Ark City School Board Meets Tonight

The USD 470 Board of Education will hold a special virtual meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. to take action regarding return to school planning and dates. You can get to the livestream of the meeting by going to www.usd470.com/boemeeting.

Health Department eases limits on spectator events

The City-Cowley County Health Department has eased restrictions on spectator events for Cowley County schools. Ark City Schools says on their facebook page that as of January 14, two spectators per participant are allowed to watch USD 470 activity events in person. These spectators must be the participant’s parent/legal guardian and follow all KSHSAA and … Read more

Ark City Schools ready for shift next week

Arkansas City Public Schools reminds that there is no school for students Monday, Jan. 18 but they are looking forward to welcoming elementary students (grades PK-5) back via the hybrid model on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Like at the start of the school year, Track A will attend in-person Mondays and Tuesdays and Track B will … Read more

Help police find this man

The Ark City police department is trying to locate Micholas K. Bryant. He’s wanted for probation violations – distribute or possession with intent to distribute marijuana and probation violation – interference with a law enforcement officer. He’s 20 years old, 5’8″, 155 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. You can see his picture on … Read more

Holiday means garbage pickup shift

The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule next week, due to the closure of all city offices on Monday, January 18th, in observance of Martin Luther King Junior Day. All of Monday’s and parts of Tuesday’s routes will be collected on January 19th. The rest of Tuesday’s route and all … Read more

Food service changes for Ark City schools

Ark City Schools have announced some food service changes taking effect on January 18, 2021. The district’s facebook page says elementary students in Track A may take home free meals each Tuesday while those in Track B may take meals home each Friday. If you would like to add your child to the take-home meal … Read more

Police locate stolen vehicles

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office says local law enforcement authorities have recovered two stolen vehicles, and arrested several people in connection to the thefts. A report says on Monday, officials found a 2014 Dodge Journey in the 100 block of East 13th Avenue in Winfield. Authorities arrested Trey Moore on suspicion of motor vehicle theft … Read more

KDOL warns of scam

The Kansas Department of Labor is warning people about a text message phishing scam. KAKE says KDOL says you might get a message that reads like, “We noticed an error in your unemployment claim,” then give a link to click on to review your claim. The text messages are not from the state, and if … Read more

Winfield students going back to the classroom

All Winfield students will return to the classroom for in-person learning on January 19th. The Winfield school board voted last night to get students back into the classroom. Most students will be in class five days a week. But the board decided that pre-k students will be in the classroom Monday through Thursday, with remote … Read more

Woman accused in gun incident

Ark City police day they arrested a woman after she allegedly displayed a firearm to a neighbor during a dispute. 45 year old Sonya Lee Tomey was arrested on suspicion of one county of felony aggravated assault. Police went out last Monday afternoon, to the MeadowWalk Apartments on a report that a caller had been … Read more