Tag: Sedgwick county government
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Southwest Airlines topic of Wichita Eagle article
Sunday’s Wichita Eagle carried a story featuring local elected officials’ reaction to the possibility that Southwest Airlines would start service to Wichita.
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Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena shrouded in mystery
Okay, maybe that’s a little over-hyped, but when arena cheerleader Rhonda Holman of the Wichita Eagle starts to question the operations of Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, there must be something going on.
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Sedgwick County Commission Chair to speak
On Friday April 30, Karl Peterjohn will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Peterjohn is the chair of the Sedgwick County Commission. His topic will be “A view from the county commission.”
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In Sedgwick County, is there slack time?
As reported in the Wichita Eagle, the Sedgwick County Commission decided to reimburse the county for time its employees spent working on arena-related matters.
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Tour of Register of Deeds office offered
Americans for Prosperity-Kansas, Wichita Chapter, will hold an informational tour of the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds Office on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 11:30 am in the lobby of the Sedgwick County Courthouse at 525 N. Main in Wichita.
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Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address Pachyderms
On Friday March 5, Sedgwick County Treasurer Ron Estes will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Estes is the Sedgwick County Treasurer and is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Kansas state treasurer.
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Sedgwick County industrial land absorption
In May 2009 the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition pressured the Sedgwick County Commission to purchase roughly 808 acres of land from the city of Bel Aire citing the pressing economic need for “shovel-ready” industrial development land. Fortunately, for the taxpaying citizens of Sedgwick County, this land purchase transaction was never completed.
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Assessment of Wichita’s Intrust Bank Arena’s success premature
Any rational assessment of the success of the Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita must realize that the arena is in its honeymoon period. Until initial enthusiasm dies down and the arena has a track record of a year or more, we simply have no idea what the financial performance of the arena will be.…
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Sedgwick County Manager to address civic group
This Friday, Sedgwick County Manager Bill Buchanan will address members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club.
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Karl Peterjohn elected Chairman of Sedgwick County Commission
Yesterday members of the Sedgwick County Commission unanimously elected Karl Peterjohn to be their chairman.
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Intrust Bank Arena’s missing name
On the commemorative plaque outside the Intrust Bank Arena, in downtown Wichita, there’s a missing name.
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Ticket scalping is a market function, not a criminal activity
At the Intrust Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, some concerts are very popular, which leads to people frustrated at two things: the inability to buy tickets when they go on sale, and then the high prices that ticket scalpers ask for tickets on the aftermarket.