Nearly 20% of Kansas adults struggle with reading and following safety instructions, and Wichita's NexStep Alliance offers GED and ESL courses + support to help residents boost work skills and find better job opportunities amid limited state funding.
Local nonprofit is hosting a fundraiser to support its mission of giving back to women.
The event will soon take place at a community venue and organizers expect local residents to attend (details forthcoming).
WIBW Radio and Kansas Radio Networks will host two candidate debates at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson tomorrow.
The gubernatorial debate runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the Senate debate from 1:30 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.—both live on 580 WIBW and online.
Goodwill celebrated its recently renovated store in west Wichita today, unveiling improved shopping spaces and enhanced community resources.
Local residents are invited to visit the updated location.
Local farmers face diesel costs near $6 a gallon, up 62% from last year, straining operations & raising fertilizer expenses.
Bob White from Wellington said drought and high rates are pushing farms to the brink, with little relief until prices drop.
A local small business owner lost access to her phone number on Aug.
17 after receiving a text message from a Verizon representative saying her new iPhone 17 Pro was ready for pickup—she now warns others of similar scams. Owner Danielle Haselhorst of The Beard Bar said the incident cost her both time and money.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the State Board of Education voted 6-4 to add a written censure to a Wichita teacher’s license after staff questioned her December handling of a disciplinary incident at the Child Development Center on McConnell Air Force Base; she disputed the findings + called the censure unwarranted.
Wichita’s historic Crown Uptown Theatre remains under interim control after the city council extended a 180-day demolition block on Sept.
8, keeping the nearly century-old venue at 3207 E. Douglas standing as preservation advocates and the owner, Mike Brown (a Tulsa businessman), continue to debate its future.
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