Bel Aire News

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.

Bel Aire Police believe a man, missing since March, may be the victim of foul play.

Measure would take vote away from public By Chris Strunk Last Updated: November 05, 2009 The Valley Center City Council gave first-round approval this week to a measure that would allow the city to issue long-term debt on public improvement projects without an election, as long as the projects are in a master plan for improvements.

Wichita school board member Betty Arnold is the latest candidate to file for a seat on the Sedgwick County Commission.

Cities plan to honor vets By Chris Strunk and Chris Hunter Last Updated: October 15, 2009 A holiday born in Kansas is now celebrated across the country and several local cities are holding events.

About 5,700 Wichita school district employees are now working under contract changes negotiated in a tough budget year, including a pay freeze and changes in health insurance benefits.

Wichita school board members voted Monday night to purchase land from the Bel Aire.

Kasia Jacqueline Foos and Michael Wentworth Moore were married July 18. 2009, at the Church of the Resurrection, Bel Aire, with Father Sherman Orr officiating.

Angie George and Doris Harrison, of Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate, say the Rock Pointe development will benefit from its closeness to USD 259's planned school campus in Bel Aire.

The Wichita school board advanced plans to change school attendance boundaries Monday night by approving a demographic study of the district.

Wichita school board member Betty Arnold on Thursday announced her candidacy for the Sedgwick County Commission.

Wichita Public Schools increased its enrollment by 900 students over last year, giving the district its highest enrollment in 34 years, according to 20th-day enrollment figures released Thursday.

Bel Aire school deal not finished By Chris Hunter Last Updated: September 10, 2009 When the Bel Aire City Council returned from a 30-minute executive session last week, its announcement of a deal with USD 259 came as a shock to many, including the Wichita school district.

Students at North High School during the break between classes on Friday, September 4, 2009.

It looks like some of Wichita's packed public schools will get more breathing room.

Students leave College Hill School at the end of the day on Thursday, September 3, 2009.

Two new northeast Wichita schools will be built in Bel Aire, school leaders announced Thursday.