The City of Arkansas City will hold a public meeting for a housing rehabilitation grant at 6 p.m. today at Adams Elementary School, located at 1201 N. 10th St. The meeting will be held in the library. Please enter through the northeast door facing 10th Street. The meeting also can be viewed remotely via GoToMeeting … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the state of Colorado but has added more than 20 Colorado counties to the list, effective as of May 6. The travel quarantine period is seven days with a negative test result or 10 days without testing, with release … Read more
Burford theater arts presents Aaron Watson live at Island Park in Winfield, August 12th at 8 p.m. Tickets are 40 dollars in advance and 45 dollars at the gate. You can get more details at burfordtheater.com.
The Arkansas City Police Department has identified and arrested a suspect in a recent rash of vehicle burglaries and thefts throughout the Arkansas City area. Jonathan Eugene Jester, 34, of Wichita, was arrested Friday on suspicion of four felony counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, as well as one felony count each of criminal … Read more
More earthquakes in Kansas this weekend. The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake rattled the town of Hope early Saturday morning. It was a magnitude 3.2. On Friday night, a quake with a magnitude 2.7 rattled the town of Esbon.
Cowley College will begin offering its Carpentry/Construction Trade program in August 2021. This program is eligible for funding assistance through the Kansas Promise Act, Excel in CTE, and federal tuition assistance through the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act. The program will provide knowledge in key areas such as safety protocols, handling and care of the tools … Read more
USD 465 in Winfield has posted a draft calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. This calendar has not been approved through Negotiations or by the BOE and is subject to change. It’s up on the district’s facebook page. DRAFT calendar is also available on the USD 465 website.
The Arkansas City Police Department is asking for public assistance in investigating a recent rash of vehicle burglaries and thefts though the Arkansas City area. Presently, the persons responsible for these incidents are still at large. Police are seeking them for questioning in eight different burglaries to motor vehicles, two motor vehicle thefts and two … Read more
Arkansas City High School says 2021 Drivers Education application packets are now available in the Office. Enrollment opens May 11, 2021. Please do not turn applications in prior to this date. Applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis beginning May 11th. The enrollment fee of $120.00 must be paid at the … Read more
From Ark City Public Schools: They are excited to open registration for our FREE MindCraft Summer Learning Program in the next few days! MindCraft is all about crafting minds with fun and engaging camp-like classes. All activities will be project-based and structured using S.T.R.E.A.M components (science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math). Social-emotional learning will … Read more