Geary County saw the third-largest one-year drop in population last year of any county in the nation, according to a Thursday morning report from the Topeka Capital-Journal. It estimated 2,172 more people moved out of the county than moved in, according to the U.S. Census Bureau . The Census Bureau, which takes a count of the U.S. population every 10 years, also makes annual estimates of the populations of states, counties and cities. Geary County’s population was estimated to have decreased to 33,855 from 35,208 — a drop of 1,353 between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017. The only…
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Today’s guests on In Focus were Executive Director Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation Jack Allston, Director of Therapy and Recovery Services for Pawnee Mental Health Adam McCaffrey, and Therapist for Pawnee Mental Health Jurdene Ingram.
A possible pet licensing ordinance was brought to the table during a Manhattan City Commission meeting on Tuesday night. According to Assistant City Manager Kiel Mangus, a study done by a K-State Graduate student estimated a 9% compliance rate for licensing pets in Manhattan. Mangus said they sold approximately 2,300 licenses in 2017 making about $20,000 in revenue, similar to the average over the past five years. Mangus presented a draft ordinance to commissioners, proposing the idea of having local veterinarians issue licenses on behalf of the City in an attempt to raise compliance. “So if the vet did want to…
Today on In Focus we had Manhattan Christian College Director of Institutional Advancement Jolene Rupe.
Officers filed a report for aggravated battery, abuse of a child and aggravated endangering a child in the 3100 block of Heritage Ct. in Manhattan on March 20, 2018 at approximately 2:40 PM. Officers listed a 6 month old male as the victim and a known 24 year old male as the suspect. Officers filed a report for theft and vehicle burglary in the 1000 block of Kearney St. in Manhattan on March 20, 2018 at approximately 12:10 PM. Officers listed Jayne Pearson, 57, of Burglington, Kansas, and Deana Pearson, 21, of Manhattan as the victims when it was reported…
HOISINGTON — The body of a missing toddler has been found in central Kansas and a man has been arrested. The Hoisington Police Department said on its Facebook page Wednesday that 23-month-old Iviona Lewis was found dead in rural Barton County and that a 25-year-old man who knew her was arrested. He has been booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree murder. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in an earlier news release that the girl was reported to be wearing only a diaper when she was last seen around 11 p.m. Sunday at a Hoisington home. Multiple agencies searched…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislators who suffered sticker shock from a report on the costs of improving public schools are considering whether to make the state’s education goals less ambitious. Some Republican lawmakers appeared less anxious Monday after hearing from two out-of-state consultants who issued the report last week. It said improving schools could require the state to increase its education funding by $2 billion a year to give schools a 44 percent boost. That big price tag is tied to increasing the state’s high school graduation rate from 86 percent to 95 percent and vastly improving how students perform on…
WICHITA — A trial begins this week for three members of a militia group accused of conspiring to bomb a mosque and apartment complex housing Somalis in the Kansas town of Garden City. Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright and Curtis Allen are charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspiracy against civil rights. Stein also faces a weapons-related charge and Wright, formally of Manhattan, has an additional charge of lying to the FBI. They all have pleaded not guilty. Their trial is expected to last six weeks, with jury selection beginning Tuesday. Prosecutors say a militia member…
Democratic State Representative Sydney Carlin of Manhattan filed for reelection Monday to the 66th District in the Kansas House, according to a press release from Kansas House Democrats Communications Director Heather Scanlon. Carlin has held the position since being elected in 2002. Prior to that, Carlin was elected in 1993 to a 4-year term as a Manhattan City Commissioner, including serving a year as mayor. “It is an honor to be able to serve the citizens of Manhattan and the surrounding area as your friend and your advocate,” Carlin stated in the press release. Carlin, a K-State graduate, advocates for support…
The Junction City Police Department announced an arrest Monday of a man believed to be connected to robberies first reported March 12. The JCPD said Monday it arrested James Tyshawn Carwell on March 14 on two counts of aggravated robbery. Carwell was arrested at his home on 8th Street in Junction City and is being held at the Geary County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond. On March 12, the JCPD said it was looking for two people who may have been held at gunpoint by the same suspects that Monday night. Police say the first subject reported being approached by…