The SCK Health Foundation is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a celebration cooking out Tuesday, October 18th, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. They will be set up in front of the SCK Health Medical Center. They will be talking to supporters in the upcoming months about our Capital Campaign EVOLVING CHANGE. SECURING THE FUTURE. … Read more
Senator Roger Marshall was able to see how the new congressional dollars were used to create a new Academic Success Center at Cowley College. During Senator Marshall’s tour of the Arkansas City campus on Wednesday, he had a chance to visit with Cowley College president Dr. Randy Smith and Southwestern College president Dr. Elizabeth Frombgen. … Read more
More than 540,000 Kansas residents receive health coverage through Medicare, and the time to review benefits is only days away. The program’s fall open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1, starts October 15, 2002 and runs through December 7, 2022. If you’re already enrolled in a Medicare Part D … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 34 cities across Kansas have been selected to receive a total of $28.65 million for improvements to the State Highway System located within city boundaries. The funds will be directed to preserve and improve pavement, add turn lanes, and modify intersections along essential roadways in both rural and urban … Read more
The Southwestern College Homecoming Parade will be Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., on Winfield’s Main Street. The parade route will begin at 15th and Main and travel north to 10th Street. A total of 15 entries are entered in the parade, including Homecoming king and queen candidates.The full schedule of Southwestern College Homecoming … Read more
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive website is now also available to download as an App on Android and iOS (iPhone Operating System) cell phones. KanDrive provides travelers across the state timely details on maintenance and construction activities, winter highway conditions, flooded roadways, incidents and crashes affecting traffic. The new App includes all account features … Read more
Southwestern College’s Nine Lives Laughatorium and Good Times Improvisational Comedy Troupe will perform a 20th anniversary show on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. in the Richardson Performing Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission charge. The content is rated PG13.
The Arkansas City Police Department announced that the agency’s commissioned officers are now equipped with Utility, Inc.’s patented Eos by UtilityTM body-worn camera technology. The technologies facilitate policy-based, high-speed data collection to deliver instant, clear, and secure intelligence to support increased transparency and accountability between the Arkansas City Police Department and the community. The contract … Read more
Individuals can learn how to get involved in 4-H, FFA, and collegiate agriculture during the Cowley College Ag Fun Day held Thursday, October 20, at the Sumner Campus in Wellington, KS. The event is open to all ages and will take place from 3-6:30 p.m. Those in attendance will have an opportunity to see what … Read more
Ark City Police say on October 8th, 2022, at 1:31 p.m., Arkansas City Police and EMS were called to the 500 block N. 3rd Street to a report of a person with a gunshot wound to the leg. Officers located a 21-year-old Arkansas City man with a bullet wound to his left leg. The man … Read more