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USD 470 says a draft of the 2023-2024 calendar is now available on the district website. Please keep in mind this calendar is subject to the negotiation process and could change. https://www.usd470.com/newcal.

The Second Annual Summit Nights USD 470 Art Crawl!! is tonight! USD 470 student art will be displayed in several Ark City businesses starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, and will remain on display until Saturday, April 29. Enjoy a FREE bounce house obstacle course on 5th Avenue on Thursday, April 27 from … Read more

The USD 465 and the Winfield Recreation Commission are accepting applications for a board member on the WRC Board. The position will serve a four-year term from July 1st 2023 through June 30th 2027. If you’re interested in serving on the Winfield Recreation Commission Board, you should submit a letter of interest to Dr. Nathan … Read more

Southwestern College has space available for rent over the upcoming summer months. Brittany Donals, director of camps, conferences, and events at Southwestern, encourages anyone interested to contact her. Donals says, “Southwestern College offers venues that seat from 10 people up to 450 with wireless classroom space. During the summer, we provide economical housing for camps, … Read more

The City of Ark City says Members of the Street Department have been working at the intersections of First Street and Madison Avenue, removing the brick and adding a 15-foot concrete skirt to handle heavier traffic. The project will support the mill and overlay on Madison from Summit Street to 8th Street, which is expected … Read more

Governor Laura Kelly today signed House Bill 2292, which creates a tax credit for certain employers who create apprenticeship programs to strengthen and expand the Kansas workforce. House Bill 2292 also creates new grant programs that will support apprentices pursuing careers in education and health care.

At 11:34 a.m. on April 22, 2023, Arkansas City police officers were called to the 1300 block of North A Street on a report of a woman threatening people with a gun. Officers quickly arrived and located Jesse Shae Simmons, age 44, of Winfield. Simmons pointed a handgun at the three initial responding officers. Simmons … Read more

On the evening of April 23rd, officers with the El Dorado Police Department, along with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1200 block of W. Towanda for the report of a hostage situation. It was learned that 57 year old Timothy Vanderford, of El Dorado, had entered the residence, armed with handguns … Read more

Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 17, which updates the Kansas Reinvestment Housing Incentive District Act (RHID) to open up the program to the entire state and adds guardrails to prioritize the development of affordable housing. RHID provides local government a financing tool to work with developers to address housing shortages. Governor Laura Kelly. “After … Read more

The Southwestern College Learning Center, located at 120 W. 12th, has unveiled a new apple tree area named Moon Grove (in memory of Roger Moon). The idea developed from the work of Southwestern College senior Dalton Ward in his capstone leadership project. He desired to find a project to improve the environment through lowering our … Read more