Kansas Derek Schmidt today announced a settlement with Google over its location tracking practices related to account settings, resulting in an agreement by the internet search provider to alter its business practices to safeguard personal identification information of consumers. The agreement is related to Google’s location data as it pertains to its digital advertising business. … Read more
Karen V. Guth, associate professor of Religious Studies and is affiliated with the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and the Peace and Conflict Studies programs at the College of the Holy Cross, will be the featured speaker for Southwestern College’s Smith-Willson lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. in Messenger Recital Hall in the … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly invites job-seekers and employers to participate in the upcoming Statewide Virtual Job fair, hosted by KANSASWORKS, from 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17. Registration is required in order to participate in the event, regardless of previous participation. The Virtual Statewide Job Fair portal features a Job Seeker … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) has selected Traci Brimhall as the 2023-2026 Poet Laureate of Kansas. Brimhall, a professor and Director of Creative Writing at Kansas State University, will become the state’s eighth Poet Laureate when her four-year term begins on January 1. As the new Poet … Read more
Traveling the state of Kansas for the past six months spreading awareness on what is happening in Kansas FFA (Future Farmers of America), members of the Kansas FFA Foundation visited with local business and industry leaders during a Coffee with the Kansas FFA Foundation event held Thursday in the Short Community Room located on the … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation’s public charity, RF Catalytic Capital and Project Access to Covid Tests (Project ACT), is providing a second round of free at-home COVID-19 tests to households in all Kansas communities. All Kansas households can now visit AccessCovidTests.org to place an order for … Read more
A total of 64 students from six high schools participated in the Art and Design Prodigy Awards held Wednesday at Cowley College’s main campus in Arkansas City. There were close to 100 pieces of art submitted for the competition.
Officials from Mobile Energy Solutions and Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline announced this week that they will conduct line purging and scheduled pipeline maintenance from Monday, Nov. 14 to Wednesday, Nov. 16 in Arkansas City. Officials with both companies say that the maintenance and line purging will occur between the Orscheln Farm and Home and Walmart … Read more
The City of Arkansas City recently implemented Trimble GPS technology to aid in high-efficiency surveying. Implementing this state-of-the-art technology has been a few months in the works. The new GPS equipment aims to aid city officials during a water leak. Instead of searching for a shutoff valve, the technology can be used by looking at … Read more
Southwestern College has announced that Saturday’s football game versus Kansas Wesleyan will be Community Appreciation Day. Cowley County residents will be allowed to enter with no admission charge. Saturday’s game will also be Senior Day. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., in Richard L. Jantz Stadium. Southwestern College is currently 8-1 in the Kansas Collegiate … Read more