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Tonight’s Koch Twilight Pops Concert, originally scheduled for the West Bank Concert Stage, will take place inside Century II, Wichita River Festival officials announced.
Wichitans for Healthy Teeth, a coalition of doctors and dentists, and the Kansas Health Foundation say more fluoride in Wichita’s water would be less costly than treating tooth decay down the road. The foundation is rolling out an ad campaign starting Wednesday.
Don Steffens, known as the voice of state track, joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
The Atlas Trap company near Benton has created a thrower designed for archers. Heath Getty, known for his ability to hit clay traps out of the air with a bow and arrow, is helping the company test out the new device. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) May 18, 2012
Exploration Place president Jan Luth talks about the upcoming exhibit "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination" that opens at the museum on May 26. The exhibit features 10,000 square feet of costumes, props and models from all six "Star Wars" movies. (Video by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle, Kansas.com) May 26, 2012
Maize/Maize South swimming coach Hussein Yassine joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Joanna Chadwick's guest is Conway Springs tennis coach Chris Bellar.
Kapaun soccer coach Alan Shepherd joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Firefighters battle a blaze at Viking Blast & Wash Systems, 3810 North Toben, near 37th and Rock Road in Wichita, Kan. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012. (MIke Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Local and county crews and volunteers pick up debris from the Pinaire Mobile Home Park to take to area landfills Monday, Apr. 23, 2012. The United Way of the Plains asked for fewer volunteers on Monday to allow more waste-disposal trucks easier access into the storm-damaged areas. (MIke Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Local and county crews and work to move downed tree limbs from the Oaklawn neighborhood to a large burn pile west of the community Monday, Apr. 23, 2012. The United Way of the Plains asked for fewer volunteers on Monday to allow more waste-disposal trucks easier access into the storm-damaged areas. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Bishop Carroll baseball coach Charlie Ebright joins Joanna Chadwick on the Big Show.
Tanner Wilson grew up with 13 cousins who never gave him a break on the basketball court. So he learned to make 3-pointers by shooting over their heads, even though he was short. Like a lot of students at Northwest High School, he loves basketball. Most Friday nights found him shooting hoops at the central YMCA branch in downtown Wichita. “For him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,†his father, Mike, said. Tanner is 19 and has Down syndrome. (Video courtesy the Wilson Family)
Tanner Wilson grew up with 13 cousins who never gave him a break on the basketball court. So he learned to make 3-pointers by shooting over their heads, even though he was short. Like a lot of students at Northwest High School, he loves basketball. Most Friday nights found him shooting hoops at the central YMCA branch in downtown Wichita. “For him, it was always a way to connect with people and the world,†his father, Mike, said. Tanner is 19 and has Down syndrome. (Video Courtesy of the Wilson Familly)
Spirit AeroSystems President & CEO Jeff Turner said Friday, Apr. 20, 2012, that the company is already back online in many departments following the tornado that hit the facility in south Wichia, Kan., last Saturday night and he expects the comppany to be ramping up to full production Monday when all employees will return to work. A lot of effort this week has gone into Spirit AeroSystems facilities to get them ready for employees to return on Monday, he said. About 1,000 people have been cleaning up debris, working on roofs, testing equipment and putting some temporary fixes in place so Spirit's 10,800 people can come back to work. Some production returned Friday. (Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Spirit Aerosystems works around the clock to bring the plant back on line. 1. Employees sweeping and cleaning 2. Testing overhead crane for operational capability 3. Temporary patches on the side of one of our buildings 4. Overhead and aerial photos of the facility showing primary damage to the SE corner of the facility 5. Overnight workers supporting 24/7 recovery efforts to support production re-start on Monday, April 23 (Video Courtesy Spirit AeroSystems) April 19, 2012
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A thunderstorm that ravaged Sedgwick County with rain, hail and winds of up to 70 mph sent residents scurrying to file insurance claims and kept Westar Energy crews busy Thursday, but area crops escaped largely unscathed.
You can still pet a chicken and get a hayride at Eberly Farm. But it sure doesn’t look like it did 50 years ago when Merl and Dixie Eberly opened a day camp on their farm on West 21st Street between 119th and 135th streets.
When the Wild was 0-4 to start the Indoor Football League season, coach Morris Lolar’s job actually got easier.
My husband, Brian, and I had the opportunity to visit Thai House for the first time recently. Though the restaurant has been around for about 10 years, it was our first time there.
With the Wichita River Festival now greeting June rather than competing with May events, there has been more time to eagerly anticipate its arrival this spring. As the fun starts today, let’s hope the rescheduling also allows more people the time to answer the call of the 41st-annual Riverfest and take advantage of its busy lineup.
After a record-breaking 25 hours on a Ferris Wheel, Los Angeles police Detective Gus Martinez likely knows better than anyone that what goes around comes around.
A Nashville judge has appointed a lawyer to investigate what's going on with actress Reese Witherspoon's father who is accused of bigamy and possibly has dementia, according to documents released in a sealed court case.
