News Staff USD 470 says All middle school and high school students planning to participate in school sports are welcome to attend the physical nights on July 19 and July 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ark City High School. The cost is $10 per student and a parent/guardian should attend with their student. Students must … Read more
Join Cowley First and Cowley College for a job fair open to the Community July 12th, 2023! Employers include Silgan Dispensing, G.E., S&Y Industries, Western Industries, Galaxy Tooling, Capper Foundation, and Clock Medical Supply. It goes 1 until 3pm at the Marquee Performing Arts Center.
The Winfield Police department says they are now taking applications for our upcoming citizens police academy, beginning in late August. For more information, including a downloadable application, please visit www.winfieldks.org/police and scroll down to the citizens police academy tab.
USD 465 says the portal is now open for all of our families to begin enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year. Please visit our website to complete the enrollment process by the end of day on the 13th. You can find more details at www.usd465.com
Starting July 17, 2023, students who attended USD 470 schools last year and are returning this year may register online via their PowerSchool account. Assistance with online enrollment will be available at each school starting July 26. To help accommodate families, each school will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 26 … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) awarded $8.1 million in grants to Grants to the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Topeka and the Phillips Fundamental Learning Center in Wichita. These funds are the first round of the available $18 million in Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) … Read more
During the July 5 City Commission meeting, Arkansas City Police Officer Shawntele Crownover was sworn into the department. Crownover began her employment with Arkansas City Police Department on June 5.
The City of Arkansas City is continuing its annual fire hydrant flushing program on today. The Environmental Services Department on Monday will begin flushing Section 7, which contains 51 fire hydrants in a rectangular area bounded by North First Street to the east, West Radio Lane to the north, West Kansas Avenue to the south, … Read more
The Winfield Police Department says there’s an important update to our upcoming Battle of the Badges blood drive. The location has changed to Behr Rafters, 2203 E. 9th Ave. That’s July 13th from Noon until 6 p.m. Donate blood in favor of your favorite agency and get a special battle t-shirt. You can schedule an … Read more
A town hall meeting is planned in Ark City next week to talk about the proposed half-cent sales tax to benefit Ark City streets. The meeting is July 13th 6 until 7 p.m. at the Water Treatment Facility at 400 West Madison Avenue. The city invites all residents, business owners, and concerned citizens to attend … Read more