Wednesday’s guests included USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade and board member Darell Edie, discussing the substance abuse prevention annual report and construction highlights being discussed during the Sept. 4 meeting. Flint Hills Veterans Coalition members also joined us Wednesday to preview the annual Veterans Day Parade November 11. Guests included Past President Dave Ekart, Vice President Chuck Sexton and Entry Coordinator Chuck Tannehill.
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The owner of a Manhattan property that was significantly flooded in 2018 has just under 3 months to address health and safety issues identified by code services. If he doesn’t by December 1, the city can demolish it. The L-shaped shopping center at 3003 Anderson Avenue in Plaza West that formerly housed restaurants like La Hacienda and Golden Wok Buffet was inundated by an estimated 7 feet of water in the Labor Day flood of Wildcat Creek. Manhattan code officials say little progress has been made to clean and repair the premises, noting they found mold and rotten food still…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A government snapshot of crop conditions shows the harvest of corn is now under way in Kansas. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that 1% of the corn in the state has been harvested, near the 4% average at this point in the growing season. The agency rates half of the corn out in fields in good to excellent condition, with 34% of the crop in fair shape. About 16% is in poor to very poor condition. Other crops are also making progress. About 83% of the soybeans in Kansas are setting pods, with 3%…
LARNED, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prison officials say a 29-year-old man convicted of drug crimes in Lyon County died at the Larned Correctional Mental Health facility. Michael Jared Fancher was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon. An autopsy will be conducted to determine Fancher’s cause of death. Fancher was convicted in Lyon County in 2018 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Kansas Department of Corrections says he was transferred from El Dorado to Larned in February and would have been eligible for parole in July 2024. He had previous convictions for drug possession and drug sales. The corrections department and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is reporting that its tax collections continued to be a little better than expected in August. The Department of Revenue said Tuesday that the state collected $497 million in taxes last month when its official revenue forecast predicted $494 million. The surplus was nearly $3 million, or 0.6%. It was the second month of the state’s 2020 budget year, and tax collections for July and August together were nearly $5 million more than anticipated for a 0.5 percent surplus. The state collected $993 million during the two-month period. The state also collected about $993 million…
Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr and Mayor Mike Dodson previewed Tuesday’s City Commission meeting and discussed the one year anniversary of the 2018 Labor Day flood.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a deadly 2014 shooting in Wichita in which another man was previously charged. Sedgwick County booking reports show that police arrested 57-year-old James Leon Edwards on Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Nathaniel Jackson. His bond is set at $500,000. The Wichita Eagle reports that Michael Davis was originally charged with first-degree murder in Jackson’s death. Prosecutors say the killing happened while in the commission of an inherently dangerous felony a cocaine sale, an aggravated robbery or both. Edwards was listed as a witness for the…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas City-area schools are rehiring retired teachers and training counselors and coaches to teach due to a critical teacher shortage. The Kansas City Star reports that last October the Kansas Department of Education logged a 19% increase in vacant teaching positions from a year earlier. About 11% of teaching positions are vacant in Missouri schools every year. The shortage affects urban, rural and some suburban schools. Kansas and Missouri education officials say low salaries don’t help. The state education department says Missouri’s average starting teacher salary is $31,842, while new Kansas teachers earn $34,883. Ann Jarrett,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a fatal Topeka stabbing. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Andrew Timothy Evans was booked into jail Monday night on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Raymond Lee Smith. Police say Smith was found suffering from life-threatening injuries Sunday in a Topeka house. He was pronounced dead by medical personnel. Evans initially was described as a person of interest in the stabbing. Police say he was seen leaving the scene on foot.
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — McPherson College and McPherson Hospital are partners in a new health initiative to improve rural health care. The two organizations announced last week that they will combine academic programs and community outreach. As part of the project, McPherson College will offer a new health science degree beginning in the fall of 2020. The McPherson Sentinel reports health science students will gain hands-on training with internships, field experiences and observation at McPherson Hospital. McPherson Hospital CEO Terri Gehring says one goal of the project is to persuade some of the health science students to stay and work…