Kindergarten Roundup set for next month

The USD 465 Winfield Public Schools Kindergarten Roundup takes place at each of the four elementary schools on Thursday, April 27th, from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. This is open to families of children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31st, 2023.

USD 465 leader interviews this week

USD 465 in Winfield has updated its search for a new superintendent. The district says starting today, March 20th, the Board of Education will be interviewing superintendent candidates. They will interview one candidate a day, through this Friday. You have an opportunity to meet the candidates each day, from 3-4 p.m. at the Chamber of … Read more

Wildland fire training next month

The Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks’ Public Lands Division is partnering with the Kansas Forest Service and Hutchinson Community College Fire Science Program to conduct a wildland fire training and hazardous fuels mitigation project from April 1-7, 2023. For the second year in a row, the hands-on workshop will take place at KDWP’s Historic Lake … Read more

Southwestern College getting set for Founders Weekend

The inauguration of Southwestern College President Liz Frombgen will highlight a busy Founders Day celebration at Southwestern College Thursday through Saturday, April 20-22.The inauguration ceremony will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in Richardson Performing Arts Center. Frombgen is the 20th president in the history of the college.Founders Weekend will also see four … Read more

Coffee with a first responder set for Saturday morning

Grab a cup of joe with The Arkansas City Police and Arkansas City, KS Fire/EMS Department at Pizza Ranch Saturday morning.The mission of Coffee With a First Responder is to offer citizens and first responders a chance to get to know each other and discover mutual goals for the community they live in and serve. … Read more

Governor announces program to increase internet access

Governor Laura Kelly today announced a statewide initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a program that helps lower-income families pay for high-speed internet. The ACP is a $14.2 billion federal broadband benefit that provides eligible households a monthly discount of up to $30 per month (up to $75 per month for … Read more

Department of Commerce announces grant programs

The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced $30 million will be made available under the Aviation Learning Opportunities & Funded Training (ALOFT) and Delivering Residents and Workforce (DRAW) grant programs. The ALOFT program will provide $20 million in funding for training development and expansions requiring new job opportunities in the aviation and aerospace industry. The … Read more

Kansas offering nicotine replacement therapy

For the first time in the twenty-year history of the Kansas Tobacco Quitline 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, (KDHE) is offering all phone coaching enrollees eight weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy while supplies last. Participants who are 18 years and older that want to quit smoking, vaping or chewing tobacco … Read more

Democratic Central Committee plans meeting

Cowley County Democratic Central Commitee will hold a re-organization meeting on March 18, 10am @ NW Community Center, 615 W Birch Ave, Arkansas City, KS. This meeting is to fill positions of Chair & Vice Chair. If you have any questions or need more information please call Mike Morton 620-222-7834. Our food pantries, both Ark … Read more

Students study volume

USD 470 Fifth graders at C4 Elementary have been studying volume. What better way to culminate what they learned than to build a ZOO?! Students calculated the volume of each animal they constructed as part of the assignment, learned how to wrap presents, and invited their loved ones to visit. And – since this month’s … Read more