Winfield News

Formal charges have been filed locally in the case against a man who allegedly robbed a Winfield bank at gunpoint Friday, according to court documents.

Owner apparently failed to follow cleanup orders Cowley County is hauling away junk metal after the owner of a scrap yard failed to comply with cleanup orders.

Winfield and Cowley County authorities have arrested one person for holding up the Corner Bank in Winfield Friday.

A thinly built man armed with a semi-automatic handgun took an undetermined amount of money from the Corner Bank branch at 1421 Main St.

While many fields have produced a higher quality of wheat than expected, many farmers are focusing more on the fall crops and hoping those will give them a boost after a lackluster wheat harvest, according to area grain-elevator managers.

Emergency units responded to a three-vehicle, injury accident at about 1 p.m. Monday in the 3000 block of North Summit Street.

Police and fire officials are investigating a house fire that occurred early Sunday morning at 1315 Ann St., in Winfield, and claimed the life of a man, according to a statement from investigators at the scene.

A southbound, 6,800-foot BNSF grain train derailed north of Winfield at approximately 4 p.m., according to scanner reports and other sources.

A train carrying grain derails in Winfield Friday afternoon. Emergency dispatchers say the accident happened around 4 p.m. as the train was crossing 132nd Road near the Walnut River.

An Arkansas City man was arrested twice in the last week in connection with two separate burglaries.

Six Cowley County businesses received state merit awards Monday as part of Business Appreciation Month this month.

LaDonna Lanning attended her final meeting of the Cowley College board of trustees Monday night in the McAtee Dining Center.

The Arkansas City public school district got school board approval Thursday to pursue federal stimulus funding for new and expanded Head Start programs.

The bypass was closed between Chestnut and Madison avenues Tuesday at the request of the city, a Kansas Department of Transportation official said today.

Zach Bulhke pleaded guilty to arson of the Island Park Playground this morning in District Court.

Zach Buhlke pleaded guilty Tuesday to setting the fire that destroyed Winfield's Island Park Playground, Cowley County Attorney Chris Smith said.

Steve Archer is a KSU Football fan. And, he's thrilled to have coach Bill Snyder back on the sidelines.

Kansas State coach Bill Snyder prefers football to politics. Snyder told a crowd of football boosters in Winfield, Kan., this week that he was asked to be former Kansas Gov.

Hitting a deer is a dangerous, but common, occurance in this area. Two people hitting the same deer, though, is pretty unusual.

Ark City and Winfield police engaged in a chase Friday night on U.S. 77, beginning at approximately 9:55 p.m., according to a police scanner.