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

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 overtime with the game tied... Read More.

Winfield basketball drops pair of road games to Mulvane Tuesday night

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. The Wildcats outscored Winfield 27-2... Read More.

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

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 24-year-old man was transported to... Read More.

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

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 dark smoke coming from a... Read More.

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

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 near Delaware, Oklahoma. The first public... Read More.

City of Ark City creates community development division

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, city spokesperson. “By coordinating these... Read More.

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

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 was sentenced by Kay County... Read More.

Oxford-area battery storage plan denied by Sumner County commissioners

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 the Sumner County Planning and... Read More.

One person injured in morning rollover accident on Summit Monday

Arkansas City Police responded to an injury accident Monday morning at the intersection of Cedar and Summit streets. Just after 7 a.m., according to initial information, a single vehicle was traveling northbound in the 500 block of North Summit Street when it left the roadway on the left side and... Read More.

Man falls over 30 feet while trimming a tree in AC

Arkansas City Fire/EMS responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a man injured in a fall while trimming a tree in the 600 block of North C Street. Fire/EMS crews were dispatched at approximately 4:38 p.m. after a 37-year-old man fell an estimated 30 to 35 feet from a tree.... Read More.

Winfield shooting suspect Garwood taken into custody this afternoon

Levi Garwood, 25, of Winfield was booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield at approximately 4:30 p.m. today, according to online jail records. Garwood was previously the subject of an arrest warrant issued in connection with a shooting that occurred late Nov. 22 in an alley in the 1000... Read More.

Two from Winfield injured in semi and car crash Monday morning

Two people were injured Monday morning in a crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-trailer at North Summit Street and the U.S. 77 Bypass, according to the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the scene around 9:10 a.m. Investigators said a red 2010 Toyota Camry, driven by 41-year-old... Read More.