve new timeline

At a special meeting, the USD 470 Board of Education yesterday approved a return-to-school timeline. The district posted the timeline on its Facebook page.Today, Elementary (PK-5) students return within the A/B Hybrid Learning Model. On February 1, elementary students begin attending school in-person FOUR days per week (with Wednesdays to remain a remote learning day). … Read more

Ark City School Board Meets Tonight

The USD 470 Board of Education will hold a special virtual meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. to take action regarding return to school planning and dates. You can get to the livestream of the meeting by going to www.usd470.com/boemeeting.

Health Department eases limits on spectator events

The City-Cowley County Health Department has eased restrictions on spectator events for Cowley County schools. Ark City Schools says on their facebook page that as of January 14, two spectators per participant are allowed to watch USD 470 activity events in person. These spectators must be the participant’s parent/legal guardian and follow all KSHSAA and … Read more

Ark City Schools ready for shift next week

Arkansas City Public Schools reminds that there is no school for students Monday, Jan. 18 but they are looking forward to welcoming elementary students (grades PK-5) back via the hybrid model on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Like at the start of the school year, Track A will attend in-person Mondays and Tuesdays and Track B will … Read more

Help police find this man

The Ark City police department is trying to locate Micholas K. Bryant. He’s wanted for probation violations – distribute or possession with intent to distribute marijuana and probation violation – interference with a law enforcement officer. He’s 20 years old, 5’8″, 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. You can see his picture on … Read more

Holiday means garbage pickup shift

The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule next week, due to the closure of all city offices on Monday, January 18th, in observance of Martin Luther King Junior Day. All of Monday’s and parts of Tuesday’s routes will be collected on January 19th. The rest of Tuesday’s route and all … Read more