May 14, 2023 | By The Active Age
The Sedgwick County Health Department now offers adults 65 and older and individuals with weakened immune systems a second dose of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine under new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. According to a news release form the county, here is […]
May 10, 2023 | By Shaylee Gibbs
Long something that people were afraid to talk about, mental health has been a hot topic in Wichita, Kansas, and across the country. If Google search trends are any indication, interest in the topic of mental health in Wichita and the surrounding area has been near peak levels over the past year. The Wichita Journalism […]
May 5, 2023 | By The Active Age
Wichita Park & Recreation is hosting a ribbon cutting for their new self-service kayak rental stations at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 5 at the Riverside Tennis Center, 551 Nims, east of the dome by the river. Three new self-service rental stations have been installed around the community at: • OJ Watson Park, 3022 S. McLean […]
May 3, 2023 | By The Active Age
The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is releasing a publication aimed at helping people advance their mental health and support others. It’s called “How to Talk About Feeling Bad’ and is in the form of a graphic comic book or ‘zine. The collaborative, made up of The Active Age and 10 other media and community partners, is […]
May 2, 2023 | By The Active Age
DOUGLASS — A U.S. Navy sailor from Mulvane who was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor will be buried with full military graveside honors here Tuesday. Seaman 2nd Class Floyd Clifford was 20 years old at the time of his death on the USS Oklahoma. He was born in Douglass, grew […]
May 1, 2023 | By The Active Age
Sedgwick County Emergency Management (SCEM) is expanding use of Civic Ready Alerts to include 17 more cities, in addition to the initial test sites of Wichita and Mt. Hope, according to a news release from the county. The free alert system notifies residents by phone or email of emergencies or important news in their area. As of […]
April 12, 2023 | By Joe Stumpe
“The money is gone.” That’s in the statement issued by District Attorney Marc Bennett in announcing that two older Wichita residents have lost a total of nearly $175,000 to scammers. In the first case, a Wichita man in his late 70’s received a pop-up warning on his computer that his bank account had been hacked. […]
April 10, 2023 | By The Active Age
Kansas Advocates for Better Care, which seeks to help older residents of the state, is asking the public to let state officials know how they feel about a particular part of KanCare, the state’s version of Medicaid. “We ask that you urge Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and Kansas Department of Health […]
April 7, 2023 | By The Active Age
The city of Wichita today announced Dawn Hewitt as the new Director of Botanica, the Wichita Gardens. Hewitt has more than 20 years of nonprofit experience, including most recently serving as the Director of Operations for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. The Director of Botanica is responsible for managing Botanica employees […]
April 3, 2023 | By Sheridan Wimmer; Kansas Farm Bureau
When their border collie Tough was paralyzed from a traumatic spinal injury in 2015 while helping move cattle, Denny and Donna Ashcraft, ranchers in Jackson County, didn’t think she would recover. With hard decisions on the line and their dog’s quality of life to consider, the Ashcrafts watched over her with concern. “We rushed her […]
April 2, 2023 | By Tammara Fogle
From high noon through 5 p.m. today, the public is invited to celebrate the Season Launch at Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd. During this free welcome back party, visitors may preview the museum’s upcoming events while enjoying all the living history Cowtown has to offer. Activities will be happening all day. The Cowtown […]
March 30, 2023 | By Celia Hack; KMUW
It all started with the windows at Alvin Mitchell’s rental house, which he said were cemented shut. Mitchell said his brother, concerned, called the city of Wichita to inspect the Planeview duplex. “I’m his little brother,” Mitchell said. “He’s going to look out for me.” In late July of last year, a city inspector came out […]
March 28, 2023 | By The Active Age
Sedgwick County Fire District 1 is reminding residents that a burn ban imposed by the State of Kansas will be in effect for Sedgwick County during the month of April. New open burn permits will not be issued during the month of April, and no current permit holders will be allowed to conduct open burns […]
March 23, 2023 | By The Active Age
Wichita Public Library, Wichita Literacy Coalition and several community partners have created and installed 26 Little Free Libraries throughout City Council District III – each one decorated after a letter of the alphabet, according to a news release from the city. And the little boxes full of books even talk, after a fashion. The Little […]
March 22, 2023 | By The Active Age
EL DORADO — The Kansas Oil Museum will host two history-related events in its new Energy Education Center this weekend. The entire season of “Kansas Crossroads—The Story of Wichita,” will air in half-hour increments beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. Attendants are invited to come and go as they please, with refreshments available throughout and a […]
March 21, 2023 | By The Active Age
MANHATTAN – Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Shop Kansas Farms (SKF) rolled out a new website today in celebration of National Agriculture Day. The website, www.shopkansasfarms.com, features a searchable map so consumers can find food items from farmers near them. “Shop Kansas Farms is a trusted brand for consumers when it comes to buying directly from Kansas […]
March 13, 2023 | By The Active Age
A new, more expensive parking system starts today (Monday, March 13) for many spaces around Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center and the former Central Library. Visitors will now pay through their phone for parking spaces east of the venue and south of the former library that were formerly metered spots. The cost will […]
March 11, 2023 | By The Active Age
By Pat O’Connor Editor’s note: With Wichita’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade returning for the first time since the pandemic, writer and sometime participant Pat O’Connor looks back at the history of the event. Wichita’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade was in 1965. Sponsored by KLEO Radio, the preeminent teen station, the parade started […]
March 6, 2023 | By The Active Age
Tickets for “Hamilton” will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023 at BroadwayWichita.com or by calling 1-316-755-7328. Tickets will be available for performances June 6–18, 2023, it was announced today. There is a maximum purchase limit of eight tickets per account for the engagement. When tickets go on […]
February 23, 2023 | By The Active Age
On March 1, the Sedgwick County Appraiser’s Office will mail out valuations for property with a change in value or classification. According to a news release from the county, valuations are higher, on average, than years past. Sedgwick County Appraiser Mark Clark said a jump in inflation last year, paired with a hot housing market, […]
February 21, 2023 | By Celia Hack and Simone Garza; KMUW/The Community Voice
The number of Wichita veterans who face homelessness is increasing. To see how one community is addressing the issue, KMUW and The Community Voice visited the Veterans Community Project in Kansas City, Missouri. The residents that greet you at the Veterans Community Project may not walk on two feet. They may walk on all four. […]
February 15, 2023 | By The Active Age
A federal program called the Affordable Connectivity Program is designed to help households afford the broadband service they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The Wichita Public Library will help residents enroll in the program through a series of workshops at two branches next month. The ACP provides: • A discount of up to […]
February 7, 2023 | By The Active Age
The Plymouth Fine Arts Series presents the play “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani, Feb. 10 and 11 at 7pm. Light appetizers will be served at the top of the show. There will be a dessert auction during intermission at the Saturday performance with proceeds in support of the Plymouth Fine Arts Series. The play premiered […]
February 6, 2023 | By Lindsay Smith, The Wichita Eagle
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has 40 nursing homes listed in Wichita and the surrounding area. The agency assigns ratings to each by looking at three factors: health inspections, staffing and quality measures. Below is every nursing home the agency shows for the Wichita area, listed from lowest rating (one star) to […]
February 2, 2023 | By The Active Age
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett on Thursday reissued a warning to people who possess or sell a cannabinoid commonly called “Delta-8” or “Delta-8 THC,” saying criminal prosecution of the illegal substance is possible. In a statement, Bennett said: “We are aware that local law enforcement will be engaging in efforts to further educate the […]