Eakins is less established than other people vying to be Kansas's next governor but is seeking to lead what she calls the ...

Margaret Wheeler Shabazz has filed to run for the District 6 seat on the Wichita City Council. The district covers Riverside and much of north central Wichita. First-term councilmember Maggie Ballard ...

Lorraine Hanlon Comanor is a former U.S. figure skating champion (L). A helicopter flies near other first responders as they continue to work the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the ...

Before it closed in 2006, Joyland Amusement Park operated across the street from Jardine, teasing generations of students who had to pass by a roller coaster every morning on the way to school.

The result is setting “Cats” – which opens Wednesday and continues through Sunday, concluding the 2023 season – in a replica of Joyland Amusement Park, a Wichita staple from 1949 to 2004 ...

Since its Broadway debut more than four decades ago, the musical “Cats” has usually had the same setting. “Normally it’s set in a junkyard and has all the car trunks and trash and boots that cats can ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - If you’re heading to the theater next month, be prepared for a bit of nostalgia. Music Theatre Wichita will conduct seven performances of “Cats” from Sept. 6-10 at ...

For decades, Joyland’s Louie the Clown played the Wurlitzer Style 160 “Mammoth” Military Band Organ. The Wichita amusement park closed in 2006. Advertisement ...

The local amusement park on South Hillside was once the place to go for families and the site of local company events. It’s been closed for years, but many Wichitans still have fond memories of it: ...

For many years, Joyland attracted Wichita residents to the south-side amusement park. The site of vandalism & fire, it’s been closed for years.

For many Wichitans and south-central Kansas residents, Joyland is a fond memory of a place long gone. Joyland operated from 1949 until 2004, and then briefly opened in 2006, but then closed for good.