Federal money coming to Ark City for Summit Street improvements

The city of Ark City is getting federal grant money to repair and improve a section of Summit Street. The Governor’s office announced the city is getting nearly $455,000 in Community Development Block Grant money, to fix Summit Street from Kansas Avenue to Radio Lane. A city spokesperson said the total cost of the project … Read more

Sanitation schedule for Ark City today bumped back a week

The City of Ark City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule this week due to extremely cold temperatures. City offices remain open today, President’s Day, but city sanitation crews will not be working due to the extreme cold. Monday’s routes will not be picked up today. They will be picked up next Monday, February … Read more

Coffee with a Cop planned in Ark City

The Arkansas City Police Department will be hosting Coffee with Cop on March 1st, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Burford Theater. Coffee, juice, donuts and fruit will be served. The police department says over the last five years, they have expanded their community outreach programs and, as a result, they say … Read more

Kansas ranks low for COVID 19 vaccine distribution

A new report shows Kansas is continuing to struggle to get the COVID 10 vaccine out. WIBW says according to Becker’s Hospital Review, reviewing CDC data, Kansas ranks 48th out of the states for giving out the vaccine. Only Alaska and Alabama are doing worse than Kansas.

Ark City schools stay remote this week

A note from Ark City Schools: Due to low temperatures and wind chill factors, USD 470 students will continue to learn remotely for the remainder of this week (Feb. 11-12). Meals for students who would have been in school Thursday and Friday will be available for pickup at Ark City Middle School (NW entrance) from … Read more

Walmart to offer COVID 19 vaccines

Walmart stores in Kansas will be giving COVID 19 vaccines. Walmart says it will be administering the COVID 19 vaccine to eligible shoppers in Kansas, through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Vaccines will be available to residents who meet the current phase of vaccine eligibility in the state. The program starts February 12th. Eligible customers … Read more

Scam warning from Cowley County law enforcement

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has been notified that residents may receive a phone call from “Amazon” in the form of a recorded voice indicating there has been a large charge to the victim’s Amazon account. This is yet one more scam in an attempt to get your personal information. First, Amazon will not do … Read more

Service changes for holiday

The City of Winfield announced, in observance of President’s Day, the City of Winfield Refuse and Recycling routes have been re-scheduled for the upcoming holiday week, February 15th – 19th. The City of Arkansas City and City of Winfield Recycling Center at Strother Field will be OPEN Friday, February 12th from 8:00 am to 12:00 … Read more

Roosevelt Elementary in Ark City moving to remote learning

An update from Ark City Schools, about COVID 19. The district put out a release last night saying, Following an additional review of COVID-19 cases and contact tracing within the building, it has been determined that Roosevelt Elementary School will transition to a remote learning model for one week. They plan for Roosevelt students to … Read more

Warning from law enforcement about suspicious phone calls

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office said this weekend, it was notified by several citizens they are receiving phone calls in regards to suspicious activity on their personal banking accounts and should press 1 for more information. The caller also identifies as a customer service representative of the Federal reserve. The Sheriff’s office says, please do … Read more