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Cowley County Emergency Communications Adjusts Dispatch Phone Numbers

Wednesday, June 1 by Lyman James

Effective Aug.1, the Arkansas City Police Department phone number, (620) 441-4444, and the Winfield Police Department phone number, (620) 221-5555, will no longer connect to Cowley County Emergency Communications dispatch.Cowley County Emergency Communications said in a press release Tuesday it has two non-emergency phone numbers, (620) 221-5447 and (620) 441-4547, that should be used... Read More.

USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative Brings Children’s Author to Cowley County

Thursday, May 26 by Lyman James

The Ark City USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative is hosting children’s author, Brenda Maier, in Cowley County June 21-22.According to a news release from the school district, Maier is the author of popular children’s books entitled The Little Red Fort, The Little Blue Bridge, and most recently, Peeping Beauty. Her stories are considered “fractured... Read More.

Kay County residents injured in accident in Missouri

Tuesday, May 24 by Lyman James

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that three Kay County residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:25 p.m. today on U.S. 36 three miles east of Chillicothe, Mo. in Livingston County, about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City.According to Kay News Cow, Missouri troopers report that Taylor S. McCannon, 19,... Read More.

Abducted Rose Hill Boy Found Near Tonkawa; Ditched Suspect Car Found In Cowley County

Friday, May 20 by Lyman James

A missing 5-year-old Rose Hill child was found in Tonkawa Thursday evening following a search by both the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.An Amber Alert was issued Thursday when it was reported an unidentified male subject and the child’s biological mother, who previously had her parental rights severed by the... Read More.

Missing Kansas boy found in Noble County

Friday, May 20 by Lyman James

On 05-19-2022 at approximately 2000 hours, the state of Kansas issued an Amber Alert for a missing child out of Rosehill, Kansas. It was report an unidentified male subject and the child's biological mother took the child from his school and left in a VW Jetta. The Jetta was later located in Arkansas City,... Read More.

Leadership Cowley County, Southwestern College Team Up For June 11 Workshop

Wednesday, May 18 by Lyman James

Leadership Cowley County and Southwestern College are teaming up to provide a workshop for the public to hone their leadership skills.The workshop, scheduled for Saturday, June 11, from 8:30 a.m. through noon, will be led by Dr. Ross Peterson-Veatch of Southwestern using the “Immunity to Change” method."Leadership is a muscle that needs to be... Read More.

Oklahoma City man enters guilty plea in Kay County for felony charges

Wednesday, May 18 by Lyman James

Shelby Dale Krout, 28, Oklahoma City, entered guilty pleas in the Kay County District Court to felony charges of embezzlement and false declaration of ownership in pawn and a misdemeanor charge of false declaration of ownership in pawn.According to Kay News Cow, Krout is now convicted of embezzling from Evans and Associates.Ponca City police... Read More.

Kay County Sheriff’s Office deputies help search for body in Arkansas River

Wednesday, May 11 by Lyman James

On Monday afternoon, Kay County dispatchers received a call from KS Law Enforcement officials stating that they had gotten a report of a body in the Arkansas river on the Kansas side headed downstream rapidly because of the high water conditions.Kay County dispatch notified our staff of the situation and readied them in case... Read More.

Three OU students killed in accident Friday night in Kay County

Sunday, May 1 by Lyman James

A fatality collision occurred on Friday, April 29th at approximately 11:23pm on Interstate 35 near mile marker 214, southbound, near Tonkawa. The driver of a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan, Nicholas K. Nair, age 20, of Denton, TX was traveling southbound on Interstate 35 when the vehicle hydroplaned causing him to lose control and depart the roadway... Read More.

Cushing woman killed in Payne County accident

Tuesday, April 26 by Lyman James

A woman is dead due to a fatal accident that occurred in Payne County Monday. Leslie Escoe, 48, of Cushing had her 2012 Nissan Versa stopped in the outside north bound lane of US 177 due to a flat tire. Robert Bentley, 58, of Cleveland stopped her 2013 Ram 1500 to help Escoe. Both drivers... Read More.