Blitz Drive receives $65k in pledges

Raising money for Tiger Booster Club Scholarships, Cowley College coaches, employees, and members of the community took to the streets for the school’s annual Blitz Drive on Tuesday and eclipsed $65,000 in pledges with additional funds still trickling in. The Tiger Booster Club is optimistic to surpass $80,000 in donations. According to Cowley College athletic … Read more

USD 470 adding time to schoolday

USD 470 says this school year, we are adding six minutes to the school day. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade will attend from 7:55 a.m. until 3:21 p.m. All-day PreK students will attend from 7:45 a.m. until 3:21 p.m. Students in half-day PreK classes will attend as follows: Morning PreK – 7:45-11:18 a.m. Afternoon … Read more

Sports physicals offered in August

Ark City Public Schools says they are offering $10 sports physicals on August 9 and 11 from 6-8 p.m. at the high school. Participants must have their completed physical form (https://bit.ly/3z3TnDj) and a parent/guardian with them. Sports meetings for participants and their parents/guardians will be held on August 10. Middle School meetings will be at … Read more

KS Expands Medicaid Coverage to Mothers Postpartum

Governor Laura Kelly today announced that her plan to provide Kansas mothers with health care coverage under Kansas Medicaid (KanCare) up to 12 months post-delivery was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The postpartum health care extension from two months to a year was approved retroactive to April 1, 2022, and … Read more

Farmer’s Market is today

This Tuesday, July 26th, from 4:00 PM- 6:30 PM is the Ark City Farmers Market at the Wilson Park Rotunda. You can find fresh produce, unique products, food and music.

Winfield Police moving VIN inspections

The Winfield Police Department says It’s time for the Cowley County Fair! That means we are moving VIN inspections back to our station (812 Millington St.) this Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will return to Barn 4 at the Winfield Fairgrounds next Tuesday, August 2nd.

Governor orders flags to fly at half-staff

 In accordance with Executive Order 20-30, Governor Laura Kelly directs flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities from sunup to sundown on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in honor of 32-year-old Officer Daniel Vasquez, a North Kansas City police officer from Kansas City, Kansas, who was shot and killed during a … Read more

Governor kicks off Prosperity on the Plains Tour

Governor Laura Kelly launched her statewide economic development tour, called ‘Prosperity on the Plains,’ alongside business leaders at a family-owned small business, Round Table Bookstore, in Topeka’s NOTO Arts District. The tour will focus on the importance of supporting Kansas businesses and the Kelly Administration’s positive economic development track record. The Prosperity on the Plains … Read more

Utah man ordered to pay $95k for securities fraud conviction

– A Utah man has been sentenced to pay $95,000 in restitution for his conviction for violating Kansas securities laws, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Dean Loren Casutt, 53, of Alpine, Utah, was sentenced yesterday by Miami County District Court Judge Amy Harth to 24 months of probation and ordered to pay $95,000 … Read more