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
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