Dexter News

Commissioners see need, but funding is the question By JUDITH ZACCARIA and FOSS FARRAR Winfield Publishing Co.

The Cowley County Commission accepted three grants Tuesday night at their meeting in the courthouse assembly room that will make both communications and travel better in the county.

Ark City's Palmer named to All-State team By JOEY SPRINKLE Sports Editor sports@arkcity.net Arkansas City High School junior Drew Palmer was more than just a two-way first-team all-league baseball player in the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League.

A Winfield man who shot his gun in the early morning hours Sunday could face federal gun charges, according to a written statement from the Winfield Police Department.

An amusement park-sized "diesel locomotive" will provide rides for the kids Saturday at the second annual Cowley County Railroad Heritage Days celebration.

This undated file image originally provided by the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., shows a 3-foot maquette created by sculptor Lei Yixin, depicting the final version of the Stone of Hope.

The man who died last week from injuries received in a grassland fire west of Dexter stood his ground as the fire approached to make sure that his coworker got out of a pickup truck before the fire trapped him.

Conditions seemed perfect Wednesday for burning grassland in the Flint Hills and surrounding areas.

Winfield Fire Chief Curtis Wilson says two ranchers were attempting to burn some pastureland Wednesday when the flames got out of control.

Editor's note: To view photos from the scene, see our Web gallery . A grass fire south of Cowley 20 near 141st Road west of Dexter that got out of control has left two men injured - one critically, with burns covering 75 percent of his body, according to reports from the scene.

Cowley County Commission members voted Tuesday morning to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Justice to fund two additional deputies for the Cowley County Sheriff's Department.

Arkansas City residents have several choices for outdoor activities in Cowley County this weekend.

Registration is being accepted for the Limestone Tour of Cowley County. The tour, sponsored by the Arkansas City Area Arts Council, begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. April 4, at the Burford Theater, 118 S. Summit, in Ark City.

A daylong guided field trip on limestone architecture will take participants to a stone quarry, past farmsteads and country bridges and into downtown buildings in Cowley County.

As we continue to use technology to bring our readers the latest news, we will interview a local soldier in Iraq at 10 a.m. Saturday morning on our live blog.

Hazel Young saw it the other day when she stopped at the Dexter mini-mart and saw the owner, Patty Hafenstein, in tears.

Winfield claimed the top two spots in Wednesday morning's Cowley County Spelling Bee, held in the Dexter school gym.

Republican Sen. Steve Abrams bucked his party and voted against a compromise budget bill that passed the Legislature Thursday because, he said, it cuts too deeply from education.

An accident investigation fee ordinance adopted by the city last year is getting a second look by city commissioners.

The Cowley County Commission announced its annual appointments of statutory positions and official depositories for the county at its meeting this week at the Cowley County Courthouse.