The T. Russell Reitz animal shelter had a great 2018 with 748 animals finding their homes. Director of Animal Services Deb Watkins is excited for this year’s numbers because they are going to have even more adoptions. She says this is due to new changes in policy at the shelter and the K-State Animal Shelter Medicine program helping with spays and neuters. Currently the shelter has 35 dogs, including one puppy, and 20 cats ready for adoption. All of the animals up for adoption have been neutered or spayed, had their shots, and microchipped. Watkins stressed the importance of microchipping…
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MANHATTAN — City officials will attempt to acquire agricultural land near the Wastewater Treatment Plant for a joint maintenance facility. The City Commission gave consensus to pursue the site off of Highway 24 at its Tuesday work session. Commissioner Wynn Butler says they’re not building for buildings’ sake. They’ve run out of room for both Public Works and Parks and Rec maintenance staff and equipment in the facilities, and they need significant renovations as well. The net cost of the new facility is estimated at just under $12 million, divided in-part between benefiting department funds to reduce property and sales…
TOPEKA — A captain in a Kansas National Guard brigade has resigned over what she says is a lack of concern from guard leadership over recent suicides. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Capt. Tara Fields is a behavioral health officer. She has served 12 years in military, eight on active duty. She said her resignation will be final by the end of April. Kansas Guard Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli said the guard has had nine suicides in the last five years, with three in the past 18 months. Fields says suicides of a civilian worker and a man who had…
NORTON — Authorities say a Kansas teen has been killed in a farming accident. Norton County Sheriff Troy Thompson says his office received a call around 9:25 p.m. Monday from a concerned parent. KWCH-TV reports that the parent said the teen went missing while doing chores. Deputies arrived and found that the teen had involved in an accident involving farming equipment. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name wasn’t immediately released.
WICHITA — Wichita officials have agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit with an 81-year-old woman who was hurt when a city worker ran into her family’s car with a front-loader truck. The Wichita Eagle reports that the City Council approved the lump sum payment to Francill Wilson on Tuesday. She sued in 2017 after the city denied a claim she made for damages related to the 2015 crash. The lawsuit says the city employee ignored a stop sign while turning right. The truck then hit the passenger side of a car, where Wilson was seated. The lawsuit says…
Officers filed a report for forgery and theft in the 500 block of Poyntz Ave in Manhattan on April 9, 2019, at approximately 8:50 AM. Officers listed Melissa Mamer,30 and Kansas State Bank, both of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported an unknown female suspect took cash. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $3,500.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a…
Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter and Westmoreland Elementary principal Scott Harshbarger joined us for an update on school related activities. Bikers Against Child Abuse Native Stone chapter members President “Snuffy”, Events Coordinator “Curly” and Child Liaison “Ladybug” joined us to talk about their organization. We also replayed our morning show interview with former Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz and potential Independent presidential candidate in 2020 on his Kansas listening tour.
OGDEN — Riley County Police received a report of shots fired Tuesday morning which led to a brief lockdown of Ogden Elementary. Public Information Officer Rachel Pate says officers received a report of a man walking down the street with a gun in the 300 block of 11th Street shortly before 9 a.m.At the police department’s request schools in the vicinity were placed on secure campus. Officers apprehended 40-year-old Justin Bauer of Ogden at around 9:10 a.m. without incident. There were no injuries. Bauer is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon.…
The March year to date budget and expenditure report shows the 2019 budget year is 25% of the way through for Riley County. County Clerk Rich Vargo says the overtime wages for the public works were high, but this was to be expected. Vargo says there are four departments that are a little over the 25% with their budget, but they do not impose a budget violation. Vargo says they still have the 2.5 million dollars set aside in the budget stabilization fund in the case of an emergency.
DERBY — A new hospital will open soon in the Wichita suburb of Derby. The Wichita Eagle reports that the $40 million Rock Regional Hospital is part of a new 15-acre medical campus. Staff began occupying the 31-bed hospital in February. But Hospital CEO Jason Eitutis says it’s awaiting state inspections and clearance by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to start accepting patients. A group of developers, local investors and private capital firms called Rock Medical Assets owns the for-profit hospital as well as an ambulatory center. Ascension Via Christi became a 25% owner in the hospital when…