Wichita Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the state as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. It is located on the banks of the Arkansas River and was first settled in the late 1860's. [read more...]

A visit to Wichita offers an opportunity to view outstanding museums and galleries, to enjoy the symphony or live theater, to cheer for one of the numerous sports teams, to experience a wide range of dining possibilities, and to shop in local stores. The streets are easy to navigate, and the city is fun to visit for the entire family.

Wichita is home to Botanica, The Wichita Gardens which boasts 24 themed gardens including the popular Butterfly Garden and the award-winning Sally Stone Sensory Garden. Wichita is also home to the Wichita River Festival, held each May in the Downtown and Old Town areas of the city. It is one of the longest continuous running festivals in the state of Kansas and features over 70 events, including musical entertainment, sporting events, traveling exhibits, cultural and historical activities, plays, interactive children's events, a flea market, river events, a parade, block party, food court, and fireworks display.
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Wichita ranks first in the world in production of general aviation aircraft and is also an important centre for military aircraft manufacture.
Learjet, now owned by Bombardier, Beech Aircraft, now owned by Raytheon, and Cessna, now a Textron company, remains in Wichita because of their large manufacturing equipment investments and a skilled labor pool. About two-thirds of Wichita's manufacuturing base is made up of airplane building, employing about 44,000 people. [more business info...]

Breaking News...

Kansas Golf Hall picks 2 (The Wichita Eagle)
05/14/2008
Mal Elliott remembered the late Dick Price on Tuesday as a perfect gentlemen who possessed a beautiful, smooth golf swing. Elliott, a retired Wichita Eagle golf writer, and Price, a standout Wichita golfer who died in 2007, have been elected to the Kansas Golf Hall of Fame. Both will be enshrined at an induction ceremony later this year. Price, the president of Dick Price Motors for nearly ...

In the military (The Wichita Eagle)
05/15/2008
The education department at Washburn University has awarded the Martha Peyton Fensch Scholarship to Samantha Kopper of Wichita for the 2008-09 academic year. Kopper is a senior majoring in elementary education and social work. Jeff Little has won one of 12 awards for student leadership given by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and a state honor from the Kansas Society of ...

A windy day ahead for Wichita (The Wichita Eagle)
05/12/2008
A warm, windy day awaits Wichita today, with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s and winds growing in intensity this afternoon. A wind advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for six counties in central and southcentral Kansas from noon to 10 p.m. South winds are expected to be between 20 and 30 miles an hour in Wichita this afternoon, with gusts topping 40 miles an hour. ...