It’s costing you less for gas in Kansas lately. Gasbuddy.com puts the statewide average price for regular unleaded today at $2.90 a gallon, which is down six cents a gallon in the last week. It’s down from $3.39 a gallon a month ago. A year ago the statewide average was $2.96 a gallon. By comparison … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly invites job seekers and employers to participate in the last Statewide Virtual Job Fair being offered in 2022. This virtual fair is hosted by KANSASWORKS and will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14. Registration is required in order to participate in the event, regardless of previous participation. … Read more
The City of Winfield says crews are making progress on a RISE Cowley and BCBS Healthy Pathways grant project to build a sidewalk along 19th Avenue for safe pedestrian access to the grocery center and other areas of the community, including the downtown commercial center and the Broadway Sports Complex. The improvements to the roadway … Read more
On December 5th, 2022, officers from the Arkansas City Police Department served a search warrant at 820 South D St., Arkansas City. Officers located residents of the home, Jeffery Lee Snow, age 62, of Arkansas City, and Brandi Jean Nichols, age 48, of Arkansas City. During the home search, officers located 4.01 grams of meth, … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced the groundbreaking of the 420,000-square-foot multi-sport complex at the Bluhawk development in Overland Park. The facility is part of the $400 million-plus, 277-acre, mixed-use project funded partly by STAR Bonds. The Bluhawk Sports Facility will be built in two phases, anchored by a neighborhood shopping center, restaurants, and retail outlets. … Read more
Kansas has finalized a settlement with JUUL Labs, resulting in nearly $10 million for Kansas and resolving a two-year investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Schmidt said the settlement forces JUUL to comply with strict injunctive terms limiting their marketing and sales practices. Kansas is … Read more
On December 5, 2022, at approximately 5:41 AM the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 32,000 block of US 77 Highway for a single vehicle injury accident. A 2021 silver Honda Civic Sport driven by Patrick Smith, 39 of Oklahoma left the roadway, went into the median of the divided highway, struck a … Read more
The 12 th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be held this Saturday at 6:30 PM. The parade will begin on Main Street at 17 th Avenue and travel north to end at 10 th Avenue. The Marquee Performing Arts Center at 1007 Main St. will be hosting Santa Claus beginning at 4:00 PM for children … Read more
On Sunday, Dec. 11, there will be two musical performances for the community to attend. At 3 p.m., in Messenger Recital Hall, the Pre-College String Ensembles and Southwestern College’s Williams String Ensemble will be performing. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children. (All SC faculty, staff, and students can attend for free.) Immediately … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced the departure of Secretary of Administration and Chief Information Technology Officer Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace. Dr. Burns-Wallace will be leaving her dual roles as the head of two executive branch agencies on January 6, 2023. She looks forward to spending more time with her family before returning to teaching in the spring. … Read more