The city of Manhattan continues to trend upward on sales tax collections according to the newly released November sales tax report. The numbers came in late Monday afternoon from director of finance Bernie Hayen. For November of 2016, Manhattan has collected $1,033,811 in revenue. Hayen says Manhattan continues to “inch along” as sales tax collections on the year are 2% ahead of last year, as well as $100,000 ahead of 2016’s budget projections.
Author: KMAN Staff
A resolution endorsing improvements in public school funding was well-received by intergovernmental leaders during a luncheon meeting Monday. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr who helped put the document together, admits it’s somewhat unusual for the group to take action of this type. The receiving of more federal impact aid, a second military county date, and a new school finance formula are all part of a resolution endorsed by the intergovernmental group. The resolution now goes to the Governor and other governmental representatives. The resolution talks about currently USD 383 receiving only approximately 30 percent of the federal impact aid they’re…
An Alma man died in a Johnson County accident this past long holiday weekend. Nicholas Herren, 21, was driving a 2004 Toyota Tacoma eastbound on K-10 about a half mile west of Cedar Creek Parkway when he lost control and entered the median sideways. The Toyota rolled and landed on its wheels in the north ditch of the westbound lanes. Herren died in the accident, reported shortly after four p.m. Sunday. A 22-year-old passenger in the vehicle, Ryan McMahon of California was taken to the Overland Park Regional Hospital. Both had seat belts on.
Emergency crews responded to a vehicle collision at the intersection of Seth Child Road and Southwind Road on Friday. Officers on scene found that a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by 29-year-old Timothy Kaucich, of Paxico, was in the process of turning west onto Southwind Road when it was involved in a collision with a southbound 2001 Chevy Cavalier, driven by 29-year-old Lauren Brandon, of Manhattan. As a result of this collision, both Kaucich and a passenger in his vehicle, 23-year-old Abigail Wagner, also of Paxico, were transported to Via Christi Hospital by Riley County EMS. At the time of this…
A Topeka man was arrested Saturday night for DUI and resisting law enforcement, among other charges. Christopher Blackwell (23) was arrested in the 800 block of N. Manhattan Ave. It was Blackwell’s second DUI conviction. At the time of this report Blackwell is confined in the Riley County Jail on a $10,000 bond. ——————————————————————— Riley County Police arrested a Topeka man for possession of stolen property. Christian Jones (18) was picked up early Wednesday morning in the 2900 block of Anderson Avenue. Police also charged Jones with possession of marijuana and contributing to child misconduct. He was confined at the…
MCPHERSON — Authorities say an 8-year-old boy has died in a farming accident near McPherson. The McPherson County sheriff’s office says the accident occurred Saturday near Galva. The child was riding on a tractor with an adult when a piece of equipment came off and struck the boy, killing him. No one else was injured in the accident. Authorities haven’t released the child’s identity.
Bill Snyder is still waiting for his team to put together a “complete” football game. His wait to make history, however, is over. Big plays from Kansas State’s defense led the way in the Wildcats’ 34-19 victory over rival Kansas Saturday, giving Snyder his 200th win as a coach. “I probably don’t sound like I’m in a good mood, and that’s responsive to how we played,” Snyder said. “We played rather ugly, and I don’t feel good about that, I assure you.” K-State (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) wasn’t sharp offensively for much of the afternoon, and had to rotate Joe…
NEW YORK — Xavier Sneed scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Kansas State to a 72-54 win over Boston College in the first game of the Barclays Center Classic on Friday night in New York. Dean Wade and Barry Brown added 11 points apiece as Kansas State improved to 5-0. Ky Bowman led Boston College with 13 points. Connor Tava and Jerome Robinson finished with 11 each. The third meeting between the ACC and Big 12 programs-and the first in regular season play-was not especially competitive. Kansas State used a 11-2 run spanning 6:47 in the first…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) An affluent suburban Kansas City woman who admitted last year shoplifting truckloads of clothing from area retailers has been arrested again, this time on suspicion of stealing bras. The Kansas City Star reports 47-year-old Kelli Bauer of Overland Park, Kansas, is accused of stealing an unknown number of bras from a Kohl’s store on Nov. 15. Police searched Bauer’s $900,000 home in an exclusive Johnson County neighborhood in April 2015 and found more than 1,000 stolen items, some of which she was trying to sell. She was scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday on a felony theft…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Immigration officials say a Dallas woman accused of killing a mother and abducting her baby was living in the country illegally when she was released from a Kansas jail this summer before federal authorities could request she be detained in connection with a previous kidnapping incident. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday it did not receive the July 25 arrest list from the sheriff’s office showing Yesenia Sesmas’ name until the following day. By then the Mexican national had been released. The agency says it would have asked she be held if it had been advised…