If you qualified for assistance for your energy bill this year, you may also qualify for $50 off your water bill in Wichita. And if you didn’t but still need help, other options for water bill relief are also available. In Wichita someone’s water will be shut off, typically, after three months of nonpayment. This […]
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Wichita spent nearly $8 million on overtime compensation in 2021. Here’s where the money went.
Fernando Rodriguez feels drained after returning home from a 14-hour shift driving a bus for Wichita Transit. It’s late in the evening and he doesn’t have the energy to do anything, but he still has a family to take care of — a wife and two children ages 6 and 16. Rodriguez is one of […]
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After hundreds of 911 calls, police and advocates for people without shelter struggle to address a downtown crisis
The corner of Second and Topeka streets in downtown Wichita recently received an onslaught of attention regarding its unsheltered residents. On Oct. 5, the city’s Public Works & Utilities department painted white lines around United Methodist Open Door, a social services organization, and nearby buildings to disperse encampments and respond to an increase in violence […]