The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reminds Kansans that March and April are the months when large areas of the state’s Flint Hills rangeland are burned. These burns help preserve the tallgrass prairie, control invasive species, reduce woody encroachment from species such as Eastern Red Cedar and Sumac and provide better forage for … Read more
The Attorney General’s Office will mark National Consumer Protection Week with free document destruction events throughout the state, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. The office will sponsor free document destruction at 10 locations throughout the state from March 7-March 12, which is National Consumer Protection Week. Securely shredding personal documents is an important … Read more
Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland announced the opening of a public comment period for the Broadband Acceleration Grants. The Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD), a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce, has opened a public comment period for the state’s Broadband Acceleration Grant Program. The open comment period is part of … Read more
Southwestern College’s Nine Lives Laughatorium and Good Times Improvisational Comedy Troupe will perform a community show on Thursday, March 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission charge. The theme of the hour-long show is improv … Read more
On Tuesday, March 1, the Cowley College instrumental music department will present a jazz and concert band concert featuring music from some of the timeless composers of both genres. The jazz ensemble will perform works by Horace Silver, Lester Young, Paul Clark and Jeff Goli. The concert band will present a concert of mainly traditional … Read more
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced the final approval of a $26 billion opioid settlement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for the release of funds to states and local governments to treat and prevent opioid addiction. The agreement with distributors Cardinal Health, Inc., McKesson … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department says this is our current updated guidance we are sending out regarding the recent formula recall. • As a part of the recall exchange process, WIC authorized vendors are not required to, nor do we recommend that they, determine whether a product was purchased using WIC benefits. • WIC authorized … Read more
The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Arkansas City man Jan. 19 while fleeing arrest and since has added numerous burglary charges recently. After attempting to elude police officers on foot, Dakota Mikel Hughes, 29, originally was arrested on suspicion of two felony counts of interference with a law enforcement officer, three outside warrants for … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced more than $1.8 million in grant awards to enhance the responsiveness of victim advocates to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and stalking. These grants are provided through the Federal Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors Violence Against Women Act Formula Grant Program (S.T.O.P. VAWA). The program supports the … Read more
Arkansas City Police Department is seeing an uptick in the number of drivers on our roadways who have suspended or revoked driver’s licenses. They say they charted 156 citations/arrests for suspended license violations last year. So far this year they have encountered about 20.