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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident Marcos Issac Delarosa died Monday, March 13, 2023. He was found unresponsive in his housing unit. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy. A preliminary assessment indicates the death was not related … Read more
Kansas Tourism recently was presented two awards from the 31st Annual North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) award competition. The “Kansas Brand Anthem Commercial” took Silver in the Destination Video Category. The “To The Story Campaign” took Bronze in the Creative Marketing Campaign Category.