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AC commission gives go ahead for design work for W. Kansas water line project

Tuesday, June 17

Engineering and design work has been approved for the W. Kansas Ave. water line improvements project, Ark City officials announced Tuesday.The agreement was approved earlier this month by voice vote of the city commission, with an amount not to exceed $30,600. Ark City-based Smith... Read More.

AC commissioners OK updated funding pact so hike-bike trail work can begin

Thursday, June 5

Work on a second phase of the Hike-Bike Trail Extension project is set to begin later this month now that Ark City commissioners have approved an updated funding agreement with the Kansas Dept. of Transportation.The agreement, approved this week, will reduce the city’s portion... Read More.

Trumps wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.

Saturday, May 24

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has disrupted global trade and roiled markets in an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Some of his top tech allies, however, have backed ventures that replace human workers with robots.Elon Musk, a top donor and... Read More.

Putin claims Russia ready to work on memorandum with Ukraine after Trump call

Monday, May 19

(LONDON) -- President Donald Trump held a high-stakes phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, as the White House continues its push for an end to Moscow's 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine after last week's peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey.Trump over the weekend... Read More.

County budget work session is set for Tuesday at County Courthouse in Winfield

Thursday, May 8

Cowley County Commissioners are scheduled to meet Tuesday for a budget work session expected to last well into the afternoon.That session begins at 9 a.m. in the assembly room of the Cowley County Courthouse in Winfield. Commissioners will hear numerous presentations from area groups... Read More.

Mass layoffs begin at HHS, some employees turned away after showing up to work

Tuesday, April 1

(WASHINGTON) -- Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began to receive notices of mass layoffs on Tuesday, days after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 people would lose their jobs, including employees working on tobacco use, mental health... Read More.

DHS detains Lebanese doctor with a work visa to teach medicine in the US

Monday, March 17

(BOSTON) -- A doctor who was arriving in the United States to teach medicine was detained at Boston's Logan International Airport on March 13, according to legal documents obtained by ABC News.Dr. Rasha Alawieh had a valid H1B visa, or work visa, that had... Read More.

AG Pam Bondi forms internal team to work with DOGE on DOJ cost-cutting efforts: Sources

Thursday, March 13

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is preparing for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to begin working with the agency to identify "cost-cutting" measures, with Attorney General Pam Bondi this week establishing an internal DOJ team to help facilitate the review of the... Read More.

Cowley County: 81st Rd. east of Ark City to be closed two days for culvert work

Monday, March 10

Cowley County officials have issued a notice to area residents in regard to road work to be done this week.On Tuesday and Wednesday, 81st Rd., between U.S. highway 166 and 272nd. Rd. will be closed to traffic. Culvert work will be done in that... Read More.

Mardi Gras parades canceled due to extreme winds: Mother Nature decided not to work with us

Monday, March 3

(NEW ORLEANS) -- Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the New Orleans area on Fat Tuesday."The range of where we consider it dangerous and we bring in our... Read More.

Oscars 2025: Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah praise Quincy Jones work in film and television

Sunday, March 2

Quincy Jones' work as a director and producer was recognized Sunday at the 97th Academy Awards.Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, who were part of his Color Purple film, praised his work while highlighting some of his many achievements, including becoming the first Black composer to be nominated... Read More.

Trump administration guts USAIDs humanitarian office, despite pledge to preserve its work

Monday, February 24

(LONDON) -- Dozens of officials in the U.S. Agency for International Development's humanitarian aid bureau received termination notices over the weekend, despite prior assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the agency's "core lifesaving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and substance assistance" would be... Read More.