Scholarship program open

Southwestern College says The Moundbuilder Spirit Scholarship full-tuition scholarship is now open! It is awarded annually to two student leaders who are well-rounded, considerate, hardworking, and community-minded. This scholarship is awarded to extraordinary people who exhibit great potential. If you would like to learn more or apply, you can go online. Each finalist that competes … Read more

Some Butler County offices closing early on Dec. 22

Butler County says the Driver’s License office located on the first floor of the Historic Courthouse in El Dorado, the Butler County Treasurer’s Office and both Butler County Motor Vehicle Offices will close early on Friday, December 22nd. The El Dorado Motor Vehicle, Treasurer’s and Drivers License Offices will close at 3 PM on this … Read more

Ark City Chamber seeking hosts for Chamber Coffee

The Ark City Chamber of Commerce is are seeking hosts for Chamber Coffee for 2024. Chamber Coffee is held on Thursdays at 10am and is a great way to present what your business/organization does to the community. You will get the chance to present your information and any promotional material to the attendees. It can … Read more

Winter break begins

USD 470 reminds that Winter Break has started. Students will not have school from December 18, 2023, through January 3, 2024. In the meantime, students are staying busy learning and enjoying various activities.

Ark City leaders meet Tuesday

The Ark City City Commission has a meeting set for tomorrow night at 530 p.m. The agenda is out. It includes a financial summary of November of 2023. They’ll consider a resultion authorizing the city of Ark City to accept a bid submitted by Schaefer Architecture of Wichita regarding the proposed recplex, for a city … Read more

USD 465 special services offices closed

Just a reminder for USD 465 that the Special Services Offices are temporarily closed. They are moving to a new location. The new location will be 1809 Main Street in Winfield. Offices will be closed until January 3rd.

USD 470 winter break coming up

Reminder from USD 470 that Winter Break is coming right up! Students will not have school from December 18, 2023, through January 3, 2024. In the meantime, students are staying busy learning and enjoying various activities.

HPAI found

The Kansas Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), has identified highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two egg layer facilities – one in McPherson County and one in Rice County. This marks five cases of HPAI in Kansas this fall; since the start … Read more

Town Hall meeting set for psychiatric hospital project

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today that the agency and Sedgwick County will host a public town hall meeting tonight, to answer questions regarding the South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital project in Sedgwick County and gather input on potential sites from the community. The town hall will be … Read more

SCK Health has new CEO

SCK Health is pleased to announce that Mr. Leonard Hernandez has accepted the role of CEO for SCK Health and has signed an initial 2-year agreement. Mr. Hernandez began the job on December 11th. Hernandez has spent more than 40 years in healthcare, mostly in leadership roles at small Kansas hospitals. Hernandez has held the … Read more