The Kansas Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the highways cleared when inclement weather impacts the state, but staffing shortages continue to affect the agency with not enough snowplow operators in many areas. These ongoing shortages could affect KDOT’s ability to clear snow and ice from highways in a timely manner. The agency is … Read more
Burford Theatre Arts invites you to participate in our 2022 Festival of Trees & Wreaths Fundraiser! Decorate your tree in the Burford Lobby, or bring it pre-decorated before 5:00pm on November 17, 2022. Trees & wreaths will then be auctioned off by silent auction through December 4 to benefit Burford Theatre Arts programming! On Thursday … Read more
The Arkansas City High School’s production of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas the Musical” is November 10-12 at 7 p.m. and there will be a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 12. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased on gofan.co or at the door. There will be no reserved seating.
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Kansas Tourism, in partnership with the Patterson Family Foundation, is providing nearly $2 million to eight tourism projects across the state to enhance the state’s growing tourism industry. The tourism industry is the 9th largest employer in the state, generating $11.8 billion in economic output annually and saving the … Read more
The Cold Weather Rule, designed to help Kansans who are behind on their utility payments avoid disconnection during the winter months, will begin on Tuesday, November 1 and remain in effect through March 31. While the Cold Weather Rule is in effect, utility companies cannot disconnect a customer’s service when local temperatures are forecast to … Read more
The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says a Cowley County Citizen was the victim of a scam today on Facebook. While looking for a new pet contact was made through someone stating they had one for sell. The Citizen paid a deposit for the puppy using a Walmart reload card. When the Citizen refused to pay … Read more
Authorities arrested several people on drug charges. Ark City Police say on October 27th, police discovered illegal drug activity at 716 South 1st street, when following up on a counterfeit money investigation. During a search of the property, police discovered marijuana, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. They arrested 36 year old Felisha Mahoney, 30 year old … Read more
On 10-27-2022, the Arkansas City Police Department began receiving reports of counterfeit currency being passed in the community. Officers took four reports, 3 of which involved passing counterfeit $100 bills. Other counterfeit currency passed consisted of $20 bills. Victim locations included area businesses and vendors at the Arkalalah festival. During the investigation, a suspect was … Read more
Having lived in Arkansas City her entire life, Cowley College sophomore Kathrynne Giger lived out a dream Friday night as she heard her name called as Queen Alalah XC. The crowning took place inside the Robert Brown Theatre. The first runner-up was Maycee Wolfenbarger. The other three candidates were Kori Ford, Geshawna Francis, and Maddux … Read more
Thanks to a $50,000 JIIST (Jobs for Innovative Industry Skills Training) grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce, Cowley College was recently able to create a mobile technology trailer for “on-the-go” training to use for its Nondestructive Testing (NDT) program.The trailer will be used for boot camp and short-term certificate training across the state. The … Read more