Bugs on clean dishes, employees didn’t wash hands at Wichita KS restaurants
Bugs on clean dishes, employees who didn’t wash their hands, food that wasn’t dated properly, meats that weren’t kept hot or cold enough and more are among violations state inspectors discovered during recent food safety and lodging inspections in the Wichita area. Each week, The Eagle adds to its searchable database...
Reports: Eddie Bauer closing fleet of 200-plus retail stores, includes 2 in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - National reports, many citing fashion-industry trade journal Women’s Wear Daily, say that Eddie Bauer, a more-than-century-old outdoor retailer, is closing its fleet of about 200 stores in North America. This includes two location in Wichita. Reports say that the brick-and-mortar closures are...
Kansas Man Walks Away Unharmed After Small Plane Crash
A Kansas man escaped without injury after a minor plane crash at Augusta Municipal Airport, bringing relief to local authorities and the aviation community. The incident involved a single-engine aircraft that overturned during a takeoff attempt. While the aircraft suffered damage, officials confirmed that the pilot...
Wichita Riverside Cafe location may close after struggling to bring in business
Wichita Riverside Cafe location may close after struggling to bring in business. The Riverside Cafe has been in Wichita since 1946, which means 80 years of memories and relationships. Melissa Velasquez has only owned the two Wichita locations for the past 3 years, but says the customers and employees are like family.
KWU Indoor Track splits it up at Washburn Open and Coach Wilson Invitational
Kansas Wesleyan Women's Indoor Track and Field participated in both the Washburn Open in Topeka and the Wichita State Coach Wilson Invitational in Wichita this weekend. The Distance Medley Relay team of Madisyn Ehrlich, Ava Kenyon, Delaney Bond and Hailey Nordhus was 11th with a time of 12:48.95. Paige Smith...
Wichita museum celebrates Kansas’ 165th birthday, highlights cowboy heritage
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kansas turned 165 years old in January. On Sunday, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum celebrated the occasion with a look back at the cowboy era. The museum hosted a Kansas Day celebration to highlight what it calls a brief but influential time in state history. Bluegrass...
Wichita, KS – Weather Alert: Dry Days, Warming Trend Ahead as Temps Near 60...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Wichita, KS – Residents across central, south-central, and southeast Kansas can expect a dry and increasingly mild weather pattern this week, with temperatures warming noticeably by the end of the workweek....
Eastern Kansas Weather Update: Wichita and Topeka Warm Up Feb. 9–15
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Kansas City, Missouri – A broad late-winter warm-up is taking shape across Kansas and Missouri, bringing a noticeable break from recent cold and setting up a calmer stretch of weather across the central...
Learjet group sets sky-high goal: Volunteers restoring first Learjet ever sold to flying condition
Allen Goodwin remembers the thrill of piloting a Lear Jet Model 23 made in Wichita during the 1960s. “Those of us who flew 23s for a living — it was a beautiful piece of engineering,” said Goodwin, a former test pilot for Learjet. “You either wanted to fly this one or a G2 (Gulfstream II). They went faster than...
Fall prevention program stops painful cycle
DERBY — Once an older person falls, the chances of it happening again are almost twice as likely. But an innovative fall prevention program here is bucking that statistic. So far, none of the Derby seniors who’ve been helped by the Fall Prevention Coalition have experienced a second fall.

















