A unanimous settlement agreement approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) will result in a net rate reduction for Black Hills Energy customers. Beginning January 1, customers will see a credit on their monthly bills, the Tax Adjustment Rider, based on federal and state tax reforms. The Tax Adjustment Rider will refund $9.1 million to … Read more
The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will offer virtual workshops January 31-February 4, 2022, to assist farmers’ market vendors and managers, and also for those wanting to sell food products directly to consumers. The workshop series includes four online Lunch and Learn sessions, followed by a half-day virtual workshop. Some K-State … Read more
The Ark City Police Department is teaming up with the State Department of Transportation to take part in the 2021 Taking Down DUI driving enforcement campaign, ending January 2nd 2022. During that time, officers will be out on the roadways actively searching for intoxicated and impaired drivers.
The City of Winfield has an update to the 2021 Leaf Vacuum Schedule. This week they have started on Purple Area 3 of the map and hope to be done mid-next week. They will update once the next area will start. Remember to rake only leaves to the edge of the curb, no more than … Read more
The next Cowley County Board of Commissioners’ meeting is set for Tuesday, January 4th, at 9 a.m. in the Assembly Room of the Courthouse in Winfield. The agenda is up on the facebook page for Cowley County. It shows the Commissioners will talk about Bridge projects, and specifically, the West Chestnut Bridge. The group will … Read more
A Cherokee County man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of two individuals in 2020, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. Mark Hopkins II, 30, of Columbus was sentenced by Senior Judge Robert Fleming in Cherokee County District Court. Hopkins was sentenced to life in a Kansas Department of Corrections … Read more
The City of Arkansas City will stay with a four-day sanitation schedule this week due to the closure of City offices Friday in observance of New Year’s. . All of Wednesday’s route and part of Thursday’s route will be collected Wednesday, Dec. 29. The part of Thursday’s route to be collected Wednesday is from Birch … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) urge Kansans to be alert for text messages that claim to represent KDHE and KDOR. These unsolicited messages may be phishing scams, and people should delete and not open the links or respond to such texts. The text messages have … Read more
Winfield police say bicycle theft is oftentimes a crime of opportunity. The best way to prevent bicycle theft is to secure them with a lock, or to store them inside away from sticky fingers. We offer a bicycle registry program in which Winfield residents can register their bikes with our department, helping officers to reunite … Read more
From the City-Cowley County Health Department: On December 27, 2021 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance to the nation. The guidance is designed to address the new wave of COVID-19 infections that is being caused by the latest Omicron variant. The new guidance shortens the 10-day isolation and quarantine period which … Read more