SCK Health welcomes new doctor

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SCK Health is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Lisa Ayala to our Family Medicine & OB staff. Schedule an appointment with her today at SCK Health Primary Care Ark City (620) 442 2100 or SCK Health Primary Care Winfield (620) 221-6100.

Police make arrest on U.S. Marshals Service warrant

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The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Arkansas City man on a U.S. Marshals Service warrant after he allegedly attempted to flee arrest on foot. Around 11:45 p.m. Oct. 6, police observed a man matching the description of Sage Breeze Martin, 37, who officers knew to be wanted on the marshal’s warrant for felony probation … Read more

Cowley Marketing Team wins awards

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With five projects up for awards, the Cowley Marketing team received five awards during the NCMPR Medallions banquet held in Omaha, NE on Sunday, October 11th. Two Gold awards were given for the poster (single or series) that was a commemorative piece following the Men’s basketball National-Runner up appearance and the Video Shorts series for … Read more

Reminder of opening times in Butler County

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The Butler County Treasurer’s Office, El Dorado Motor Vehicle and Driver’s License Office locations open at 9 AM Tuesday, October 12th, and the Western Office will open at 9:30 am on October 12th. All offices will close at their normal times. Don’t forget to sign in to QLess before you head to a Motor Vehicle … Read more

Man arrested for burglaries

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The Arkansas City Police Department arrested an Ark City man Friday in connection with three burglaries that occurred while the occupants were at church. Cristian Alexis Vega-Alvarez, 18, was arrested on suspicion of three felony counts of burglary of a dwelling, three misdemeanor counts of theft of property totaling less than $1,500 in value, and … Read more

Progress made on state advisory panel

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The Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Taskforce Executive Committee appointed members to the group’s four advisory panels: Health and Education, Economic Revitalization, Connectivity, and Efficiency and Modernization.The advisory panels will gather information and feedback from Kansans, using that input to prepare proposals within each issue area for the most effective statewide distribution of federal … Read more

PreK Table Talk is set for October 14

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From USD 470 in Ark City: PreK parents/guardians, come and join the PreK staff and other PreK parents for the PreK Table Talk! This event is October 14 at Adams Elementary (1201 N 10th Street). You can come between 10-10:30 a.m. or 2-2:30 p.m. We plan to meet the second Thursday of each month for … Read more

Health department updates COVID 19 stats

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The City-Cowley County Health Department is out with its latest COVID 19 update. September concluded with 592 residents contracting new cases of COVID-19. With several “end of summer” events now past we are hoping that case rates continue to decline as we prepare for the upcoming holiday months (November through January) that in 2020-21 were … Read more

Four graduate from paramedic program

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A celebration of success for four graduates of Cowley College’s 2020-2021 paramedic program was held Wednesday, October 6 in the Earle N. Wright Community Room at the main campus in Arkansas City. The national job outlook for paramedics continues to be much higher than average, and the local job outlook remains extremely positive. Cowley currently … Read more