Governor Laura Kelly announced $28.5 million has been awarded for 32 Transportation Alternatives (TA) program projects across Kansas for Fiscal Year 2023-24. The competitive grant program, administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), provides funding for a variety of projects, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure for non-driver access to public transportation, and overall … Read more
The Winfield Police Department says they are relocating VIN inspections back to their station, 812 Millington, during Octoberfriz Disc Sports Festival this Thursday, October 6th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will resume inspections at Barn 4 of the Winfield Fairgrounds beginning Tuesday, October 11th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Winfield High School says parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for 4 until 7 p.m. tonight. Parent/guardians should have received email invitations from the school or directly from the teacher with a link to schedule conferences. Walk-ups are welcome but priority will be given to parents with scheduled appointments. Please enter through the south tower doors for … Read more
USD 465 is planning a public forum concerning the upcoming bond election. The election is November 8th. The public forum is set for Wednesday, October 12th, at Lowell Elementary School at 7 p.m. It will provide an opportunity to ask questions and receive additional information.
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has scheduled a workshop on December 13 at 9:30 a.m. to give Evergy officials an opportunity to explain a dramatic increase in the company’s capital expenditure projections. The plan, filed earlier this year, showed an increase of $1.2 billion compared to projections shared when the company presented its Sustainability Transformation … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced that small businesses can now apply to receive COVID-19 Retail Storefront Property Tax Relief. In June, Governor Kelly signed bipartisan House Bill 2136, investing $50 million to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Retail Storefront Property Tax Relief Program is funded through the federal American Rescue Plan … Read more
The State Child Death Review Board this week reported that Kansas recorded an increase in the number of drug-related deaths in children age 0-17, including a rapid rise related to fentanyl. The board’s just-released annual report analyzes the deaths of Kansas children (birth through 17 years old) that occurred in calendar year 2020, the most … Read more
With Cowley College’s Board of Trustees recently approving the addition of a NIRA-sanctioned rodeo team at its Sumner Campus, more than 150 people attended the Boots and Black Tie Gala fundraising kickoff at the Sumner Campus in Wellington. The event featured a social hour, dinner, and a presentation from new Cowley College president, Dr. Randy … Read more
Students in Cowley College’s ACES (Academic Civic Engagement through Service) program will conduct a benefit Pulled Pork Dinner on Wednesday, October 12. The benefit dinner is made possible with the help of the Optimist Club of Arkansas City. The meal is carry out only at lunch and dinner. Lunch, packaged and ready to go, can … Read more
Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina emceed the Words Save Lives event hosted by the Creative Writing program at Cowley College earlier this week. Medina has participated in the Words Save Lives program since it was established in 2014 in Lawrence, Kansas, by Marcia Epstein, LMSW, on World Suicide Prevention Day. After being awarded the American … Read more