A Barber County man was sentenced to life in prison for a July 2020 murder, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Friday. Clinton Wayne Rogers, 35, of Medicine Lodge, was sentenced by Barber County District Court Judge Francis Meisenheimer. Rogers was sentenced to life in a Kansas Department of Corrections facility without the possibility of … Read more
The City-Cowley County Health Department has given its latest COVID-19 update. October cases to date are down by twenty percent (20%) when compared to the first 15 days of September 2021 (248 vs 297). The majority of new cases continue to be found in families with children and strongly suggest the spread is a result … Read more
Southwestern College has chosen an interim president to begin service in January when President Brad Andrews departs for a new position in North Carolina. The college’s board of trustees announced Thursday that Tony Crouch, who currently serves Southwestern as the vice president for finance and chief financial officer, will step into the role of interim … Read more
Tonight – check out Six Characters in Search of an Author at the Cowley Theater. Six fictional characters, abandoned by their creator, invade a rehearsal in progress and demand to be brought to life by a new author. But the characters’ existential agenda collides with the more lighthearted ambitions of these theatre artists, whose open … Read more
Cowley College says Enroll today in Hybrid-Nondestructive Testing night program! In-person class meets Wednesday nights on the Arkansas City Main Campus from 5 – 8 pm beginning October 27th. Visit online.cowley.edu/ndt to reach out to NDT Program Advisor today!
The Kansas Department of Transportation today launched a statewide survey to learn what Kansans think about how highways and bridges are funded. The survey is available on the project webpage at ksdotike.org/RUC-study and will be open through Nov. 24. It takes roughly five minutes to complete. The survey is the first step in a Midwest … Read more
Southwestern College’s music department will present, for this year’s Kaleidoscope Concert, Henry Purcell’s three-act opera “Dido and Aeneas” on Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Richardson Performing Arts Center. The fully-staged opera will be performed in English with supertitles and is a collaboration between A Cappella Choir, SC Singers, and South Kansas Symphony. … Read more
The State Department of Transportation reminds, Friday is the Great American Shakeout. It’s an earthquake preparedness drill, and it happens at 10:15 a.m. You should plan, practice, and prepare with your household. You should build a kit, have a plan, get trained, and stay informed. Consider where to go, what to do, and how to … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today applauded plans from Bartlett, a Savage Company, to invest $325 million in a large soybean crushing facility project in Montgomery County that will create 50 new jobs in Southeast Kansas. This facility will be one of nine Bartlett grain facilities in Kansas, contributing to their continued success in Kansas. Soybean crushing … Read more
From USD 470: IXL Elementary recently implemented a Playground Communication Board. The board helps students who utilize Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to communicate with their peers while on the playground. These students have the same icons/words on their AAC that are displayed on the board. The board also shows sign language options for … Read more