A process spanning the last five months came to its completion in the Robinson Education Center in Manhattan on Wednesday evening. The USD 383 school board unanimously voted to partner with BG Consultants of Manhattan for long-range facility planning following a lengthy round table discussion. The journey started back in April when the district expressed an interest in exploring facility needs and planning for future growth. Eric Reid, assistant superintendent, began accepting applications before five final firms presented to board members in August. Four of the five firms are based in Manhattan. Board members expressed their discomfort on the matter,…
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) An eastern Kansas sunflower farm was so popular on Labor Day that law enforcement closed access to it after cars were backed up several miles to get a glimpse of the state’s botanical symbol. The Kansas City Star reports the Grinter farm in Leavenworth County has drawn huge weekend crowds as the 40 acres of sunflowers reaches its peak, which is in late August and early September. But with a combination of nice weather and the holiday, so many cars lined up along U.S. 40/24 between Lawrence and Tonganoxie that the county sheriff closed off access in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) An Indiana-based company says its ITT Technical Institute campuses in Overland Park, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, have permanently closed. ITT Educational Services blamed the closings on a federal ruling last month that banned the company from enrolling any students who relied on federal financial aid. The Kansas City Star reports the action reflects concerns by the U.S. Department of Education about the company’s “administrative capacity, organizational integrity, financial ability and ability to serve students.” ITT Educational Services says the closings will be permanent and idle most of its roughly 8,000 employees. U.S. Education Secretary John…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Police in Kansas City, Kansas, have identified a woman found dead with her husband in their home in what investigators suspect was a murder-suicide. Police spokesman Tom Tomasic said Wednesday that a 17-year-old girl returning home Tuesday afternoon found the bodies of her 45-year-old mother, Jennifer Combs, and her stepfather. The man’s name wasn’t released. Tomasic said both victims had been shot. Tomasic says the officer retreated before authorities applied for a search warrant to further investigate the scene.
Don Most, best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long-running television series “Happy Days,” is coming to Marshall County in October. While here he will perform a concert at the Waterville Opera House and he will conduct an acting workshop for drama students from Marysville High School and Valley Heights High School. Most’s visit is sponsored by the Marshall County Arts Cooperative. “We are excited that we are able to bring an artist of this caliber to our county,” said Brad Ekiss, president of the arts cooperative. “The great thing is that he is a versatile artist…
The Military Police regiment has grown the most of any other branch of the Army since 9-11–that’s according to Lt. Col. Alex Murray, the 97th Military Police Battalion Commander at Fort Riley, who addressed members of the Manhattan Military Relations Committee Wednesday. One M-P company with 170 soldiers is aligned with each combat team at Fort Riley. And there are two other military police companies that are in general support to the division, along with the headquarters attachment and an MP attachment that handles other matters including the MP working dogs. With the many other responsibilities involved, 750 are assigned.…
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Riley County Health Department are conducting an online survey of parents with students who attend Manhattan High School West Campus. School personnel notified public health officials about an apparent increase in students with gastrointestinal illness at the school beginning August 18. This includes students who reported vomiting and diarrhea, without an alternate cause. In order to determine the extent and scope of the illnesses, KDHE and the Riley County Health Department are conducting a secure, confidential online survey of parents with students who attend Manhattan High School West Campus. The online…
Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member Leah Fliter and Superintendent Marvin Wade sat down and spoke on an edition of In Focus. Randy Phebus, Food Safety and Defense Professor at K-State also spoke.
The Wamego City Commission hears proposal for Dog Park. At Tuesday’s meeting, Troop 1250 Girl Scout Cadet Josie Rogenkamp made a public request of the Commission for a Dog Park for Wamego. She presented the Mission Statement and the reasoning for building a Dog Park, along with possible sites and a cost estimate for building the park. A team of four Girl Scouts conducted a survey recently and as a result of that survey, came up with their plan and proposal. The Commissioner’s and City Manager Merl Page were in agreement for the need, and Page promised to look…
A proposed rental licensing program in Manhattan is throwing away trust for many landlords. While only in draft form, members of the community spoke on what they felt this ordinance was doing during Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Mike Hill, who is a landlord in Manhattan, gave the analogy of a lawyer and a client. In terms of the proposed ordinance, he says if the client does not show up to court then the lawyer will be the one sent to jail. Mill says, “Trust is being lost, ” adding “I just don’t trust what the rental program is trying to accomplish. And compared…