Riley County commissioners gave their approval for 13 department requests to be funded by the Capital Improvement Fund. The commission continued their 2019 first quarter CIP session from last week. The original estimate for all requests was $4.9 million out of the $5.3 million budget authority, but was reduced to $3.7 million. The total cost of the 13 requests is $990,700. Most of the requests come from public works and are facility maintenance for county buildings and offices . Commissioner John Ford says he visited some of the offices needing repairs. The treasurer’s office windows leak when there is a…
Author: KMAN Staff
Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 announced its two teachers of the year for 2019-2020 in a Friday release. Woodrow Wilson Elementary School teacher Kelly Carmody and Manhattan High School teacher Noah Busch are the recipients and will be the USD 383 representatives in the Kansas Teacher of the Year program as well. Carmody teaches 6th grade and has been with the district for eight years. She received a social science bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University, as well as a master’s in elementary education from Pacific University and a master’s in special education from K-State. Busch teaches 9th grade science and has…
A Manhattan-based organization was honored in Wichita Thursday for its service to victims of sex trafficking. Attorney General Derek Schmidt presented the Outstanding Victim Service Organization Award to the Homestead Ministry at the 22nd Crime Victims’ Rights Conference in Wichita. The conference was hosted by Schmidt and Gov. Laura Kelly and focused on raising awareness of emerging crimes and new approaches to enduring ones. Homestead was chosen for a seven-year track record of providing services to sex trafficking victims in an effort to disrupt the cycle of abuse. “My turning point was going to Homestead,” says a program graduate who…
TOPEKA — Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle is trying to bar Gov. Laura Kelly from nominating a new state Court of Appeals judge after Kelly was forced to withdraw her first choice. The Senate’s top Republican sent a letter Friday to Attorney General Derek Schmidt asking him to file a lawsuit to keep the Democratic governor from submitting another choice to the Senate for confirmation. Kelly withdrew her first choice of Labette County District Judge Jeffry Jack last month because of political posts on Jack’s Twitter feed in 2017. Wagle contends that Kelly can’t make another nomination under a 2013…
Motorists around Riley County are advised to prepare for delays in the coming weeks as Public Works crews apply dust control treatment to roads. They’ll be using liquid treatments beginning on Monday, April 15. They’ll start with Secrest and Messenger Roads. On Wednesday, April 17, they’ll treat Mill Creek and Swede Creek Roads. On Monday, April 22, they’ll treat Pillsbury Crossing and Deep Creek Road. On Wednesday, April 24, they’ll treat Wildcat Creek Road and W. 69th Avenue. Through traffic will be allowed, but delays of up to 15 minutes are to be expected and officials encourage residents use alternate…
MANHATTAN — Angie Thomas, author of “The Hate U Give” hosted a lecture Thursday evening at McCain Auditorium. Thomas’ talk centered around making politics personal. It was co-sponsored by the Kansas State Book Network, or KSBN, the Diversity Programming Committee and the English department’s student honorary society, Sigma Tau Delta, among others. K-State architecture student and student senator Camila Rivera spoke with KMAN about her biggest take away. Microbiology student Megan Campbell says she learned that it’s good to notice and celebrate differences. Student Lauren Ewing says she liked Thomas’ message that power is truly found within. K-State Libraries Associate…
Friday’s program featured a preview of No Stone Unturned Learning Center’s community carnival happening Saturday at the Manhattan First Presbyterian Church with guests Clinical Director Christiana Schadegg and Foundation Director Dina Clark. The latter half of In Focus featured Cathy and Ken Scroggs with Hope Ranch with information regarding the Mission Creek Summer Camp 2019, beginning in June.
HAYS — Fort Hays State University officials say the school has received a $20 million gift from the estate of a couple who met at the school in Hays. The university held a celebration Thursday to honor Earl and Nonie Field, lifelong residents of Hays and longtime supporters of Fort Hays State. Nonie Field died in 2009 and her husband died in 2013. Earl Field was a board member and president of the university’s Alumni Association. Jason Williby, president and CEO of the FHSU Foundation, said in a news release that the gift will support student scholarships for art, athletics…
WICHITA — The government’s latest Census of Agriculture for Kansas shows the number of farms in the state has dropped 5% from the count taken five years earlier. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Thursday that there were 58,569 farms in Kansas during 2017. They covered some 45.8 million acres, down 1% from the 2012 census. Farms comprise 87.5% of total land in Kansas. Kansas farms averaged 781 acres, about 34 acres larger than when the agency counted five years ago. Kansas producers sold $18.8 billion of agricultural products in 2017, up 2% from 2012. About 66% of those products…
MULVANE — A small Kansas town is in the dark after a power line was damaged in a single-vehicle crash. KWCH-TV reports that the crash happened early Friday in Mulvane, which has about 6,000 residents. Police say the main line that feeds power to the town was damaged. No information was provided on whether the driver was injured. Mulvane is located about 15 miles (25 kilometers) south of Wichita.