The Ark City Area Chamber of Commerce is taking signups for the 2021 Scarecrow Light Pole Decorating Contest. The rules are up on the Facebook page for the Chamber. Entries are accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6th. Decorations must be in place by Monday, October 11th. Judging is based on originality, materials, and … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Healthy Kansans 2030 Steering Committee are promoting a 10-minute Community Health Perceptions Survey to better understand the most serious health issues affecting people in our state. The survey is up online. The Community Health Perceptions Survey is part of Healthy Kansans 2030 activities to gather … Read more
The Cowley County Commission has a meeting set for tonight, at 6 p.m., in the Assembly Room of the Courthouse in Winfield. The agenda is out. The group will consider approval of the Fiscal Year 2020 audit. They’ll consider approval of a project with KDOT for replacement of the Hackey Bridge.
From USD 470: As part of KanPak’s larger effort to provide backpacks and school supplies to elementary children across the county, GSF Foundation donated 40 backpacks to help establish the PreK “Book Backpack” program. The USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative filled the backpacks with dozens of developmentally appropriate and bilingual books. Through this program, families … Read more
To reaffirm her administration’s support for local organizations engaged in efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations, Governor Laura Kelly today announced the launch of the Pandemic Assistance & Vaccine Equity Grants (PAVE) program. The PAVE program, launching today through a partnership between Governor Kelly and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, provides an additional funding … Read more
From USD 470: It’s parent/teacher conference week. As a reminder, there is no school Thursday or Friday (Sept. 23-24) and no half-day PreK on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
Wednesday evening, Officers with the Winfield Police Department were dispatched to the 2800 block of E. 9th Avenue (U.S. Highway 160) regarding an injury accident involving a truck and a motorcycle. Responding Officers were told a witness was on scene performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on one of the persons involved. During the course of the … Read more
Coming up on Sunday, there’s a Memorial Dinner and silent auction for Barbra Green (Grandma). It’s in the Brown Center Wright Room, 11 until 3. The spaghetti dinner includes spaghetti, salad, dessert, and a drink, for 7 dollars.
The City of Arkansas City is continuing its annual fire hydrant flushing program, with work proceeding across northeast Arkansas City. yesterday they began flushing Section 11, which contains a total of 27 fire hydrants east of First Street and north of Highland Drive, plus all of those in Goff Industrial Park. Flushing will continue in … Read more
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz today announced 13 counties will receive a combined total of $7.5 million through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Off-System Bridge Improvement Program. Cowley County will get money for work to be done a half-mile south of Hackney. State funding for the 13 projects will be … Read more