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County may pass credit card fees on to taxpayers

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 5 at 5:58 a.m.

Sedgwick County residents who use plastic to pay taxes cost the county more than $1 million in fees last year.

County seeks proposals for marketing Coliseum

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 5 at 5:56 a.m.

A request for brokers to make a pitch to market the Kansas Coliseum complex will go out next week.

City OKs artwork for Big Ditch bridge

BY DION LEFLER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 5 at 6:09 a.m.

Artwork to beautify the planned bridge over the Big Ditch at 13th Street won unanimous approval from the Wichita City Council on Tuesday.

Commissioner questions whether Sedgwick County Park needs ADA-compliant fishing dock

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 4 at 6:30 a.m.

At least one Sedgwick County commissioner is questioning whether a proposed $53,500 handicapped-accessible fishing dock and picnic area at Vic's Lake are necessary.

Kansas psychiatric hospital regularly over capacity

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 3 at 5:51 a.m.

When patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder and major depression need treatment but refuse it, Sedgwick County sends them involuntarily to Osawatomie State Hospital.

Big Ditch bridge art on city agenda

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 3 at 2:59 p.m.

Surely you can't have a bridge near Windmill Road without a windmill.

Moran vows to find funds for Equus Beds project

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 30 at 6:40 a.m.

Numbers flowed freely Thursday as Sen. Jerry Moran began a tour to check on the quality and quantity of water around the state.

Wichitans offer plenty of questions about school attendance boundary changes

BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 7 at 5:53 a.m.

Wichita residents got their first chance tonight to ask questions, voice concerns and offer suggestions about new school attendance boundaries — and they had plenty:

Sedgwick County commissioners spar over grant

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 29 at 6:30 a.m.

Two Sedgwick County commissioners fought unsuccessfully Wednesday against participating in a planning grant for sustainable communities, saying they didn't want the federal government telling the region what to do.

Wichita City Council hears city's pay-as-you-throw trash plan

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 12 at 5:49 a.m.

Early returns indicate Wichita's latest residential trash plan is getting a better response than the last one.

Unfunded mandates top Sedgwick County's concerns

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 27 at 6:39 a.m.

Sedgwick County wants the state to set aside $5 million for affordable airfares, send felony drunken drivers to prison, increase access to healthcare and add beds at Osawatomie State Hospital.

Wichita trash plan keeps choice, adds rules

BY RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 12 at 5:49 a.m.

Wichita's city manager hopes pay-as-you-throw will be the way to go when it comes to trash.

Sedgwick County commissioners redraw boundaries

BY DEB GRUVER, The Wichita Eagle | Sep. 22 at 6:23 a.m.

Redistricting is a complex jumble of Census numbers, demographics and maps. But it matters because it determines the allocation of political power, a state legislator emphasized Wednesday before Sedgwick County commissioners redrew the areas they serve.