Newsmeme!
Discover News you didn't know existed
Wichita City Council
News
Related Video News
No related video news stories found.
Related Videos
No related videos found.
Wichita City Council OKs funding for Ken-Mar renovation
Published January 7, 2009, 5:31 am, The Wichita Eagle
The aging Ken-Mar shopping center at 13th Street and Oliver will soon get a major renovation using $2.5 million in property tax dollars and about $5 million in private investment under a plan the Wichita City Council approved Tuesday. The area now has a strip mall, a Dollar General store and a payday loan business. Under the redevelopment plan, the buildings will get new facades, roofs and ...
City Council District 6: Aldrich would seek cut in Wichita property taxes
Published January 6, 2009, 11:16 pm, The Wichita Eagle
Bob Aldrich wants to reduce the city's share of your property taxes -- not just to make life a little bit cheaper, but to put more money in businesses' hands so they can grow and add jobs. He does not, however, think that the 1-cent sales tax floated by city officials last year would be the best way to cut property taxes, especially now that people are cutting back on spending in tough ...
City Council District 6: Thomas hopes to pump life into diverse district
Published January 6, 2009, 11:16 pm, The Wichita Eagle
Ken Thomas wants Wichita to capitalize on these things: its pool of aerospace engineers, a movement toward wind energy, and the city's north industrial corridor. Those, along with more federal dollars, could help reinvigorate City Council District 6, a diverse area that he would like to represent in City Hall. Thomas, a 50-year-old plant manager at TreatCo., filed last week for the seat that ...
Council rezones land
Published January 6, 2009, 11:04 pm, Wichita Falls Times Record News
Wichita Falls City Council members gave their approval Tuesday to a change that will clear a hurdle in the plans to bring a new housing complex southwest of the Belair Residential Subdivision.
SAFB may train cyber warriors
Published January 6, 2009, 11:03 pm, Wichita Falls Times Record News
Sheppard Air Force Base is in the running to train cutting-edge cyber warriors, and the new mission could fill space left empty after the imminent exit of medical education courses from the base, Texas’ two senators and Wichita Falls’ congressman announced Tuesday. The mission could bring an estimated 1,400 new students annually, as well as 50 to 60 instructors stationed at Sheppard. “You look ...
A papal exhibit of blessings
Published January 6, 2009, 8:23 pm, The Kansas City Star
What happens when people of different faiths get to know one another? A stunning story of a youthful interfaith friendship leading to a world-changing career, affecting even Kansas City, opens Feb. 3 at Union Station. It is the exhibit “A Blessing to One Another.”
Wichita Falls Police Money
Published January 6, 2009, 4:57 pm, KAUZ Wichita Falls
More money is making its way to the Wichita Falls Police Department.
City Council Receives Update on Demolitions
Published January 6, 2009, 4:37 pm, KFDX Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls city councilors periodically look at pictures and videos of old, rundown buildings, whose owners have not done anything to clean up the property -- despite being given formal notices by the city.
New Duplexes & Quadplexes to Come to W.F.
Published January 6, 2009, 4:37 pm, KFDX Wichita Falls
Some new duplexes and quadplexes will soon be making an entrance in Wichita Falls. The gated community will be on a portion of currently undeveloped land, southwest of the Belair subdivision. Developer Chuck Dennis owns about 17 acres, and wants to use some of it for the new housing units.
(Full Story)
Published January 6, 2009, 2:14 pm, KAKE
Oklahoma and Florida will play for the National Championship Thursday night, but Wichita is making its own case as a title town, thanks to an eighth grade powerhouse known as the Aztecs.
Related News Resources:
> HGH News
News Directory
Get started fast by using a pre-defined news directory category
|
Breaking News
and Top Stories |
Business
Earnings, Economy, Personal Finance, and Stock Markets |
Entertainment
Books, Celebrity, Fashion, Movies, Music, Television, and Theatre |
Health
Aging, Diseases, Medical Conditions, Medications, Sexual Health, and Weight Loss |
Politics
Congress, Supreme Court, and White House |
|
Science
Animals, Astronomy, Biotechnology, Space, and Weather |
Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Golf, Hockey, Motor Sports, Soccer, and Tennis |
Technology
Communications, Hardware, Internet, Personal Technology, and Software |
United States
and Crimes and Trials |
World
Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East |