The Wichita Public Library's Maya Angelou Northeast Branch, 3051 E. 21st St., will host a three-month series of community storytimes celebrating achieve...
The Wichita Public Library will compete against hundreds of schools and libraries across the country this January in the “Winter Reading Challenge” host...
The south frontage road east of Zelta at East Kellogg is expected to open to southbound traffic by Monday, December 23, partially restoring access to 12...
In observance of upcoming holidays, City of Wichita facilities will be closed and/or have special hours per below:
Closed Tuesday, Dec. 24:...
The Wichita Public Library’s Advanced Learning Library, the newest building in the City’s seven-location library system, has been selected as an honorab...
Registration for Wichita Park & Recreation Winter Activities is now open.
Residents of all ages are invited to register for any of the more th...
CityArts, City of Wichita, Lights on the River to provide holiday fun
The Mayor and Council will light a Christmas tree at 6 ...
The Harry Street bridge over the Arkansas River will close to through traffic beginning December 2 and will remain closed until the spring of 2021. The ...
Join Wichita Park & Recreation this holiday season for free and affordable family fun. Upcoming events include:
Central, between Market and Broadway, will close to through traffic Saturday, November 23 from approximately 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. During the closure through...
Partial opening is almost a year ahead of schedule
Today two lanes of the eastbound and westbound mainline opened on East Kel...
In observance of Thanksgiving, City of Wichita facilities will be closed and/or have special hours per below:
Closed Thursday, Nov...
The Center for Digital Government (CDG) has named the City of Wichita a 2019 Digital Cities Survey winner. The survey recognizes cities using technology...
The City of Wichita and the Kansas Water Office invite all members of the public to attend an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. on November 18 at the ...
Wichita Public Golf Courses will rotate one course closure a week over the next four months. Currently, Auburn Hills is closed and will reopen tomorrow,...
The Wichita Park and Recreation Department will be joining P.J. Day and his burro Pedro as he reads his book “A Burro’s Tale” at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, No...
In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed:
City Hall, Neigh...
Today the Wichita City Council approved an amendment to City Ordinance 4.04.045 for the consumption of alcohol in parks for special events that do not c...
On Tuesday, November 5, Wichita Transit is offering a day of free rides on all traditional bus routes for the election. Free rides are valid for every...
WIFIA financing will help City achieve significant savings, minimize rate increases for residents
The City of Wichita has su...
The Wichita Public Library will join libraries across the state this November for "Kansas Reads to Preschoolers," a program that helps create ...
The 2019 Arts Council Juried Exhibit will kick off with an opening during First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the Main Gallery at CityArts, 334 N...
Sugar Free Allstars, Oklahoma City's Grammy-featured family funk super duo, is coming to Wichita to play for children registered in the Wichita Public L...
Council Member Becky Tuttle today announced Wichita is one of 159 awardees of the 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grant program. This funding will help Wi...
The City of Wichita is hiring. Community members are invited to attend a special hiring event and equipment rodeo happening this weekend.
Join Pub...
On October 8, 2019, during the City Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Longwell delivered a proclamation stating that the City of Wichita would recognize Monda...
Westbound Lincoln, between Hillside and Oliver, will close for approximately two months beginning October 7. During the closure, through traffic will be...
The Wichita Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “...
Two local photography exhibits will premiere from 5-8 p.m. for the First Friday art crawl on October 4 at CityArts, 334 N Mead.
“Feathers and Tal...
Improvements to the Mt. Vernon and Hillside intersection will begin Friday, Sept. 27. The project will provide left turn lanes in all directions, draina...
The 50th Annual Arts Council Awards will be held from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W Museum Blvd. Tick...
(Wichita, Kan.) The Institute of Museum and Library Science (IMLS) announced grant awards totaling more than $21 million for museums across the nation,...
The 11th annual Cowtown Mosey will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, October 12 at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W Museum Blvd. Tickets for the Mosey are $7...
Open Streets ICT is returning to Wichita for the third year. A free, community-building annual event, Open Streets ICT opens Wichita’s iconic Douglas Av...
The Dragon Master Foundation’s Amanda Haddock will speak to the Arts Council Education Committee at noon on Friday, Sept. 13 in the boardroom at CityArt...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) selected Wichita as a recipient of a $15,000 grant for the NEA Big Read: Wichita. The funds will be used t...
The City of Wichita is holding an internet-only auction of surplus vehicles and equipment. The online auction closes at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10...
The City of Wichita will celebrate the recent completion of $3.5 million in improvements to 9th Street between I-135 and Hillside on Saturday, August 31...
The Ring of Fire surrounding the Keeper of the Plains will be lit earlier than normal on Friday, Aug. 30 so the attraction can be photographed. This one...
In observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 2, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed:
City Hall, Neighbor...
The Wichita Public Library will celebrate Wichita-based authors during “Local Author Day” on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Advanced Learning Library. This pr...
The Ring of Fire surrounding the Keeper of the Plains attraction will be fired up earlier than normal on Sunday so the attraction can be photographed fo...
Mayor Urges Residents to Be Air Aware
Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell and Wichita Public Works & Utilities staff provided an ...
The City of Wichita’s Purchasing Division in the Department of Finance has been awarded the 24th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) ...
The final public hearing for the 2020-2021 Proposed Budget and 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow during the City ...
City Offers No- and Low-Cost Services
Whether you are a parent of school-aged children or a student looking for educational ...
Wichita Park & Recreation is scheduling prescribed fire maintenance in Pawnee Prairie, Chisholm Creek and Swanson parks during August and September...
The City Manager presented the 2020-2021 Proposed Budget and 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) at today’s City Council meeting. The documents ...
