Cowley County Emergency Communications, in conjunction with the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council, now offers a Text-to-911 service during emergencies. Text-to-911 service is available for anyone who cannot safely make a voice...
Read MoreThe Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department has seen a marked improvement in its statistics year over year, according to a recently produced incident report. In particular, ACFD’s response times have been cut by 25 percent. These...
Read MoreThe Arkansas City Police Department will co-host its next community outreach event with Cowley County Emergency Communications (CCEC) dispatchers. Although previous events have carried the theme of Coffee with a Cop, this one...
Read MoreDouglas Allison was named the new Cowley County Emergency Communications (CCEC) director June 6 at a Cowley County Commission meeting. Allison currently is serving as a sergeant with the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office. He has...
Read MoreDouglas Allison was named the new Cowley County Emergency Communications director June 6 at the Cowley County Commission meeting. Allison is a sergeant with the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office who unsuccessfully ran for sheriff...
Read MoreCowley County will start the interview process soon for a new director of Cowley County Emergency Communications (CCEC). This position was left open when former director Carl Fortner resigned April 20. Interviews for his...
Read MoreThe Dexter BBQ 5K and 2-Mile Fun Run will begin at 7:30 a.m. July 8. This event has many numerous local sponsors that help to make it happen. It is facilitated and run by Cowley County Emergency Management volunteer groups, and...
Read MoreCowley County Emergency Communications (CCEC) Director Carl Fortner no longer is employed by the county after he tendered his resignation Thursday, according to County Administrator Lucas Goff. “The Emergency Communications...
Read MoreThe Cowley County consolidated 911 dispatch center came under scrutiny during a recent meeting of the City Commission of Arkansas City. After the meeting, Ark City Daily Bytes requested and inspected numerous emails, spanning...
Read MoreThe Cowley County consolidated 911 dispatch center came under scrutiny during a recent meeting of the City Commission of Arkansas City. After the meeting, Ark City Daily Bytes requested and inspected numerous emails, spanning...
Read MoreCowley County Emergency Communications Director Carl Fortner recently responded, with online comments, to a pair of stories published in Ark City Daily Bytes. Because some readers might already have read the stories before he...
Read MoreThe Cowley County consolidated 911 dispatch center came under scrutiny during a recent meeting of the City Commission of Arkansas City. After the meeting, Ark City Daily Bytes requested and inspected numerous emails, spinning...
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