We’re coming off a busy holiday travel weekend, and so we’re watching gas prices. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in Kansas has fallen, but it’s still higher than where it was at this time last year. Gasbuddy.com puts the statewide average price for gasoline today at $3.12 a gallon, which is … Read more
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is calling on the Biden administration to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers and all related guidance, arguing that the continued efforts to coerce compliance violates the rights of workers and the authority of states. Schmidt last week joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in … Read more
Southwestern College’s 89th annual production of “Eagerheart” will be presented two times. Performances will be Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church. Admission is free with a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Winfield Food Pantry. “Eagerheart,” which was written by early … Read more
A reminder, The City of Arkansas City will shift to a three-day sanitation schedule due to the closure of all City offices Nov. 24-25 for Thanksgiving. The joint Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Operations Center in Strother Field will be closed Nov. 24-26 in observance of Thanksgiving. Thus, there will be no recycling services offered this week. … Read more
As many gather for Thanksgiving celebrations with family and friends, the American Red Cross urges donors to shake up their holiday traditions and plan a time to give blood in the coming weeks. Blood and platelet donations tend to drop more than 20% during holiday weeks, including the days around Thanksgiving. Seasonal illness and the … Read more
The Ark City Police department welcomed the DUI Victims Center of Kansas for a visit recently as they presented us a certificate recognizing their Holiday Drive event. They were also provided magnets for our patrol cars that list the names of people seriously injured or killed as a result of a DUI related collision. This … Read more
Kansans safely disposed of nearly four tons of unused and unwanted medicines during last month’s National Drug Take-Back Day, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Kansas law enforcement officers collected 7,966 pounds of medicines at 137 locations throughout the state during the October 29 event, according to a report from the federal Drug Enforcement … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed Nov. 18-24 as Use Antibiotics Wisely Week in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is asking health care providers and Kansans to use antibiotics wisely to help protect them from the growing threat of antibiotic resistance (AR). This weeklong observance led by the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
The Kansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from producers to participate in the Kansas Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. The Kansas LFPA Program will strengthen the state’s local food system by providing expanded wholesale market access to Kansas’ food producers and increasing access to locally sourced food in rural and urban counties … Read more
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced that his office has secured at least $15 million for Kansas as part of a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. Schmidt said the settlement will provide … Read more