News Staff Governor Laura Kelly announced the state is moving to Phase 2 of the vaccination plan. It includes three new groups of people who can get the vaccine. People age 65 and older can now get the vaccine. People with jobs that require a lot of contact with the public and are critical for public health … Read more
The Ark City Chamber of Commerce has announced, this year’s annual banquet, which normally takes place every February, will take place on June 4th, the evening before the annual golf tournament. The event will be outdoors and it’s being donned the Ark City Chamber BBQ Bash. They’ll be holding the awards ceremony as usual.
A new StoryWalk display has been installed at the Poplar Walking Trail in Ark City. A release from the Ark City school district says several community partners teamed up to offer the attraction, which runs along the first quarter-mile of the trail. The Ark City Public Library will maintain the StoryWalk, and the stories will … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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