December 14, 2024 | By Celia Hack/KMUW
The city of Wichita has alerted about 6,000 water customers that their pipes could be at higher risk for lead contamination and will need to be replaced under the federal government’s new lead pipe rules. The new rules, laid out by the Biden-Harris administration in October, require drinking water systems to identify and replace lead and some […]
December 13, 2024 | By The Active Age
Wichita Wind Surge Team President Jay Miller has announced his retirement from professional baseball after a 42-year career. According to a news release from the team, Miller began his second stint as President of the Wind Surge in January of 2023 following the team’s sale to Diamond Baseball Holdings. Under his leadership, the team experienced […]
December 12, 2024 | By Carina Branson and Aditi Lamba/KSN
The debate over illegal camping in Wichita is set to go to City Councilmembers next week. The council is considering changing rules to remove those camps more quickly, but this has prompted a petition from some who are calling for more compassion for the people in the community experiencing homelessness. The proposed amendments would allow law […]
December 10, 2024 | By The Active Age
A Wichita car dealership has been closed down and ordered to pay nearly $400,000 after selling more than a dozen cars with blown airbags, District Attorney Marc Bennett’s office said. According to a news release, a $394,197 default judgment was entered against Kayode Ajibolade and his dealership, Carnation LLC, for engaging in deceptive acts and […]
December 5, 2024 | By Kylie Cameron/Wichita Eagle
Property owners in Sedgwick County are unlikely to see any significant county property tax relief in the next year. A public vote on a new sales tax to support county arts, culture and recreation programming – while lowering the property tax mill levy – now likely won’t happen until 2026. Commissioners had planned to present […]
December 1, 2024 | By The Active Age
Inspiring story Thank you for the front-page article about Neal Baaker. It was so encouraging to learn of his journey to the United States, trials, hard work and ultimate success as a businessman. I decided to visit his nursery which resulted in a phone call. While his Wichita Greenhouse is closed for the season, I […]
November 28, 2024 | By Tammara Fogle
Lovers of holiday window decorations are in for a treat. Twenty businesses are taking part in a window decorating contest sponsored by Downtown Wichita “meant to spread joy and attract shoppers,” according to a news release from the organization. Community members will three winning displays. You can vote once a day by scanning the QR […]
November 23, 2024 | By Kylie Cameron/Wichita Eagle
The emergency winter shelter in the former Park Elementary School will open on Dec. 2. The low-barrier shelter is part of the planned multi-agency center for homeless services at 1025 N. Main St. “Our immediate goal and objective is an emergency winter shelter, a 24/7, at least 18-week shelter through the winter months, much like […]
November 11, 2024 | By Zena Taher/KSN
Construction crews are on the ground at the former Park Elementary School in Wichita. This week, some funding was approved to turn it into a homeless shelter and Multi-Agency Center (MAC). However, funding to create affordable housing in the area is still up in the air. Wichita City Council members approved millions for the initial work to turn Park […]
November 2, 2024 | By The Active Age
Topeka, Kan. – The Health Insurance Marketplace is experiencing an increase in the number of potential cases of agent and broker misconduct. Consumers should be on alert and verify changes and enrollments in their health insurance. “Be very cautious when giving authorization for changes in your health insurance enrollments,” said Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt. […]
October 30, 2024 | By Tammara Fogle
Savvy Senior – November Columns How to Arrange Your Own Cremation Service If You’re 65 or Older, It’s Time to Get Your Pneumonia Shot How SSI Benefits Can Help Struggling Seniors and the Disabled How to Find a Cheaper Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Best CPAP Alternatives for Sleep Apnea How to Arrange Your Own Cremation […]
| By Diana Breit Wolfe
After relocating to Chicago for work during the Great Depression, my parents eventually returned to Kansas to start a venture they had absolutely no experience in. This was running the Avery Cafe on Wichita’s “Tractor Row,” a stretch of South Wichita Street that was home to dozens of businesses catering to the region’s farmers. The […]
| By Joe Stumpe
Dr. Archelle Georgiou wants to turn Kansas into a blue state, and it’s got nothing to do with politics. Georgiou, who spoke in Wichita recently, is a Minneapolis physician and advocate of “blue zones,” as places in the world where people live exceptionally long and healthy lives have been dubbed. The phrase was popularized by […]
September 26, 2024 | By The Active Age
Three new members have joined the board of directors of The Active Age newspaper. Steve Criser is one of the founders and owners of CGP Group, LLC, a tax and accounting firm. A Wichita native, he graduated from East High and Wichita State University. Criser jokes that a job he held during college — drawing […]
| By The Active Age
Here are some facts you might not know about Lincoln Heights Village, which became Wichita’s first shopping center when it opened in 1949. It was named for Abraham Lincoln, whom realtor and developer Walter Morris greatly admired. Morris bought the property at Douglas and Oliver in 1926 from a wealthy St. Louis financier, Harry F. […]
August 4, 2024 | By Matthew Kelly/The Wichita Eagle
Voters in Sedgwick County could be asked next year to support a new sales tax that would fund arts, culture and recreation programming. The Sedgwick County Zoo, Exploration Place science museum, the Kansas African American Museum and the county parks department are all set to take cuts in next year’s proposed county budget. Funding those […]
August 2, 2024 | By The Active Age
Construction of major improvements to Exploration Place will temporarily close the riverfront pathway for two periods starting Monday, Aug. 5. EP is currently building the 1,500-seat Wichita Foundation Amphitheater and six-acre Destination Playscape as part of a $22 million project to transform is footprint on the Arkansas River. The closures will occur in two phases: […]
July 1, 2024 | By The Active Age
Talk about getting the most bang for your buck. Linwood Senior Center, run by Senior Services, Inc., leveraged a $6,762 grant from Central Plains Area Agency on Aging with its own fundraising and plenty of volunteer labor to give the center a major facelift. “Our volunteers at Senior Services and Linwood are amazing,” said Cherise […]
| By Bob Rives
They called it “the million-dollar outfield” at a time when a million dollars went much farther than it does today. In 1983, the Hutchinson Broncos, a summer collegiate team, had Barry Bonds, Rafael Paliermo and Pete Incaviglia in the outfield and Rick Wrong catching. That quartet would go on to the Majors starting in 1986 […]
| By Jim Miller
Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Dreading a Colonoscopy? There Are Alternatives Can You Stop and Restart Social Security Benefits? How to Find Reliable Health Information Online Long-Term Care Benefits for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Dear Savvy Senior, I understand that the Veterans Administration has a benefit that can help veterans and spouses […]
May 31, 2024 | By Al Higdon
Many senior residents of south-central Kansas have the opportunity to be in the lives of their grandchildren, but many others do not. And this is also true of many 20-somethings, some of whom don’t have a chance to interact much with older adults. Three years ago, Jacie Green sought a way to change that. Green […]
| By Tammara Fogle
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good cell phones for seniors? My 79-year-old mother needs to get a new mobile phone and has asked me to help her find one that she would like. Searching Daughter Dear Searching, For older adults, choosing a cell phone is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Some seniors love the […]
| By Jim Mason
Carry Nation was temperance’s best-known crusader in these parts, but a follower who was every bit her match in militance actually carried on the battle against demon rum longer. Myra Gaines Warren was born March 18, 1848, in Dover, Mo. She married James A. McHenry of Neodesha, Kan., in 1872. The marriage took place in […]
| By Ted Ayres
“Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics” by H.W. Brands (Doubleday, 2023, 451 pages, $32.50) “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning” by Liz Cheney (Little, Brown and Company, 2023, 372 pages, $32.50) Have you noticed that 2024 is an election year? Even if I wanted to forget, my […]