Kansas Attorney General Schmidt announced today the launch of a mobile app, as a new tool to prevent youth suicide by providing information about warning signs and direct access to help for youth in Kansas. The free app, called “Kansas – A Friend AsKS,” was developed in partnership with The Jason Foundation, a national suicide … Read more
– Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced a second round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants intended for revitalizing downtown buildings in small communities across the state. The HEAL program, which is funded by the Department of Commerce and the Patterson Family Foundation, will invest $850,000 in projects in the … Read more
Mark Potter, a former two-sport star turned coaching great who was inducted into Cowley College’s Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, shared his battle with severe depression in the hopes of helping others during his presentation Tuesday night inside Cowley College’s Robert Brown Theatre. Potter coached more than 800 games during his 30-year tenure … Read more
The Sporting Friends of Cowley County will be hosting the Tyler Juden Memorial Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) on Sunday, October 2, at the Baird Ranch south of Silverdale. Prior to the challenge, the group will be hosting a Youth Church Service again this year at 8:30 a.m. Registration will follow at 9 a.m. and … Read more
With an opportunity for high school students to display their abilities in front of invited scouts and college coaches, the Cowley College Baseball Showcase will be held Sunday, October 16, at the Tiger Baseball Field in Arkansas City. The showcase will include a professional style format. The athletes will run a timed 60, work on … Read more
With Cowley College planning the start of a NIRA sanctioned rodeo team at its Sumner Campus, a fundraising kickoff for the proposed rodeo team, equine, and ag programs called Boots and Black Tie Gala will be held Thursday, September 22 at the Sumner Campus in Wellington. The event will feature a social hour from 6-6:30 … Read more
Kansas is expected to receive nearly $10 million as part of a multistate agreement in principle with JUUL Labs, 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 would force JUUL to comply with strict injunctive terms limiting their marketing and … Read more
Grain growers in central Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers — should be gathering petition signatures now to meet the November 30, 2022, filing deadline. The 2023 election will cover districts four, five, and six; or … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas’ August total tax receipts were $652.5 million. Those receipts were $11.2 million more than the estimate and $23.5 million, or 3.7%, more than August 2021. Individual income tax collections were $307.3 million, or 2.4%, more than the estimate. Corporate income tax collections were $15.5 million, or 3.1%, more … Read more
With the first official day of classes at Cowley College beginning on September 12, 1922, the College held a Proclamation Celebration Wednesday in the Robert Brown Theatre. The event also shared the vision for the future Career and Technical Education Center to be built on the main campus in Arkansas City. Cowley College has many … Read more