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Eagle Scout carries on family tradition

Joey Attwater, 18, is pretty prepared.

Ashland church finds cache of Bibles in various languages

As rural churches go, the Presbyterian Church in Ashland is pretty typical.

Kansas license plates celebrate 100 years

As collections go, license plates are typically colorful, compact and fairly inexpensive to obtain.

Even with some funds restored, Corrections officials worry about crime going up

The financial outlook for the Kansas Department of Corrections got better after Gov. Sam Brownback restored almost $3 million in budget cuts Saturday.

City to address smaller water main leaks sooner to help with water conservation

A whiteboard at the city’s water dispatch center on South McLean lists all active water main leaks.

Prison population info available online

Each Monday, The Eagle highlights a government record that is available to the public. Open records help people keep government in check and help them better understand how government affects their lives.

Gun ordinances up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting

Wichita City Council members and Sedgwick County commissioners face a similar decision this week: Should they seek a six-month exemption from a state law that allows permit holders to carry handguns in public buildings?

Kansas higher ed dealing with budget cuts

Kansas universities and colleges are beginning to come to grips with what they are calling “devastating” budget cuts imposed by the state Legislature.

Sedgwick County eyeing tax abatement for tornado victims

Sedgwick County commissioners say they’re interested in exercising some newfound authority to abate property taxes billed on south Wichita-area homes after they were destroyed in an April 2012 tornado.

Fort Riley hosts annual Symphony in the Flint Hills concert

Fort Riley is “the greatest place to come home to in the world,” Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commanding general at Fort Riley, said as he opened the eighth annual Symphony in the Flint Hills on Saturday at the historic post.

Wichita school district to consider new gun policy in response to change in state law

Wichita school board members on Monday will consider a policy that would ban firearms from school district buildings or district-owned vehicles, except by law enforcement officers.

Derby athlete running races 9 months after car accident claimed both legs

In less than half the time it normally takes, Colby Liston is running again.

Wichita police team helps homeless with housing, counseling and health care

Kenneth Mathews found himself in a familiar spot Friday morning: the rear seat of a police car.

Lone star tick bite can spur reaction to meat

No more bacon. Or salami. Or steak. Those are the doctor’s orders for Ginger Brown, who lives on 12 acres northeast of Wichita.

Air Capital Classic’s 17th hole ‘the place to see and be seen’ in Wichita

Looking around the double-decker grandstands of Crestview Country Club’s 17th hole, you’ll see no shortage of collared shirts.

Wichita district to change way elementary students get lunch

Wichita elementary schools this fall will change the way they serve lunches, giving students more choices about what goes on their trays.

Wichita elementary teacher set for court date on charge of carrying gun at school

A Wichita elementary teacher who is facing a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed handgun on school premises is scheduled to have his first appearance in Municipal Court on July 8, according to court records.

Mosquito population rises in Sedgwick County

Cue the mosquitoes.

Man convicted of murder in 2011 strangling case

A man was convicted Friday of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.

BBB: Beware door-to-door peddling pests

Summer pests come in many forms: mosquitoes, wasps and door-to-door salesmen.

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