Bel Aire News

Don McKain lights a cigarette at Emerson Biggins in downtown Wichita on Feb. 1, 2010.

Jamar Howard Court date set for former WSU star By Chris Hunter Last Updated: January 28, 2010 A Bel Aire Municipal Court trial date has been set for former Wichita State University basketball star Jamar Howard.

Park City officials have agreed to settle the city's part of a lawsuit with Sedgwick County over jail fees it hadn't paid since 2008.

Park City officials have agreed to settle the city's part of a lawsuit with Sedgwick County over jail fees it hadn't paid since 2008.

Rep. Steve Brunk, R-Bel Aire, discusses property tax reform during a news conference Jan.

A group of women who played softball together from 1974 to 1984 had a reunion Dec.

A proposal by the Kansas Policy Institute and Rep. Steve Brunk, R-Bel Aire, would limit the amount of property taxes homeowners pay each year.

A group called Metropolitan Detention Kansas wants to build a medium-security detention/work release center with as many as 1,080 beds for Sedgwick County.

Duane and Shirley Hamm were Nov. 26 guests of Albert and Sarah Christenson and Andrew in Bel Aire.

Herb and Trudy Pankratz of Abilene and Andrew Pankratz, a student at Tabor College, were supper guests Nov.

For years, anybody with a stepladder and a flashlight could work as a home inspector in Kansas.There were no state licenses for inspectors and no state agency to complain to if inspectors failed in their job.But a new law imposing regulations on Kansas home inspectors has set off a firestorm in the industry.

Seniors in the Valley Center Senior Club gather last week at the Community Building to play cards.

At The Landing at Central Park are from left...Brent Stewart, J.P Weigand and Sons, Inc.

Local clerk accused of trying to steal winnings By Chris Strunk Last Updated: November 25, 2009 Six store clerks are facing felony charges following a statewide Kansas Lottery sting, and one of the clerks is a 29-year-old Bel Aire resident, Reza Ahmed.

Winning lottery tickets end up in the hands of convenience store clerks. Now six clerks from across Kansas face charges.

About five years ago, BG Products began discussing plans to relocate from its downtown Wichita site.

The Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition commissioned a study five years ago that identified industries to target for growth and to help diversify the local economy.

Bel Aire police said today that they suspect foul play in the March disappearance of an 82-year-old man.

Hundreds of the faithful traveled to Pilsen Nov. 11, for the sixth annual Catholic archdiocesan pilgrimage in honor of Father Emil Kapaun.

Come July 4th, Bel Aire residents will be able to light up the sky. Tuesday night, the city council approved an ordinance that would allow fireworks to be discharged in the city only on July 44th from 9 a.m. to midnight when the holiday falls on a Friday or Saturday and until 11 p.m. when it falls on Sunday through Thursday.