Dexter News

Like many high school graduates across the nation, Zack Brumback found himself bored after graduation.

Effie May Foster wanted a quiet day in Dexter as she celebrated her 101st birthday.

Check out our Decision 08 pages. By DAVID A. SEATON Traveler Staff daseaton@arkcity.net Don Read was the biggest fundraiser among candidates for local office in the primary election this summer.

What a pleasure! To drive east into the late afternoon light with the country glowing green, the cattle grazing in the pastures, someone baling hay on a low field near Grouse Creek.

What a pleasure! To drive east into the late afternoon light with the country glowing green, the cattle grazing in the pastures, someone baling hay on a low field near Grouse Creek.

In an effort to curb the copious amount of recyclables that find graves in ares landfills every year, the ABCDE group is exploring the idea of creating a recycling program for eastern Cowley County.

With all the recent rain, officials with the Cowley County Relay for Life have decided to hold their event in the Agri-Business building this year.

As they wrestled Wednesday with the debris left by thunderstorms packing winds of more than 100 mph, officials in south-central Kansas kept one eye on the prospects of more severe weather today.

A Dexter woman was injured after her car made a u-turn on U.S. 166 and collided with a tractor-trailer Monday night, the Kansas Highway Patrol said today.

About a dozen people spoke in favor of a Winfield city ordinance that would ban smoking in public places at a forum held Thursday evening at Baden Square.

“We had more birds than we expected this year”

Birders and nature photographers from all over the country descended upon a bed-and-breakfast establishment near Dexter recently to view the mating rituals of the Greater Prairie Chicken population there. via Arkansas City Traveler

“Back in the old Gott days, it was more of a family environment. We worked together and played together”

Friends and relatives of a distinguished former Winfield city commissioner and mayor were shocked at the news of his death over the weekend. via Arkansas City Traveler

The annual prairie chicken mating dance, called booming, will continue through April around Kansas. via The Wichita Eagle

After months of planning, the first railroad festival is finally here. There are a few events held around the county, but most are in Arkansas City. via Arkansas City Traveler

Kennedy and Coe, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, has announced the admission of Donna Funk and Kevin Mills as members of the LLC and Dixie Larson as principal of the LLC. via Kansas.com

The first Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days event has been scheduled for April 19-20, at Wilson Park in Arkansas City. via Arkansas City Traveler

“All those committees added something”

Editors Note: This is the third in a series of articles about the new jail recently opened in Winfield. via Arkansas City Traveler

“Alec has worked hard all year and this has been his goal since the first week of school.”

Alec Trent, an eighth grader from Ark City , took first place this year in the County Spelling Bee at the Middle School in Ark City Wednesday. via Arkansas City Traveler

The Dale E. Misak/SCBL Tournament shifts to W.S. Scott Auditorium tonight for the girls' semifinals. via Arkansas City Traveler

“It just goes to show that even small schools can get the job done, too. It speaks well for all the students, teachers and parents involved.”

A recent report on the "U.S. News and World Report's" Web site analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 18,000 schools across the nation. via Arkansas City Traveler