Sedgwick County collects e-waste for reuse or recycling

For six days, during Sedgwick County's free e-waste collection event, thousands of residents safely disposed of everything from computers and cell phones to old microwaves and televisions. Sedgwick County contracts with a zero-waste vendor, so all electronics collected are reused or recycled. Nothing is thrown in a landfill or shipped overseas. Hard drives are erased or destroyed to prevent access to stored data. To learn more about recycling, visit Recycling Guide | Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Winning design unveiled in "I Voted" sticker contest

Wichita Mayberry Middle School student, Yamilet Salazar, won Sedgwick County's first-ever contest to design the new "I Voted" sticker that will be given to everyone who casts a ballot in the 2024 Primary and General Elections. A panel of judges chose her artwork from 127 entries. Lily Cardenas from Wichita North High School and Madison Johnson from Clearwater Intermediate Middle School tied for second place, and Evelin Barranco from Wichita Pleasant Valley Middle School took third place.

Sedgwick County EMS earns several honors in April

It was an exciting month for our EMS crews! Captain Rachael Johnson, Lieutenant Sarah McCluer and Captain Andy Schepis earned stork coins for helping deliver a healthy baby girl.

On the same day, state and local officers from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) awarded several Sedgwick County EMS employees for their work last year.



• Captain Cole Christman was named the 2023 Outstanding Emergency Medical Technician.
• Deputy Chief Angela Fuller, Major TC Bodwell, Lieutenant Vincent Alvarado and AEMT Hollie Swafford (pictured below) were chosen as the 2023 Outstanding Emergency Medical Team for the State of Kansas!

Congratulations to all of our dedicated EMS employees!

Sedgwick County interns graduate Project SEARCH

At their April 17 meeting, Commissioners recognized six high school students who interned with Sedgwick County through Project SEARCH and are now graduating into the workforce! The young men learned important job skills by working in IT, the print shop and mail room, manufacturing, warehouse distribution, lawn care and other jobs. Sedgwick County is proud to partner with Project Search, a USD 259 program that prepares people with disabilities to enter the workforce.