With a third round of federal COVID-19 stimulus funds heading to residents, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is reminding Kansans to exercise caution if they are approached regarding the funds. Schmidt said Kansans should be wary of scammers offering to assist with receiving the payments. The Internal Revenue Service will not ask you to pay … Read more
A legislative forum is set for Winfield on April 13th. The Cowley County Legislative Committee will host that forum at 6 p.m. on April 13th at the Community Center at Baden Square. Area lawmakers will be there to give an update on the session so far.
Cowley College has announced that the ACES program coordinator and the Cowley College ACES program were recently given the Good Neighbor Award by the Beautification and Tree Advisory Board. Rather than being awarded monthly, this award is only given as needed to recognize and applaud exemplary volunteer efforts. The Board voted unanimously to give the … Read more
A free women’s self-defense seminar is set for Saturday April 3rd in Ark City. Emerald Nutrition Ark City is teaming up with Elite Martial Arts Academy for this event, which is set for 10 a.m. until noon at 220 South Summit in Ark City. You can get more details by going to elitemartialartsacademyks.com.
Governor Laura Kelly is set to be in Winfield today. She’s here to recognize the 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy. She’ll also tour Rubbermaid. She’ll start at the Winfield Early Learning Center at 10, and then head on the business tour, according to ctnewsonline.com. She’s also set to tour the Wellington hospital … Read more
A measure headed to Governor Laura Kelly provides a plan for clearing an estimated backlog of 5,000 criminal cases that have stacked up during the pandemic. The measure would give judges and prosecutors a little more than two years to clear the backlog of cases.
A Winfield Correctional Facility staff member has died due to COVID 19 complications. The state department of corrections secretary said 54 year old David Warner was hired at the facility in 2015. He’d worked at Hutchinson Correctional Facility before that, starting in 2010. He’s the first Winfield Correctional Facility staff death related to the virus, … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a stranded motorist reported finding a deceased body in Butler County. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said on March 19th at about 4 p.m., the sheriff’s office was called to the area of State Route 4 and Verity Parkway in Lemon Township, where the motorist reported finding the body. The decedent … Read more
As expected, Governor Laura Kelly announced that the deadline for filing the Kansas 2020 individual income tax has been pushed back to May 17, 2021. The change also applies to fiduciary income tax and homestead or property tax relief refund claim filings. It comes after the IRS announced the federal income tax filing deadline was … Read more
The University of Kansas is doing away with entrance exams. The Kansas Board of Regents approved new standards that would allow any student with a 3.25 GPA to be admitted without taking the ACT or SAT. Prospective students who take the ACT will only need to get a 21 and have at least a GPA … Read more