October 18, 2006
- Social Workers Beware
The recent killing of a social worker in Kentucky should be a wake-up call to family service and social service agencies across the nation. (…)
- WSU enrollment up for the fall
Fall enrollment at Wichita State University was up by 222 students over last year, according to head count totals released by the Kansas Board of Regents. (…)
October 11, 2006
- Contract signed to move Wichita baseball team to Arkansas (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)
SPRINGDALE, Ark. The Wichita Wranglers Class Double-A Texas League baseball team has signed a contract to move to Springdale, Arkansas. (…)
October 10, 2006
- Hall of Shame: Intrust Bank
Shame on you C.Q. "Charlie" Chandler IV, for allowing Intrust Bank to become such a blight upon the Wichita community as your bank has abandoned every principle that C.Q. (…)
October 7, 2006
- When construction was completed in 1927, the Hillcrest in Wichita was… (The Wichita Eagle)
When construction was completed in 1927, the Hillcrest in Wichita was one of the first high-rise apartment cooperatives west of Chicago. (…)
September 26, 2006
- UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT IN KANSAS (The Wichita Eagle)
Other large state universities experienced falling enrollment. But enrollment rose at Wichita State, breaking a three-year trend. (…)
September 18, 2006
- Library unveils new, $56 million proposal
A $56 million proposed remodeling and expansion project by the Wichita Public Library will mean fewer branches but larger, more easily accessible services, the director said Thursday. (…)
September 9, 2006
- Wichitan scores perfect on ACT, SAT
Jakub Voboril can breathe a little easier when he fills out college applications this fall, after earning the highest possible score on not one but two major entrance exams. (…)
September 4, 2006
- Stones seats available in advance
Tickets for the Rolling Stones' Oct. 1 performance in Wichita are now on sale for Stones' fan club members and for American Express card holders. Visit Ticketmaster.com for details. (…)
August 26, 2006
- Wichita Teachers Abandon Schools
In a move to demonstrate Wichita's cross-cultural comittment, the Wichita school district has hired 20 teachers from the Philippines for positions in math, science and special education. (…)
August 25, 2006
- Sebelius pitching cancer institute in Wichita
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. Roy Jensen, director of the Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute, will hold an 11:30 a.m. (…)
August 23, 2006
- Wichita, Kansas unemployment rates up (Wichita Business Journal)
Wichita's unemployment rate in July was 5.3 percent, up from 5 percent in June, but down from 6 percent in July of 2005, according to the Kansas Department of Labor. (…)
August 18, 2006
- Verizon Wireless Extends Rollout of Wireless Broadband Network to Wichita, Kansas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Verizon Wireless announced today it has expanded its Evolution-Data Optimized third generation wide-area network to Wichita. (…)
May 27, 2006
- Sebelius signs bill to remove taxes from new business machinery (The Business Journal of Kansas City)
Kansas Gov. (…)
May 25, 2006
- Grand jury to probe abortion clinic (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
WICHITA, Kan. A grand jury is being convened today to probe the death of a mentally retarded North Texas woman treated by Wichita, Kansas, abortion doctor George Tiller. (…)
May 23, 2006
- Knowledge is power for entrepreneurs through NetWork Kansas resources (BizJournals)
New help is available for the segment of the Kansas economy that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius calls critical to the state's economic growth: small start-up and growing businesses. (…)
May 22, 2006
- RIVER FESTIVAL XXXV: Organizers: Festival will add $20 million to area economy (The Wichita Eagle)
The 35th Wichita River Festival will have a $20 million impact on the Wichita economy, organizers predict. That's a lot of Pronto Pups and funnel cakes. (…)
May 19, 2006
- Wichita Automotive Dealers
With today's virtual dealerships, car buyers can shop 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a no-hassle environment.
Wichita Car Dealers - River Festival opera returns with comic 'Ring' (The Wichita Eagle)
Opera returns to the Wichita River Festival after a one-year absence when Opera Kansas presents "Ring of the Fettuccines" at 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday in Mary Jane Teall Theater. (…)
May 18, 2006
- Crowds Gather for Wichita River Festival (WIBW-TV Topeka)
The event is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Festival-goers can listen to live music, climb aboard carnival rides and eat brats cooked on a 65-foot long, 27-ton propane grill. (…)
