Groovy people from across the Manhattan area got down for a cause the K-State Alumni Center for the 2019 Polyester Party Friday, April 5. The party is a fundraiser for the Johnson Cancer Research Center and is entering its eighth year, founded and emceed by KMAN Program Director Dave Lewis in honor of his wife Elena who died of cancer in 2006. Tickets could be purchased for $60 or in packages and featured live music by Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs, food and drink and a bra art contest. The event is planned by a committee of local residents. It…
Author: KMAN Staff
MANHATTAN — A $4 million fundraising campaign has been launched by the Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation to enhance technology and increase activities for youth in the community. The Next Vistas campaign was announced at Saturday’s annual Friend of the Flint Hills Ceremony. The campaign will support three major initiatives including KID-SCAPE, a youth-focused, interactive experience on the second floor mezzanine level. It also will create endowed funds for expanded educational classes and workshops for children in addition to other activities. The third initiative is aimed at improving technology. The campaign is already halfway to its goal after securing nearly…
GARDEN CITY — A conflict across the world in Myanmar has reached into a refugee center that for years has helped immigrants who arrive in Garden City to find jobs. The LiveWell Finney County’s Neighborhood Learning Center, has provided a place for refugees to bond, learn English and adjust to life in the U.S. after they arrive in the western Kansas town. Refugees from Myanmar once known as Burma brought along tensions between the predominantly Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority and the Buddhist Burmese. The Rohingya blame the Buddhists for a purge that has caused hundreds of thousands to flee Myanmar.…
WICHITA — A court has ordered Kansas to pay legal fees arising from its efforts to block publication of notebooks kept by the lead investigator into the murders chronicled in Truman Capote’s book “In Cold Blood.” KCUR reports the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled last week the state must pay more than $168,000 to attorneys who represented the investigator’s son and a literary memorabilia dealer in Seattle. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt sued in 2012 to prevent the publication or selling of notes from Harold Nye, lead investigator into the killings of the Clutter…
Monday’s guests included Dr. Sue Nelson with Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine with some tips on preparing your pets for severe weather and warmer temperatures, in addition to fleas, ticks and heartworm signs and symptoms. Deb Watkins with the T. Russell Reitz Animal Shelter brought in Chance, our featured pet of the month on In Focus and also previewed next month’s Open House and other items at the animal shelter. FIT Closet Coordinator Tracey Emery spoke about the organization’s transition from winter into spring.
Officers filed a report for fraud in the 100 block of Bluemont in Manhattan on April 5, 2019, at approximately 10:50 AM. Officers listed Matthew Sanchez, 31 and Central National Bank both of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported a known male suspect took cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 800 block of Walters on April 5, 2019, at approximately 12:10 PM. Officers listed Eisenhower Middle School as the victim when it was reported a known male suspect damaged a window…
The filing deadline for elections in Riley County is coming up on June 3 and multiple seats are available across the area. Three seats are up for election in the City of Manhattan. Commission positions currently held by Mike Dodson, Linda Morse and Jerred McKee will be on the ballot in November. Commissioner McKee has previously said he will not seek re-election. Former Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 School Board member Aaron Estabrook is currently the only candidate to file. The City of Riley will be voting for its mayor as well as two council positions — all of which have four-year…
On Friday April 5, 2019 at about 7:39am, The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s received a report of a two vehicle accident on Highway 13 near Michael’s Road, about 3 miles north of Tuttle Creek Dam in rural Pottawatomie County. Sheriff’s Deputies, EMS and Fire units responded to the scene and due to total road blockage of the highway and dense fog conditions, assistance was requested from the Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Highway Patrol. Both vehicles were towed from the scene and one occupant was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The collision remains under investigation at…
Friday’s guests included Manhattan CVB Director Karen Hibbard, new Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike and from Boys Scouts Troop 74, Scoutmaster Michael Kerr and son Jacoby previewing the Boy Scouts Pancake Feed Saturday.
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY — One person was hospitalized and Highway 13 was closed temporarily Friday morning due to a collision between an SUV and semi truck southwest of Westmoreland. The driver of the SUV was taken to a local hospital as a result of the incident, occurring at approximately 7:45 a.m. North and southbound traffic on Highway 13 was blocked until after 9 a.m. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department and Kansas Highway Patrol worked the scene this morning. The occupants identities have not yet been made available.