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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The team behind Wichita's Early Edition understands that you can't always be tuned-in to your radio. But we're always listening, and we thought you might enjoy this Unsung Hero segment which aired yesterday afternoon on All Things Considered.

Plus more on these stories:

  • City of Wichita employees will receive a pay increase this year.
  • The City of Wichita has created a property tax relief program for seniors and disabled veterans.
  • Wichita's city council passed its first-ever tree policy Tuesday, which is meant to protect and expand the city's tree canopy.
  • Around 80 Mennonites demonstrated in Wichita Tuesday against Israel’s war in Gaza.
  • A subsidiary of Koch Industries has purchased a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency has fined a southeast Kansas company for improperly handling hazardous waste.

Producers: Beth Golay and Lu Anne Stephens
Editors: Beth Golay and Tom Shine
Contributors: Autumn Barnes, Kylie Cameron, Rose Conlon, Celia Hack, Mary Louise Kelly, Tom Shine and Kristin Wong
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Karlee Cooper

Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia and co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast. You can find her on Wichita Transit in conversation with other riders for En Route, a monthly segment on KMUW's weekly news program The Range.