<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>GwenWelshimer.com &#187; News</title>
	<atom:link href="http://gwenwelshimer.com/category/news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com</link>
	<description>Gwen Welshimer for Sedgwick County</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:48:52 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Delivers Again on Promise to Reduce Sedgwick County Taxes</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-delivers-again-on-promise-to-reduce-sedgwick-county-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-delivers-again-on-promise-to-reduce-sedgwick-county-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 11, 2010, the Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners made another historic move in rolling back the property tax mill levy for the third time in three years. This latest rollback will affect 2011 property tax bills. With a total rollback of two (2) mills since Commissioner Welshimer was first began her term in 2007, this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-delivers-again-on-promise-to-reduce-sedgwick-county-taxes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Makes Conceptual Jail Plan Proposal</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-makes-conceptual-jail-plan-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-makes-conceptual-jail-plan-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Campaign</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=249</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer today announced her long-term conceptual jail plan for continuing to address and reduce the Sedgwick County Jail populations and avoid the construction of additional jail space.  Commissioner Welshimer&#8217;s conceptual plan made six specific recommendations.  Those recommendations were: Expand Pre-Trial Services, including Drug and Mental Health Courts; Immediately begin to quality [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-makes-conceptual-jail-plan-proposal/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jail programs paying off</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/jail-programs-paying-of/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/jail-programs-paying-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Karl Peterjohn recently took the opportunity to correct statements recently made in our local media.  While alternative programs have proven to be a safe, less expensive alternative for managing our county&#8217;s convicted, there are still those that demand the construction of a new jail in Sedgwick County.  At this point, numbers [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/jail-programs-paying-of/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Derby Has Lost An Icon</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/derby-has-lost-an-icon/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/derby-has-lost-an-icon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[derby]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reprinted from The Derby Informer.) Derby lost an icon on Friday, April 30: Charlie Hawthorne. His public service and contribution to the Derby community is an endless story to tell. But the best memories Derby will have of Charlie will be his unique ability to enjoy his community and all parts of life. That’s Charlie’s lesson [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/derby-has-lost-an-icon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Seeks to Cure Oaklawn Flooding</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/oaklawn-flooding/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/oaklawn-flooding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oaklawn]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fifth District Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer today included $500,000 in funding in the proposed 2011 Sedgwick County budget in order to mitigate Oaklawn flooding in the 47th St. South and Clifton area. While slow-draining rain waters plague much of Sedgwick County, in September 2009, the 47th St. South &#038; Clifton neighborhood experienced a much [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/oaklawn-flooding/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer, Art Council Select Arena Statutes</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-art-council-select-arena-statutes/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-art-council-select-arena-statutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gwen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intrust arena]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sculpture Committee of the Art Council (Wichita), of which Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer is a member, have selected three new statutes that will be placed at the Intrust Arena.  The works&#8211;&#8221;Meditation in Motion&#8221; by Andy Patton, &#8220;Bread and Butter&#8221; by Conrad Snider, and &#8220;Wind Dancer&#8221; by Ed Langston&#8211;have been selected to be placed [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-art-council-select-arena-statutes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Focused on Greater Wichita Economic Development</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-focused-on-wichita-eco-devo/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-focused-on-wichita-eco-devo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Campaign</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gwedc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer will today meet with the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition (GWEDC) as a member of the coalition&#8217;s Steering Council. The GWEDC is composed of nine South Central Kansas counties (Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Marion, Reno, Sedgwick and Sumner counties) with the purpose of marketing the region to the world. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-focused-on-wichita-eco-devo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>High Tax Jim Skelton Files for County Commission, Welshimer Stands by Her Record</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/high-tax-jim-skelton-files/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/high-tax-jim-skelton-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Campaign</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jim skelton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer (District 5 – Derby, Mulvane, Wichita) today responded to the filing of High Tax Jim Skelton to challenge Welshimer in her bid for a second term to represent District 5 on the Sedgwick County Commission. “I expect—and look forward to—a vigorous debate in democracy over the coming months. I’m sure, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/high-tax-jim-skelton-files/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Keeps Promise on Intrust Arena Costs</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-holds-line-on-arena/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-holds-line-on-arena/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Campaign</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intrust arena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=28</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer (5th District) carried and passed a measure before the County Commission on Wednesday, March 17, that kept a promise to the voters that property taxes would not be used to develop and construct the Intrust Arena.  Sedgwick County voters, in November 2004, narrowly approved a 1% sales tax (which expired [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-holds-line-on-arena/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Welshimer Thanks Retiring County Employees for Service, Remembers Former State Rep. Gilbert</title>
		<link>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-thanks-retirees/</link>
		<comments>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-thanks-retirees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Campaign</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://gwenwelshimer.com/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sedgwick County Commissioner Gwen Welshimer (Dist. 5), at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Sedgwick County Commission on Wednesday, congratulated retiring county employees and thanked them for their service to the county.  Commissioner Welshimer said, “I want to thank you all. I think so many of us have experienced your service in emergencies we’ve had [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gwenwelshimer.com/news/welshimer-thanks-retirees/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Dynamic Page Served (once) in 0.767 seconds -->
