The Life Through Word and Lens student showcase combined with Arkansas City Chamber After Hours Thursday evening for an event that hosted over 120 people from the College and the community to learn more about the programs in the Humanities and Communication department, and to see the semester’s work of the Creative Writing and Mass … Read more
Senator Bob Dole has died. A statement from his family read, yesterday, “Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years.” We learned earlier this year that Dole was being treated for lung cancer. President … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced Kerrie Lonard, Lawrence, as the Kansas Child Advocate. As Child Advocate, Lonard will lead the Division of the Child Advocate, established by Governor Kelly in October to improve our state’s child welfare system and protect Kansas kids. Lonard currently has worked at Kansas Legal Services in Topeka for nearly 14 years, … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries of Barbados, Croatia, Faroe Islands and Georgia. The countries of Belgium, Czechia, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Netherlands and Slovakia have been added to the travel quarantine list. For those traveling internationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Read more
Cowley College’s Chili Sale and Art Showcase held Wednesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room was a chance for the sophomore Art and Graphic Design students to showcase their student portfolios. The event raised over $320 to go towards future art-related field trips. The students have been hard at work curating and updating their … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas has topped $3.5 billion business dollars invested in Kansas in 2021 at Integra Technologies Inc., a manufacturing service provider based in Wichita. The newly announced $3.5 billion is over $1 billion more than the previous record-breaking $2.5 billion secured in 2020, making 2021 the most successful economic development year in … Read more
Featuring the students of Lindsay Allen and Nick Albrecht, Cowley College hosted its fall vocal recital Tuesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room. The recital consisted of choir students who took voice lessons throughout the fall semester. The recital allowed the students’ individual voices to be heard. The students will now gear up to … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced that total tax collections for November were $626.8 million. That is 3.1%, or $18.9 million, more than the estimate. Those collections are $70.1 million, or 12.6%, more than last November. Individual income tax collections were below the estimate for the month by 1.6%, or $4.6 million, with $288.9 million collected. These … Read more
A Texas woman has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on capital murder charges stemming from the deaths of two individuals in July 2018, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said. Kimberley Stacey Younger, 55, of Aransas Pass, Texas, was sentenced on one count of capital murder in Barton County District Court. Senior … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Janet Stanek as the new Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). Stanek will serve in an acting capacity until the Kansas Senate confirms her as the new head of the agency. She had previously served as the Director of the State Employee Health Benefits Program (SEHBP).