Drivers along Main Street in Cheney may have noticed two new tornado sirens in town. The sirens are part of a new, multi-year effort by Sedgwick County Emergency Management to replace all of the sirens within Sedgwick County. Other communities that have new sirens so far include Andale, Mt. Hope, St. Marks and Bentley. Beta tests were done last year with a couple of sirens in Wichita. The county is moving away from electric sirens and back to mechanical sirens, according to Jonathan Marr, deputy director for Sedgwick County Emergency Management.
Source: Times-Sentinel Newspapers
