Sedgwick County

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for Polecat Creek and the confluence of Clear Creek, located south of Garden Plain.

The stream advisory is a result of an electrical power outage due to an extreme weather event at the City of Garden Plain’s wastewater plant. The City of Garden Plain is working to repair the problem.

A downburst struck the Garden Plain area early Wednesday. It resulted in a power loss across a stretch of western Sedgwick County. There was a considerable amount of tree damage in town, too.

With Independence Day, many people will be celebrating the holiday with fireworks.

Readers should know that the rules for firework vary by community, with each city and county having its own regulations.

CHENEY – A show by a singer who identifies as non-binary will perform at this year's Sedgwick County Fair.
That was the decision by the Sedgwick County Fair Board at a meeting in Cheney on Wednesday night.
Hunter Gromala and their band were contracted to perform on the Fair's opening night on July 12. After that show and the other shows scheduled that week were announced on social media, a backlash against Gromala started on social media.