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Soroptimist International of Ark City distributes socks and underwear to local kids

Monday, August 19

Soroptimist International of Arkansas City recently held their annual sock and underwear distribution for children Pre-K through Fifth Grade. Approximately 300 children benefitted by receiving a package of socks and a package of underwear to start the school year. This is the 12th year Soroptimist International of Arkansas City... Read More.

Ark City Police taking part in increased DUI Enforcement effort as holiday approaches

Friday, August 16

The Arkansas City Police Department will be actively participating in the You Drink. You Drive. You Lose. campaign from this Saturday through Labor Day, Sept. 2.This statewide initiative, conducted in partnership with other law enforcement agencies across Kansas, aims to remove impaired drivers from the roadways and reduce the... Read More.

Fundraising ongoing for Winfield fairgrounds entertainment stage to honor Rick Meyer

Tuesday, August 13

Drawings have been released, and fundraising is ongoing, for an entertainment stage at the Winfield fairgrounds that will honor the late Rick Meyer. Agora Architecture of Winfield provided concept rendering images.The city of Winfield is teaming with the Walnut Valley Festival and Cowley County Fair on the project. Meyer... Read More.

Lightning from morning storm may have caused house fire east of Winfield Monday

Monday, August 12

Lightning is the suspected cause of a house fire early this morning at a residence east of Winfield just off U.S. 160 highway.Around 4:40 a.m. Monday, Burden Fire Dept. was dispatched to 19479 US 160 for the report of a structure fire. Winfield Fire/EMS responded to the scene as... Read More.

Sheriff report: Driver failing to yield to oncoming traffic caused crash south of AC

Monday, August 12

Multiple people were injured Friday evening in a three-vehicle accident south of Ark City on U.S. Highway 77, according to the Cowley County Sheriff’s Dept.Just after 5:30 p.m., deputies were dispatched to 77 and 322nd Rd. for the report of an injury accident.19-year-old Avery Rappleye, of Herriman, Utah, was... Read More.

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 Ford Escape and began to... 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 has a background in radiology... 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 Shannon Gray was unanimously chosen... 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 successful write-in campaign, which is... 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 felon.Cowley County attorney Larry Schwartz... 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 First Team All-Conference and Second... 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 around three hours.45-year-old Kap Cung,... Read More.

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Soroptimist International of Ark City distributes socks and underwear to local kids

Ark City Police taking part in increased DUI Enforcement effort as holiday approaches

Fundraising ongoing for Winfield fairgrounds entertainment stage to honor Rick Meyer

Lightning from morning storm may have caused house fire east of Winfield Monday

Sheriff report: Driver failing to yield to oncoming traffic caused crash south of AC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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