Following the news that Caterpillar would be leaving Wamego, owners of the manufacturing company Dymax announced late Monday that they will be staying in Wamego. President and CEO Scott Balderson says that the reason the company went public with the news is due to some confusion going around in the community. “There were a lot of conflicting reports going around,” he said. “So we decided to put out a press release to let people know that we still have a growth plan in the next ten years as well as a footprint to create more jobs.” He said that while…
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AJ Shaw
Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, AJ joined KMAN in the Summer of 2023 and is currently a news/sports reporter, producer and host of Scoreboard Saturday. You can contact AJ at aj@1350kman.com.
Riley County will see a nearly 6% increase in the 2025 police budget. The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday unanimously approved a $28.5 million budget for next fiscal year, a 5.88% increase from last year that includes a 3.8% cost-of-living adjustment for employees. Board member John Matta said the increase also included a carryover from last year’s funds. The law board published the $28.5 million budget by a 4-2 vote last month after it requested that Riley County Police Department officials bring down their original proposed budget of $28.9 million so that the increase stayed below 6%.…
On Monday’s edition of The Game, K-State basketball is finished with their recruiting for the 2024-25 season. Mitch describes the building of this team after the Manhattan Project. He previews the big men on the team. Also, it’s another edition of Stump the Shaw. Can AJ remain unbeaten? Or does Troy pull the upset?
Some Riley County government offices will start to operate on a new schedule starting on Jul. 1. At Monday’s county meeting, commissioners agreed to a change on a four-month trial basis that will last from Jul. 1 to Nov. 1. Overall, the appraiser’s office, the county clerk and election’s office, treasurer and motor vehicles,. planning and development, environmental health, register of deeds, Riley County K-State Extension and community corrections will all be under a new schedule beginning at 7:30 am and open until 5 pm Mondays through Thursdays while being open from 7:30 to noon on Fridays. This change will…
The Riley County Clerk’s Office will no longer be selling KDWP Licenses and Permits effective Jul. 1. This change will also include hunting and fishing licenses as well as boat registrations. The clerk’s office has decided to no longer sell KDWP licenses so they can focus more on their primary duties according to county clerk Rich Vargo. Vargo said that the office also processes very few of these licenses as they’re readily availiable on the internet as well as at other locations. For information on purchasing or renewing a KDWP license, you can visit ksoutdoors.com/License-Permits, stop by the Tuttle Creek…
On Friday’s edition of The Game, it’s just Troy and AJ today. The guys discuss the commitment of Coleman Hawkins out of the transfer portal to K-State in Hour 1. In Hour 2, Troy plays Devil’s Advocate on the $2 million NIL pricetag for Hawkins.
Pottawatomie County officials will host a town hall meeting for residents affected by the Apr. 30 tornado on Jun. 30. The meeting will be on the day of the 2-month anniversary of the storm and will be held at the Westmoreland Community Center at 202 Main Street in Westmoreland. Dinner and daycare will be provided. The town hall was announced on a Facebook post on Thursday after the city of Westmoreland established a Long-Term Recovery Group to aid in the next steps following the storm. In addition to members of LTRG, representatives for the Kansas Insurance Department, Kansas Legal Services,…
The Flint Hills Breadbasket recently announced their intention to move away from their longtime location at 905 Yuma Street to 2326 Sky-Vue and 620 Rosencutter in Manhattan. Flint Hills Breadbasket executive director Karla Hagemeister explained the reasoning for the move. She says that the building is being “handed down” from a company that has long been a staple in the Little Apple. The new space triples the current size of the Yuma Street facility. In terms of fundraising, the Breadbasket is looking to raise close to $3 million to assist in the renovation of the new space that was once…
Kansas lawmakers have announced that they have reached an agreement on the much-debated tax relief package. Leaders in the Kansas legislature and Gov. Laura Kelly released a joint statement on Thursday evening affirming their agreement on the package. The package agreed to remains mostly unchanged from the previous packages, keeping the two-tiered income bracket that the legislature supported, as well as tax cuts for Social Security and includes many exemptions like a property tax cut. The legislation also looks to fulfill Kelly’s goal of being paid for. Kelly says that the legislation should not cost more than $425 million annually…
The Geary County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one-car accident on K-177 on Thursday evening. Officers responded to the scene just before 9:30 pm to find a Chrysler Town and Country van had collided with a deer. The vehicle had been traveling northbound on the highway near milemaker 92. The driver Dalton Matthews of Dwight was not injured. The owner of the vehicle made arrangements to have the vehicle moved following the accident.