The city of Ark City says construction will begin May 31st on North Summit Street as part of a street resurfacing project which is funded by a CDBG Community Facility Grant, a KDOT Cost Share Grant, and Local funds. The contractor, Pearson Construction LLC, will commence construction work May 31st from Kansas Ave. to Radio … Read more
The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule next week due to the closure of all City offices Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. The Cowley County Landfill also will be closed Saturday, May 28th and Monday May 30th for Memorial Day. The F Street Limb Disposal and Compost … Read more
The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board has awarded financial assistance to 221 victims of violent crime at its May meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Awards were made in 76 new cases. Additional expenses were paid in 145 previously submitted cases. The awards totaled $166,717.52.
The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says the last couple of weeks have been busy with several different scam calls being reported to the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office. The first was the “Cybersecurity for Amazon” which resulted in a $21,500 loss in Apple gift cards and the scammer getting all the individuals banking information by posing … Read more
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today that the attorney general’s office has donated 23 protective ballistic vests retired from use to be shipped to Ukraine for use by law enforcement and the military forces. The donation was part of a larger effort coordinated by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and more than 20 law enforcement … Read more
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) is proud to announce the launch of Go Outdoors Kansas – KDWP’s all-new licensing and boat registration system designed to provide outdoor recreationalist with an improved customer service experience. More than 500 license and boat vendor locations are now processing transactions through the online system. Outdoor-goers can … Read more
Attorney General Derek Schmidt today urged all Kansas parents to be cautious when shopping for and purchasing baby formula in the midst of extreme shortages occurring across the nation. Kansans are facing shortages of baby formula following pandemic-related disruptions in the global supply chain and a recall of significant amounts of baby formula by the … Read more
A five-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe, and the suspect vehicle was found in Cowley County. Authorities say Brixton Sisk’s mother walked into his school in Rose Hill, Kansas, posing as a social worker and took him. The mother’s parental rights had been severed by the court. … Read more
Kansas driver’s license holders can now quickly and conveniently update their address on their current credentials. Kansas licensees can update their address by downloading the iKan app from the Apple App or Google Play store or visiting ikan.ks.gov. To update an address using iKan, the Kansas Department of Revenue’s official renewal app, customers must submit … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the State of Kansas has received more than $69 million through the federal American Rescue Plan to expand access to capital for traditionally underserved small businesses. The Kelly Administration applied for the funding last year in order to provide small business owners with the resources they need to grow … Read more