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‘It’s a numbers game’: Residents asking when downtown Wichita will finally get a grocery store
"We get that question a lot and really what it comes down to in that industry is it's a numbers game," said Jason Gregory with Downtown Wichita. Gregory with says right now there are about 3,500 people who live in…
A giant solar farm project is pitting neighbor against neighbor
Frank Gieringer rides a flatbed trailer toward rows of apple trees loaded with Galas, Crimson Crisps and other varieties, ready for the picking. His family owns this bucolic orchard and berry farm outside Edgerton, Kansas. Just beyond its borders lie…
Sedgwick County threatens to bill Wichita for minor marijuana cases after city decriminalizes
The Sedgwick County Commission has ordered a cost analysis of the Wichita City Council’s decision to decriminalize marijuana, exploring how much it would cost the county to book people in jail for misdemeanor marijuana offenses and pursue charges in district…
Pickleball court ready for action in Sedgwick
Sedgwick Park is a new destination for pickleball enthusiasts. In the past week, the city finished converting the west side of its basketball slab into a pickleball court. City council member Monty Leonard, who spearheaded the project, was at the…
Wichita, Sedgwick County growing more slowly than predicted
The populations of Wichita and Sedgwick County are growing slower than predicted. A 2015 city-county comprehensive plan predicted that, by 2035, Sedgwick County would reach a population of 610,000 and Wichita would reach 448,000. Now, the city-county planning department is…
Why are people moving to a Kansas town of 120?
There's no stoplight, no high rise, not even a Mcdonald's. However, what the small town of Damar, Kansas, lacks in infrastructure, it makes up for in heart and personality. "It's wonderful because most of it is the people here. They…
Wichita City Council votes to decriminalize marijuana and fentanyl test strips
The Wichita City Council voted Tuesday to reduce the penalties for people caught with marijuana or fentanyl test strips. It was an issue that has been up for discussion in the past several months. Fentanyl strips would no longer be…
Pratt firemen honor 9-11 with bell ringing
It was a quiet Sunday morning in Pratt, but at specified times the big bell in front of City of Pratt Fire Department on Jackson Street rang out in honor of those who lost their lives, particularly first responders and…
Bond yields continue climbing, 2-year Treasury tops 3.8%
U.S. Treasury yields continued to climb higher on Wednesday as investors digested the previous session's dramatic market route triggered by a hot inflation reading. The yield on the 2-year Treasury, the part of the curve most sensitive to Fed policy,…
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