The Life Through Word and Lens Student Showcase and Art and Design Student Showcase will be held Wednesday, May 4 in the Earle N. Wright Community Room. The Art & Design Student Showcase will be held from 6-8 p.m., while the Life Through Word and Len Student Showcase will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. in … Read more
Fernanda Domingos-Raney, the first-ever two-time All-American in the history of the Cowley College volleyball program, will be the featured speaker at Cowley College’s Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7. Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. inside W.S. Scott Auditorium. Known as the athlete that helped return the Cowley College volleyball team … Read more
On April 26th at approximately 12:18 PM members from the Winfield Police Department and the Winfield Fire/EMS Department were dispatched to the Winfield City Lake for a report of a boat in the water near the shoreline unoccupied on the north side of the lake. During the initial investigation it was believed that the boat … Read more
Burford Theatre Arts is pleased to announce The Burford Singers will be back at the historic Burford Singer this summer, under the direction of John Dalton-White and accompanied by Sara Weinert. Rehearsals are set to begin on Sunday, May 8, and registration is open now for those interested in participating in the ensemble. Singers aged … Read more
It’s time to gather up your unwanted or unneeded prescription drugs. This Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Multiple law enforcement agencies are taking part in the event organized by the national Drug Enforcement Administration. The hours for the event are 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. It happens twice a year. You can … Read more
Island Park Productions has announced the lineup of musicians who will take the stage as part of the Duck Jam in the Park concert series this summer. Now in its fourth year, the series will again feature free concerts on Thursday evenings at the Island Park Performance Venue from May through August. The series kicks … Read more
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is launching a new licensing system in the coming weeks, Go Outdoors Kansas, that will improve the customer experience for all outdoor recreationalists in the Sunflower State. As part of the enhanced system, outdoor-goers will have the ability to purchase a durable license card upgrade that can withstand … Read more
As part of a community wide celebration of the 50th Walnut Valley Festival, Southwestern will, for the first time, produce Gale’s “Winfield, A Bluegrass Musical.” Set at the campgrounds during the festival, the musical tells the story of a first-time attendee who finds love, family, and himself among the strummers and pickers who inhabit the … Read more
King Lake, on the northern edge of Emporia State University (ESU) and I-35, will soon be Kansas’ newest waterbody open to the public for fishing, thanks to an ongoing partnership between ESU and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). Positioned in front of ESU’s newly constructed Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center, King … Read more
Kansas has received its annual tobacco settlement payment totaling $61.3 million, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today. This year’s payment totaled $61,332,864.66. As it does each year, the annual payment will reimburse the state for funds previously appropriated by the Legislature to pay the current fiscal year’s cost of programs financed from tobacco settlement proceeds. … Read more