Shane Farley, Author at Cowley Post

Two from Blackwell sustain minor injuries in Sumner County crash on Thursday

Sunday, August 11

Two people sustained minor injuries in an accident that occurred on U.S. 177 highway south of South Haven Thursday afternoon, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.Around 1:40 p.m., John Stemle, 71, Blackwell, Okla., was southbound on the highway in a 2013... Read More.

Chris Graham has been named new CEO at Caldwell Regional Medical Center

Wednesday, August 7

Chris Graham has been named the new CEO at Caldwell Regional Medical Center. He had spent the last five years with William Newton Hospital in Winfield.The Caldwell hospital recently made the announcement on their Facebook page.Graham has been in healthcare for 24 years and... Read More.

CEO Hernandez out at Ark City Hospital; Shannon Gray, CFO, named as interim

Wednesday, August 7

Leonard Hernandez is no longer CEO at SCK Health, less than a year after joining the Ark City based hospital.SCK Health’s board of trustees made that announcement Wednesday and said Hernandez was no longer with the organization following Tuesday’s meeting of the board. CFO... Read More.

ELECTION RESULTS: Jim Maxwell is unofficial winner in Cowley County commission race

Tuesday, August 6

Political newcomer Jim Maxwell has won the Republican primary in the race for Cowley County Commission Dist. 2, according to preliminary results released Tuesday night.Because there are no Democratic challengers, Maxwell is very likely to be the new commissioner for Dist. 2. Only a... Read More.

Local man faces attempted 1st degree murder count; Expected to claim self defense

Tuesday, August 6

An attempted first-degree murder charge has been filed against a 24-year-old Winfield man accused of shooting and injuring another man in late June.Johnathen Jones, 24, remains in the Cowley County Jail on the attempted murder count and other charges. He is a previously convicted... Read More.

Winfield’s SC had former player on first Olympic gold medal basketball team (’36)

Tuesday, August 6

Men’s Olympic basketball competition began 88 years ago in 1936 at the Berlin games and a Southwestern College graduate was a member of the first gold medal winning team.John Haskell “Tex” Gibbons played at SC in the late 20’s. In 1929, Gibbons was named... Read More.

Driver going the wrong way on Kansas Turnpike causes fatal crash Sunday evening

Monday, August 5

A wrong-way driver on the Kansas Turnpike Sunday caused a multi-vehicle accident that left an Oklahoma woman dead, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.That accident occurred in Sumer County, northeast of Wellington around 6 p.m. The accident left both lanes of traffic closed for... Read More.

Sheriff’s office looks for driver involved in accident that critically hurt motorcycle rider

Wednesday, July 31

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to look for a driver who is believed to have caused an accident that left a Winfield woman critically injured Tuesday evening.62-year-old Gena Havner was riding a 1990 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on U.S. 160 highway when... Read More.

ACHS graduate Sean Waugh: From Ark City to the National Severe Storm Lab

Tuesday, July 30

Story submission by Alisha Call, USD 470 Sean Waugh, a 2005 graduate of Arkansas City High School, always felt a pull toward the mysteries of the weather. Yet, even in his wildest dreams, he never imagined he'd be chasing down tornadoes or walking the red... Read More.

Jason Fortner named to assistant athletic director position at Cowley College

Tuesday, July 30

After spending the past four years working for the Dallas Baptist University athletics department, Jeremy Fortner was recently hired as the new assistant athletic director at Cowley College.Fortner takes over for Ali Nittler, who has been hired to be an accounting instructor at the... Read More.

AUDIO: Atlanta Fire Chief recounts story of rescuing child who fell into a pool

Tuesday, July 30

Longtime Atlanta fire chief Darren Grow has been a first responder for a lot of years. He made one of his greatest saves just last Wednesday.That’s when one-year-old Landry Biddle was found unresponsive in a kiddie pool next door to Grow’s house. The girl,... Read More.

Ark City man says family “lost everything” in a house fire early Monday morning

Monday, July 29

An Ark City home was gutted by a fire that occurred early Monday. No injuries were reported and residents and pets were able to escape safely.Sometime after 2 a.m., fire crews were called to the 100 block of S. Eighth for the report of... Read More.