Cowley College Creative Claws is preparing to host a collaboration of art and communication during the Words Save Lives event held Monday, September 26, from 7-9 p.m. in the Robert Brown Theatre. An hour before the event, community members and students are welcome to visit booths set up in the Earle N. Wright Community Room. … Read more
The Winfield Police Department has announced it is planning a public presentation geared toward Active Shooter Education. It is set for September 20th from 1 until 4 p.m. at Baden Square. The presentation is based of the Alerrt platform, which gives information on how to react during an active shooter scenario. It’s centered around businesses … Read more
The Governor’s Council on Fitness is now accepting nominations for its annual Kansas Health Champion Awards. Awards are given to one outstanding individual and two outstanding organization, that make an exceptional effort to model, encourage and promote health and fitness in Kansas. Award recipients will be recognized at the Community Health Promotion Summit on January … Read more
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