With more employers expressing interest in testing their workforce for SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – KDHE developed an Employer COVID-19 Testing Playbook. The Playbook is intended to support businesses that wish to offer employee testing to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in their workplace and help keep their businesses open. Just as schools in … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas has been awarded $3,980,635 through the FY 2021 American Rescue Plan Act administered by the Federal Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to support survivors of domestic violence and their children and expand COVID-19 resources. The purpose of these supplemental funds is … Read more
The Cowley College Concert Band and Concert Choir took to the Robert Brown Theatre stage to perform a beautiful concert Tuesday in Arkansas City. The Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Michael Christensen, performed Legends of the Galaxy, Abracadabra, Hocus Pocus, and Gravity Wave. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Lindsay Allen, performed … Read more
A senior at Ark City High School died in a wreck in Kay County, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night. ctnewsonline.com says the student who died was in a Jeep that rolled over on a gravel road, several miles northeast of Newkirk. There were four occupants in the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was arrested on … Read more
With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, the American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen … Read more
An autopsy is planned for a 32 year old inmate who was being held at the Lansing Correctional Facility, who died in state custody. Lawrence Brown Junior died Friday at a hospital in Leavenworth. The Kansas Department of Corrections says only that officials do not believe the man died of the coronavirus. He’d been convicted … Read more
From Cowley County: Advance Voting is open in two separate locations. Winfield: County Clerk’s Office (321 E. 10th Ave) from 8am-5pm Monday, Oct 25 through Friday, Oct 29. Arkansas City: Water Treatment Plant (400 W. Madison Ave) from 10am-4pm Monday, Oct 25 through Friday, Oct 29. For more info, check out the County’s Clerk’s website … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced Kansas will adopt the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) new recommendations around Moderna and J&J booster shots, following a similar announcement last month around the Pfizer-BioNTech (also known as Comirnaty) booster. She has authorized all COVID-19 vaccine providers to begin administering the booster shots to all eligible Kansans. Eligibility for … Read more
The Creative Writing Program at Cowley College hosted the first Writers’ Corner of the academic year in the Jungle (Nelson Student Center). Twelve writers, with one alumni special guest and two faculty, presented a total of 30 original works. If you are interested in the Creative Writing program or classes, contact marlys.cervantes@cowley.edu or see her … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department is out with its latest COVID 19 update. The October cases rose by fifty (50) this past week which continues to indicate a downward trend locally. As of October 22, 2021, the Health Department is tracking seventy-one (71) active cases. The positivity rate for the last week was 8.91% which … Read more