The City-Cowley County Health Department has put out its latest COVID 19 update. The positivity rate for the last week was down again from the previous week at 8.47% as compared to 11.13% last week and 15.89% two weeks ago. Since the start of the pandemic, 6,824 Cowley County residents have been confirmed as positive … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today directed Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart to work with state legislators representing the communities impacted by last week’s wildfires to fast-track legislation extending the sales tax exemption for fence materials and services as outlined in Notice 17-01. Tax exemptions must be passed by law through the Kansas Legislature. Currently, … Read more
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), and the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that took place Wednesday night at the Cowley State Fishing Lake. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance at approximately 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate. Just after … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) has opened up a new COVID-19 mass testing site in Wichita, KS. The walk-in testing location is located inside Chester Lewis Academic Learning Center at 1847 N. Chautauqua St. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can test more than … Read more
With the increased presence of the Delta variant in Kansas and the rise of the Omicron variant, local health departments, providers and community groups are continuing to hold free COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics across the state. The Delta variant poses a dangerous risk to communities across Kansas, and as we continue to learn more … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced a new proposal for a one-time $250 tax rebate to all Kansas residents who filed a tax return in the 2021 calendar year. Governor Kelly is calling for a one-time rebate in the form of a non-taxable direct payment of $250 for every Kansas resident tax filer. Resident tax filers who … Read more
A second Emporia location will provide the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) with additional storage, laboratory and office space, affording Emporia Research and Survey staff the ability to scale future research efforts. KDWP purchased the former Dynamic Discs building at 3601 W. Sixth Ave. earlier this fall. The agency’s location at 1830 Merchant … Read more
The Ark City Police Department says Ark City residents have reported that they have recently received threatening text messages. The messages indicate that the sender was paid money to “terminate” the text recipient and that they have been followed for a period of time. The text goes on to instruct the recipient not to contact … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries of Austria, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Czechia, Gibraltar, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Slovakia and Slovenia. The country of Andorra has been added to the travel quarantine list. The travel and mass gathering quarantine period is seven days with a … Read more
Cowley College freshman Zane Hubble has been selected for the Kansas Intercollegiate Honor Band which will perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association convention in Wichita, Kansas in February. The members of the ensemble were selected by blind audition through online recorded submissions. Any band student from institutions of higher learning in Kansas are eligible … Read more