Quick reminder, make sure you sign up for Emergency and Weather Alerts for the Walnut Valley Festival 2023. This is a free service provided by Cowley County. All you have to do is text WVF2023 to 888777 and you will be signed up. Your information is never shared and you will stop receiving alerts after … Read more
The Cowley County Senior Expo is coming up on Saturday, September 9th. It’s at the Agri-Business building at 712 West Washington Avenue in Ark City. It’ll include senior living communities, Ark City and Winfield hospitals, police and fire departments, an auto showcase, along with food trucks and prizes. It’s free to the public and runs … Read more
The City of Arkansas City is proud to announce the outstanding achievement of its Environmental Services Department in the recent Environmental Excellence Competition at the 14th annual Kansas Water Environment Association and Kansas Section American Water Works Association joint conference, held from August 29-31 in Wichita, Kan. The Environmental Excellence Competition, often dubbed the Scholar’s … Read more
SCK Health has a new Director of Nursing. After almost 15 years at SCK Health, Director of Nursing (DON), Tracy Austin announced her retirement, and will be exiting her role in October of 2023. SCK has hired internal candidate Dixie Simpson for Director of Nursing. Simpson boasts an impressive 38-year career as a Registered Nurse … Read more
Members of the community are invited to join Winfield Fire/EMS for the sixth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Southwestern College. This free, family friendly event honors the 343 NYFD firefighters, 27 NYPD officers, and 37 Port Authority officers that made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001. To help honor their legacy, each participant … Read more
Arkansas City National Night Out Kick-Off Party is Monday, October 2nd in Wilson Park from 5 pm to 8 pm! Come out for food, fun, inflatables, karaoke, and live performances. This is a great opportunity to get to know your local police department personnel. Neighborhood Block Parties are scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, October … Read more
The City of Ark City says today, some City of Arkansas City offices may experience reduced staffing or temporary closures during the morning hours. Our finance department will remain closed throughout the day. This decision has been made to allow our employees to attend a funeral.
The City of Winfield says they are excited to see the work beginning for our newest park update-Cochran Park. This park will see new life as it is updated with new fencing to separate the area from the alley, new adjustable basketball goals, racquetball court updates, the addition of a pickleball net to the racquetball … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department says recently there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases within the county. This uptick was expected as previous years have seen increases in cases in late summer & early fall. As a reminder, the Health Department still offers free antigen tests at our Winfield office. To get tested, please … Read more
Community Cleanup Week is coming up soon in Ark City. It’s October 9th-13th. City crews will collect only non-household trash from active sanitation customers. Place items by 6 a.m. next to your polly cart on your designated sanitation day. Items accepted include small and large appliances, indoor or outdoor furniture, unwanted household items, and grills … Read more