Oxford News

Thunderstorms and high winds struck the Arkansas City area Thursday night, but thankfully no tornadoes were reported in this area, a city official said today.

City crews Monday night closed storm water gates on both rivers here as they rose to near flood stage, a city official said today.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Sedgwick County until 12:30 p.m., as runoff from heavy overnight rains persists.

Barbara Bunting, vice president of the Newton board of education, is among 13 school officials statewide who have completed the 2007-2008 Leadership for Tomorrow program sponsored by the Kansas Association of ... via Kansas.com

A Kansas High school is rallying to save a historic landmark. The Old Mill has been an icon of pride for the town of Oxford in Sumner County. via KSNW-TV

“We had a couple lapses and they took advantage.”

Solid defense in the second half and balanced scoring led the way as the South Haven Cardinals beat the Oxford Wildcats 77-60 Tuesday night. via Arkansas City Traveler

“Ark City's principal and I have been trying to change the culture of incidents like this”

Three people were arrested and removed from Winfield High School during the Winfield-Arkansas City girls' basketball game Tuesday evening for disorderly conduct. via Arkansas City Traveler

“A gust of wind blew it off the road”

A tractor-trailer hauling live cattle to the Creekstone Farms Premium Beef plant was blown off the road late this morning during a snow storm. via Arkansas City Traveler

“It made me feel like it was a real loss to the community, the county and the state”

Reopening the restaurant in the Old Mill at the edge of town is about more than giving high school students a project to work on and some real-world business experience.

It's really about restoring a small community's sense of identity.

The onetime water-powered flour mill has been intertwined with Oxford history since 1874. Oxford's Best flour and cereals were the pride of the community for more than a century, until the milling operation shut down a few years ago.

Now, the Old Mill and its companion building, the New Mill -- circa 1935 -- sit vacant on a tree-lined dirt street at the northern edge of Oxford. Read more

“But that won't happen as quickly”

As of Jan. 1, there will no longer be a Mill Creek Lumber Co. in Oxford. Folks will have to go to Belle Plaine to get their building products next year, according to Jay Robinson, Belle Plaine store regional ... via Arkansas City Traveler

“We have been working on this for quite a while”

The Cowley County Commission voted Tuesday to approve the intent of Columbia Elevator Products Co., of Port Chester, N.Y., to purchase Elevator Solutions International at Strother Field. via Arkansas City Traveler

Units called to apartment fire Wichita firefighters responded to a report of a fire about 9:15 p.m. in an apartment building on Woodspring Way, near Oxford and Rock Road. via The Wichita Eagle