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  • Heat Advisory for Arkansas City - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...
    Expires: September 04, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    WHAT
    Heat index values up to around 105 degrees expected.
    WHERE
    Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Kansas.
    WHEN
    Until 9 PM CDT Friday.
    IMPACTS
    Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
  • Heat Advisory for Winfield - Click for Details
    ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...
    Expires: September 04, 2026 @ 9:00pm
    WHAT
    Heat index values up to around 105 degrees expected.
    WHERE
    Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Kansas.
    WHEN
    Until 9 PM CDT Friday.
    IMPACTS
    Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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Local News

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Local Sports

Istas family makes new, improved scoreboard possible at Cowley auditorium

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Kansas/Oklahoma State News

AC firefighters plan a 5K to commemorate 25th anniversary of Sept. 11

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Community mourns loss of Atlanta, Ks. woman, 18, struck by van on turnpike

Students and community members will gather Wednesday morning in Burden to remember Shyann Clark, ...

Cowley County Sheriff has a Silver Alert issued for missing woman, 65

UPDATE 7 a.m. Wednesday:  The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office reported to the Kansas Bureau ...

Ark City shooting suspect Curtis Boone has been released on bond

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Community members gather Friday to remember slain Winfield family

By SHANE FARLEY and BEVIN PIKE About 100 people gathered Friday night at Grace ...
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