The Kansas Department of Agriculture food safety and lodging program will host an online public forum on Monday, July 12, at 3:00 p.m. to share proposed updates to the Kansas Food Code. The Kansas Food Code establishes food safety regulations that govern food establishments. Interested parties can preview the proposed updates on the KDA website … Read more
USD 470’s next Greenbush Mobile STREAM Lab is July 13-15 and we are opening it up to students who just completed grades K-4! Call 620-441-2000 to sign-up! This 3-day camp features energetic, engaging, and hands-on activities focused on engineering and design principles as well as coding and robotics.
From USD 470 – Ark City Public Schools: Interested in our amazing PreK program for the 2021-2022 school year? Call 620-441-2075 for more information and to schedule your child’s screening! This is free pre-k for kids ages three and four.
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) requests comments on an amendment to the FFY 2021-2024 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document. The STIP is a project specific publication that lists all KDOT administered projects, regardless of funding source, and includes projects for counties and cities as well as projects on the State Highway System. The … Read more
Cowley College Foundation Board Chair Mike Munson announced today the selection of Dr. Kori Gregg to serve as the Foundation’s first chief executive officer. According to Munson the decision marks an important step in the growth and advancement of the Foundation. Philanthropy in America has reached record levels. The Foundation is committed to ensuring that … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) continue to investigate cases of illness associated with Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kan., just west of Wichita. KDHE became aware of the possible link between the cases on Friday, June 18 and began investigation the same day. Initially, there were … Read more
With Donnie Jackson set to begin his first season as head coach of the Cowley College men’s basketball team, he set out to find a top assistant coach to help him during the upcoming season. Jackson found that person in Roybell Baez. Baez spent this past season with the Laramie County Golden Eagles men’s basketball … Read more
If you’re thinking about buying a new electric appliance, keep this in mind: the City of Winfield offers its electric utility customers a rebate for the purchase of energy-efficient items like refrigerators, appliances, air conditioners, and electric vehicle charging units. The rebates are offered to residential, commericial, industrial, and not-for-profit customers. If you have questions, … Read more
East Central Electric Cooperative says East Central contractors will be working in the Bixby area over the next two weeks replacing poles and upgrading our overhead lines. Crews will be starting at 141st & S. Harvard and working south for ½ mile. This area includes Springtree Estates, Dutchers Crossings, Pine Valley, and Gray Oaks. You … Read more
Cowley College is looking for a new athletic director. The college announced that Shane Larson will be leaving Arkansas City to become the new athletic director at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA. During the 2020-2021 season, every Tiger athletic program was ranked among the top-20 teams in the country during some point … Read more