Wichita Cityxguide (2024)

FAQs

What schools are shutting down in Wichita? ›

“Our second thought was: 'What do we do now?' ” In March, the Wichita school board voted to close four elementary schools and two middle schools to help fill a $42 million budget shortfall. Hadley and Jardine middle schools will close, along with Clark, Cleveland, Park and Payne elementaries.

To make a report over the phone, please call the case desk at 316-268-4221.

Wichita Facts

Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle fast-food chains. A.A. Hyde discovered Mentholatum in 1894 in the current The Spice Merchant & Company building. In 2008, the NAACP recognized Wichita as the site of the first sit-in by African Americans at an all-white lunch counter in July 1958.

The Wichita school board voted 5-2 to shutter six schools at the end of this academic year. Members said they had no choice but to close the schools — Hadley and Jardine Middle Schools, and Clark, Cleveland, Park and Payne elementaries — because of declining enrollment, aging buildings and a $42 million budget deficit.

Wichita Public Schools contains 88 schools and 46,657 students.

MY WICHITA POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE REPORT NUMBER IS:

040(d)(6) It is unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any animal which, by loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling, yelping or other noise or action, unreasonably disturbs any person or neighborhood within the corporate limits of the city.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to make, continue, or allow to be made or continued, any excessive, unnecessary, unusual or loud noise which creates a nuisance or injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health or safety of others, or which interferes with the use or enjoyment of property of any person of reasonable ...

Nuisance Reporting (code and housing violations, trash, tall grass, etc.) Submit a report or request online or look up existing requests. To report by phone, call 316-660-9220.

Wichita has long been known as a center of entrepreneurship. In addition to aircraft pioneers, Fred Koch founded Koch Industries in Wichita, and Dan and Frank Carney founded Pizza Hut. Coleman, Freddy's Frozen Custard, and many other successful companies began in Wichita.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway reached the city in 1872. As a result, Wichita became a railhead for the cattle drives, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".

How do I file a complaint against a local company? ›

File a complaint with your local consumer protection office. Notify the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in your area about your problem. The BBB tries to resolve complaints against companies. If you think you may have experienced a scam, report it to the FTC.

How do I file a complaint? An individual may write, telephone, e-mail, or come into one of the Commission's offices to begin the filing process with the assistance of one our intake workers. A complaint may be filed personally or by an attorney.