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and Author
The Wichita Public Library will host athlete, author, speaker and Nati...
The Wichita Public Library will once again partner with the Sedgwick County Extension Horticulture and Master Gardener Volunteer Program to offer its fa...
City Leaders and Team Keep Safety in Mind with Protective Netting to Foul Poles
The City of Wichita and Wichita Baseball 2020...
Leaders Welcome Alternative Forms of Transportation to the City and Urge Residents to Keep Safety in Mind
The first rentable ...
The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) recently honored the City of Wichita with the 2019 Award of Merit in Resident an...
The City of Wichita today launched a new online tool that connects residents with resources and services and enables them to report non-emergency issues...
McLean Boulevard will be closed to traffic between Maple and Douglas streets beginning Monday, July 15 and will remain closed until April 2020. The clos...
In observance of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed: City Hall, Neighborho...
The city of Wichita was named an All-America City last night following a weekend of intense competition in Denver, CO. This is the fifth time the city h...
The City of Wichita has implemented a new board and commission management system, OnBoard, in an effort to save time and money and make it easier for ...
City Manager Robert Layton today announced that Sally Stang has been chosen to run the City’s Housing & Community Services Department.
Stang,...
The Advanced Learning Library, 711 W. 2nd St., will begin checking out 12 Chromebooks to customers through a Portable Device Dispenser, starting Monday,...
The Wichita Public Library was selected to receive one of 78 national Big Read grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for the 2019 NEA Big Read...
Placement of a preservative seal began this week on residential streets in the City of Wichita as part of the 2019 Outsourced Pavement Preservation Prog...
School may be out for summer but the City of Wichita has a number of low and no-cost services and programs available to keep our younger resident...
The Wichita Airport Authority has received formal notification it will receive $8.6 million in grant funding for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airpo...
Pawnee, west of Greenwich, will close to through traffic beginning June 5 and is expected to reopen to traffic prior to the new school year. During the ...
The firepots surrounding the Keeper of the Plains will not be lit tonight due to the high water levels of the Arkansas River. Parts of the Keeper are cu...
Teens, ages 14-18, will explore technology design and application development at the Wichita Public Library’s first Teen Hackathon from 10:30 a.m.-5...
In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2019, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed: City Hall, Neighborh...
The City of Wichita will celebrate Neighborhood Night Out from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, and Mayor Jeff Longwell is encouraging residen...
The City of Wichita is holding an internet-only auction of surplus vehicles and equipment. The online auction closes at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2019...
Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport has won an FAA grant in the amount of $6,660,000 to fund part of a major runway replacement project. This funding ...
Interactive tool enables residents to help guide the City’s spending for the next year
The City of Wichita today unveiled a new, ...
The City of Wichita today announced it has received its official notice of ownership from the Wichita Riverfront LLC. The notice indicates that Lou Sc...
McLean Boulevard, between Maple and Douglas, will be closed to northbound traffic beginning May 13 and will be closed for the remainder of the week. Dur...
The City of Wichita’s 2018-2019 annual report is now available at www.wichita.gov/annualreport. Hard copies are also ava...
Second Street, west of Washington, will close to through traffic for five days, beginning May 13. During the closure, through traffic will be detoured ...
The 2019 Excellence in Public Service Award honorees will be recognized at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at a reception at the Wichita Art Museum, 1400 ...
The Wichita Public Library's 2019 Summer Reading Program, "A Universe of Stories," will begin Tuesday, May 28. This annual program for youth r...
Wichita Public Schools Honoree Announced
The 2019 Excellence in Public Service Award honoree for the Wichita Public Schools, Fift...
The 2019 Excellence in Public Service Award winners for Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita have been acknowledged in separate surprise announcement...
(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – A City-County partnership has resulted in public safety improvements from using data-driven measurements, streamlining the use...
The community is invited to join hundreds of fellow volunteers in removing tons of garbage from downtown area waters on May 4 at the 18th annual Arkansa...
McLean Boulevard, west of Seneca, will be closed to through traffic for the next month beginning April 22. During the closure, through traffic will be d...
In response to recent recommendations from Project Wichita and the Century II Citizens Advisory Committee, community organizations and their leadership...
Airfares at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport dropped 4 percent in fourth quarter 2018 compared to fourth quarter 2017, while the national average far...
Wichita City Council today approved $100,000 for the continuation of the Water Conservation Rebate Program. The encourages residents to purchase water-s...
City of Wichita officials want to remind residents that open burning in certain areas of the state, including Wichita, is restricted during the month of...
The City of Wichita has been named one of 20 finalists in the National Civic League’s (NCL) All-America City Award competition.
“Today’s notifica...
Brooks C&D Landfill closed today at 1:00 p.m. due to a high wind warning issued by the National Weather Service. Winds are already reaching sust...
The City of Wichita is holding a social media town hall on the baseball development process from 5-7 p.m. today, Thursday, March 7. The town hall will t...
The south and east legs of the 45th and Hillside intersection will be closed to traffic for the next two months beginning March 5. The north and west le...
On Feb. 16, longtime Kansas Wildlife Exhibit (KWE) inhabitant, Bobby the Bobcat, passed away. The KWE acquired Bobby after a car accident claimed his mo...
In observance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed: City Hall, Neighb...
Good news for Kansas travelers! Allegiant Air has announced it will begin nonstop service between Wichita and Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida on June ...
In partnership with T-Mobile, the City of Wichita is excited to announce a new, experimental pilot project that will provide free wireless internet acce...
Nominating Process Begins Today
Beginning today, residents are encouraged to nominate public service employees for the annual...
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, the following City of Wichita facilities and operations will be closed: City Hall, N...
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