A man who sued Cowley County and the City of Winfield, was given $167,500 in an out-of-court settlement back in 2011. According to the Traveler, Daniel Sterns, who filed the suits back in 2007, has a direct connection with the active wrongful death lawsuit... Read More.

An Arkansas City man and woman, charged in connection with the death of 16-month-old Astra Abegg, will be in court today. 27 year old Jacob Brickey and 29 year old Lindsey Abegg will have their preliminary hearings today, finally, after it has been... Read More.

A burn ban in Cowley County has been lifted following Tuesday’s rainfall. However, county officials are still urging you to use caution if you do burn anything outdoors. They say you should only burn when the wind is calm and always have someone present... Read More.

Charges that were being faced by an Arkansas City woman who was arrested last month, have been dropped. 44 year old Brandi Cullum was charged with suspicion of aggravated battery and criminal threat, along with probation violations that included traveling outside of the county... Read More.

Severe weather season here in Kansas is fast approaching, and Arkansas City is preparing for it. Next week is Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week. Ark City will take part in a statewide tornado drill that is set for 6:30 p.m. March 15. However,... Read More.

Arkansas City commissioners voted on Tuesday night, by a 3–1 margin, to approve a one-cent sales tax ballot question. The proposed tax would last for ten years, and would only be used to service bond debt for the hospital. The one dissenting vote came... Read More.

A second town hall meeting has been scheduled for Bolton Township at 7PM on Thursday. The meeting will be held at the township building, and comes on the heels of an earlier gathering of Bolton residents, county law enforcement and other officials last month,... Read More.

According to the Traveler, State Rep. Virgil Peck has filed for reelection, seeking a seventh term in the Kansas House of Representatives. Peck is an insurance agent, and he represents District 12, which includes all of Chautauqua County and eastern Cowley County, including Atlanta,... Read More.

If you live in Bolton Township, listen up. A town hall and community meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 10, at the Bolton Township building, 6789-332 Road, directly across from the Elementary School. That's this Thursday night, beginning at 7.

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has asked the state Supreme Court to put on hold recent decisions that declare state DUI-related statutes unconstitutional until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a similar case later this spring. In a series of four cases announced last... Read More.