Riley County EMS was recently awarded the 2019 career EMS service of the year from the Kansas EMS Services Association. Assistant EMS Director Josh Gering recently spoke on KMAN’s In Focus about their award saying this isn’t the first major award they have received. “In 2018, we actually received the KAMZA community outreach of the year award so this year we kind of graduated on up to the career service of the year award. It’s nice to be recognized by the state of Kansas,” Gering said. Gering says they try to be involved with the community as much as possible…
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A Kansas Republican Senatorial candidate and retired Kansas City Chief made a stop by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce offices to meet with community leaders and residents Wednesday morning. Dave Lindstrom is the board chair of the Kansas Turnpike Authority and owned and operated multiple Burger King locations around the KC area. He says he was motivated to seek the candidacy in part because he feels the U.S. is under attack by socialist ideas by some in congress. Lindstrom was concerned with the lack of support by some politicians for increased border security, adding he supports President Trump in…
Wednesday’s program focused on education. In the first two segments we spoke with USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan. The second half of the show featured a conversation with Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram.
Wednesday’s guests were Riley County Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez and EMS Assistant Director Josh Gering. In the first segment, Gering and Rodriguez talked about an award the EMS recently received. In the second segment, Rodriguez discussed Health Department Jennifer Green resigning from her position and the upcoming joint city/county/county meeting. During the third segment, Gering spoke about the EMS response times and the emergency services radio system upgrade. Finally, in the fourth segment had Rodriguez discussing home rule and the proposed Junietta Rd bridge project.
Two students from Kansas will have the opportunity to travel to Asia to represent the state in a week-long agriculture exchange program in late October. The 2019 Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange program is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture as well as Kansas 4-H and FFA. The program is open to high school seniors and college freshmen with an interest in agriculture — applications are due by August 30th. Sage Collins is a 2018 program participant and calls the experience “amazing. “Immersing myself in a new culture, experiencing all the aspects of Taiwan and learning about their agricultural practices…
The Riley County Police Department has signed onto an initiative aiming to improve their response to calls related to mental health crises. The One Mind Campaign is a creation of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. It’s an effort to promote coordination and cooperation between police agencies and local mental health organizations. RCPD Director Dennis Butler says in a release that they are committed to providing the best possible response to citizens in crisis. “This pledge means that we are publicly committing to work very hard with our partners to prevent people who need mental health treatment from ending…
WICHITA — A government report says Kansas farmers are expected to harvest 810 million bushels of corn this season. The National Agricultural Statistics Service also reported on Monday that this year’s corn crop in Kansas is expected to be 26% larger than last year’s production. The agency says about 1% of the corn crop in Kansas is now mature. Harvest of the state’s other two major fall crops is anticipated to be smaller this year. Sorghum production is forecast at 194 million bushels, down 17% compared to a year ago. Kansas farmers are expected to bring in 191 million bushels…
WICHITA — A court filing shows Kansas’ failed effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood will cost the state more than $464,300 in attorney fees, expenses and other costs. A stipulation filed Monday in federal court in Kansas comes after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last year the state’s appeal. Lower court rulings had blocked the Kansas Department of Health and Environment from withholding money that is used for health services for low-income women. The money is not used for abortions. The settlement covers the legal fees and expenses incurred by Planned Parenthood and others who successfully challenged the…
HOLCOMB — Cattle producers are concerned a fire at a Tyson meat processing plant in Holcomb could disrupt already strained processing operations. The plant is closed indefinitely after Friday’s fire. Tyson has said it will reopen the plant but the timeline will depend on the extent of the damage. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports industry experts say the Holcomb plant processes about 6,000 cattle a day about 6% of all the cattle processed in the U.S. Finney County commissioner Larry Jones, a partner at J&O Cattle Co., said meat packing plants are already running at capacity because a record number of…
A former Manhattan mayor and lawyer died Friday, August 9. Ed Horne was a city commissioner from 1978 to 1981 and mayor from ’80 to ’81 and served on multiple community boards including for the Manhattan Public Library and Big Lakes Development Center. Horne was a 1961 pre-law grad from K-State and a ’67 grad from KU Law. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Army from ’61 to ’63 and was prosecutor for Manhattan for multiple years in the 70s. Horne also worked as legal counsel for the Kansas Farm Bureau from ’78 until he retired in 2003.…