Shane Farley, Author at Cowley Post

Winfield man gets prison time for shootings last spring that injured two

Monday, January 12

A local man is now serving a prison sentence for spring 2025 shootings in Winfield that left two people injured. Fernando Jesus Rodriguez entered guilty pleas in early November to two counts of aggravated battery and was sentenced in December to 96 months in prison.... Read More.

Ark City wins a pair of basketball games Friday night against Newton

Monday, January 12

The Ark City boys basketball team never trailed in a 77-66 home win over Newton on Friday. Jaxon Jackson led the Bulldogs with 26 points and Ark City went 12-19 from three-point range. The Bulldogs, winners of three if their last four, improve to... Read More.

Woman injured in crash with a semi last month near Ark City, has died

Monday, January 12

A Winfield woman, injured last month in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-trailer, has died. Nicole Brown, 41, died Thursday at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, according to publicly released funeral information. She had been hospitalized since the crash Dec.... Read More.

Ark City commission welcomes newest members on Tuesday evening

Wednesday, January 7

The Arkansas City Commission held its first meeting of the year Tuesday, marked by leadership selections, new appointments and recognition of outgoing officials. Commissioners selected Tad Stover to serve as mayor for 2026 and Steve Lungren as vice mayor. The Oath of Office was administered to... Read More.

BBall: Ark City boys use triple overtime to get past Goddard at home

Wednesday, January 7

The Ark City High School boys basketball team pulled off one of the more improbable victories of the season Tuesday night, defeating Goddard 60-57 in triple overtime in Ark City. The Bulldogs needed a 3-pointer by Jaxon Jackson at the end of regulation to force... Read More.

Winfield basketball drops pair of road games to Mulvane Tuesday night

Wednesday, January 7

MULVANE - The Winfield girls fell behind 16-3 after the first quarter but outscored Mulvane 10-8 in the second quarter and trailed by 11 at halftime. After an Ansley McCaslin free throw pulled the Vikings within 10 early in the third quarter, Mulvane erupted.... Read More.

Winfield police arrest one in Dec. apartment shooting; Another sought

Tuesday, January 6

A 31-year-old Winfield man is behind bars following a Dec. 21 shooting at an apartment complex. On Jan. 4, Rocky Leroy Brown was arrested without incident on a felony warrant for attempted first-degree murder stemming from the incident at Walnut Towers, 1201 Menor St. A... Read More.

Ark City fire works blaze Sunday at apartment in south part of the city

Monday, January 5

Arkansas City Fire/EMS responded to a structure fire Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of West Jackson Avenue. Fire crews were called at approximately 1:05 p.m. to a two-story, wood-frame, two-family apartment building after reports of smoke coming from the structure. Upon arrival, firefighters observed... Read More.

Public hearings scheduled in Winfield, Sedan for Evergy power line project

Monday, January 5

The Kansas Corporation Commission has scheduled two public hearings on Evergy’s proposal to build a 133-mile, 345-kilovolt electric transmission line through western Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley and Chautauqua counties. The line would run from the Buffalo Flats Substation near Garden Plain, Kansas, to the Delaware Substation... Read More.

City of Ark City creates community development division

Friday, January 2

The City of Arkansas City has reorganized its Neighborhood Services Division to form a new Community Development Division, bringing all development-related services under one coordinated team. “This reorganization allows the City to better align planning, development and enforcement functions under one division,” said Shana Adkisson,... Read More.

Ark City man sentenced to prison for fatal summer crash near Newkirk

Wednesday, December 31

NEWKIRK — An Arkansas City man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with a fatal head-on crash this summer north of Newkirk, Okla., that killed his wife and seriously injured multiple others, according to Kay NewsCow. Robert Dwayne Mahoney, 36, entered a no contest plea and... Read More.

Oxford-area battery storage plan denied by Sumner County commissioners

Tuesday, December 30

Sumner County commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-0 to deny a conditional use permit for a proposed battery energy storage facility planned by Nextera Energy, according to a report from Tracy McCue with SumnerNewsCow.com. Commissioners John Cooney, Jim Newell and Steve Warner overturned a recommendation from... Read More.

Author: Shane Farley

Winfield man gets prison time for shootings last spring that injured two

Ark City wins a pair of basketball games Friday night against Newton

Woman injured in crash with a semi last month near Ark City, has died

Ark City commission welcomes newest members on Tuesday evening

BBall: Ark City boys use triple overtime to get past Goddard at home

Winfield basketball drops pair of road games to Mulvane Tuesday night

Winfield police arrest one in Dec. apartment shooting; Another sought

Ark City fire works blaze Sunday at apartment in south part of the city

Public hearings scheduled in Winfield, Sedan for Evergy power line project

City of Ark City creates community development division

Ark City man sentenced to prison for fatal summer crash near Newkirk

Oxford-area battery storage plan denied by Sumner County commissioners

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