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Late Cowley College Coach Honored Saturday With Complex Dedication

Tuesday, June 14 by Lyman James

By RAMA PEROO, Cowley College Director of Institutional Communication and Public Relations/SIDAfter 18 years as the head track and field coach at Cowley College and numerous conference and region titles, the Cowley College Track and Field Complex was renamed the Mark A Phillips Track and Field Complex during a dedication held Saturday at the... Read More.

Cowley College, ACPD, And Four County Mental Health Partner On Suicide Prevention Program

Friday, June 10 by Lyman James

Looking for ways to better help students deal with mental health issues and assist with suicide prevention, Cowley College, the Arkansas City Police Department, and Four County Mental Health have partnered to start a student-led peer support group on campus called Hope Squad.According to a news release from Cowley College, Hope Squad members are... Read More.

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.

Cowley Baseball Posts 7 On All-Conference List, Including MVP, Pitcher And Coach Of The Year

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

Notching 50 wins, conference and region titles, and now a punched ticket to the JUCO World Series, the No. 8-ranked Cowley College baseball team had seven players earn all-conference honors.According to a news release from Cowley College, the Tigers also had the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division Most Valuable Player (Bryce Madron), Pitcher of the... 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.

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.

Section Of 85th Road, AKA Cowley 17, To Close Tuesday

Monday, May 16 by Lyman James

A small section of road on Cowley 17, also known as 85th Road or the Old Highway between Winfield and Ark City, will be closed all day Tuesday.According to Cowley County Public Works Monday morning, work will be on a stretch 4 tenths of a mile on the old highway north of the 232nd... Read More.

Cowley College Machine Tool Students Tour Galaxy Technologies In Winfield

Tuesday, May 10 by Lyman James

The Cowley College Machine Tool Technology class from the Sumner Campus in Wellington was on-site at Galaxy Technologies in Winfield Monday.According to a news release from Cowley, Daniel Brooks, Cowley College Career and Technical Education instructor, brought five of his students to learn more about Galaxy’s machining and tooling profession.Mike Kelly, Galaxy Technologies Director... Read More.

Woman identified in Cowley County shooting

Monday, April 18 by Lyman James

COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the woman killed in the officer-involved shooting in Cowley County as Andrea C. Barrow, 32, of Arkansas City, Kansas. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has one sheriff’s deputy still recovering from injuries at Wesley Medical Center as of Saturday. He is now in... Read More.

One NOAA Weather Radio that serves Cowley County not working

Tuesday, April 12 by Lyman James

Cowley County Emergency Management was made aware Tuesday that a NOAA Weather Radio tower that serves Cowley County is not working properly. There are three towers that cover Cowley County with overlapping coverage areas. CCEM checked with the NWS office in Wichita and the towers in Beaumont and Wichita are working properly. CCEM checked with... Read More.

Cowley County Sheriff’s Office seeking help in locating missing man

Friday, March 25 by Lyman James

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Mark Wayne Brannam, age 59. Mark is 5’11” and weighs approximately 200 pounds. He drives a pewter/silver 2001 Chevrolet S-10 pickup with Kansas License plate 631MXJ. He was last seen leaving his residence in Arkansas City, Ks. to go to work. Mark... Read More.