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Wichita Mayor Whipple takes Hot Ones challenge; eats fiery wings and says funny stuff
It’s not every day you get to watch the mayor of a large midwestern city snarf down eye-wateringly hot hot wings while being interviewed about his personal life. But that actually happened Monday night at Newman University, where Wichita Mayor…
Firefighters who can sew? Shawnee team may get teased but save department time, money
When a firefighter rips his or her uniform, repairing it isn’t quite as simple as ironing on a patch. Although it used to take weeks or months of waiting and thousands of dollars to repair their gear, the firefighters at…
Changes coming to look of Hutchinson water tower – eventually
The City Council on Tuesday agreed to relight the city’s elevated water tower off of Avenue A with spotlights shining up from the ground, rather than atop the tower. The board, however, couldn’t reach consensus on a paint design for…
Uniontown High School moving away from standardized testing
The Uniontown Schools Board of Education is receiving an update on a re-design project at the high school. Uniontown High School wants to move the focus away from standardized testing to prepare juniors and seniors for after high school. The…
Nine-month long boil water advisory lifted for City of Ozawkie
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced it’s rescinded a 9-month long boil water advisory on Tuesday. The advisory was issued on May 11, 2019 due to a flooded well. People of Ozawkie had to get their drinking water…
Kansas secretary of state calls for changes in election offices
The top elections official in Kansas is pushing to make the state’s central voter registration database more secure by changing how counties tap into it. Some local officials are nervous about what they see as a big project in an…
KS law could get tougher against drivers using cell phones
Kansas lawmakers could add teeth to laws prohibiting cellphone use while driving. A bill introduced in Topeka last week would expand what could get you pulled over and how much you could pay. At Miller's Towing and Recovery in Wichita,…
Northeast Wichita residents ask city to help develop new grocery store
Residents of northeast Wichita and members of the NAACP Youth Council are asking the city to help in finding and developing a grocery store for their area. Northeast Wichita was identified as a “food desert” by a 2013 study and…
Artists chosen for project to celebrate Wichita’s 150th birthday
The community organization Together Wichita has chosen artists and teams that will be working to design and paint 13 Keeper of the Plains sculptures as part of a tribute to the city’s 150th birthday. The project is called Keeper 150,…
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