WICHITA — One of Wichita’s largest churches is planning to develop a major housing subdivision and special-events complex. The Wichita Eagle reports that Central Community Church filed plans with the city for developing 33 acres (13.35 hectares) of vacant land just west of the existing church buildings. City Council member Bryan Frye says he met with church leaders last week for a briefing on the development. Plans call for as many as 280 homes and senior-living apartments, an amphitheater, a special events center or nightclub, a chapel, shops, a soccer field and two ponds. The megachurch would also set aside…
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Adrienne Hayes has been named general manager of Kicker Country Stampede, according to a press release from the festival’s headquarters Tuesday. Hayes has been a part of the festival since 2001 and has recently served as operations manager of the event. Hayes will be responsible for overseeing the festival and will act as co-leader of its marketing team. “Adrienne has been a huge asset and a valued partner to me as the Kicker Country Stampede has grown,” said festival president Wayne Rouse. “I’m excited to be able to focus my efforts on the sales and marketing side of the festival…
Today’s guests were Riley County Commissioner Ben Wilson, Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins and Riley County Budget and Finance Officer Tami Robison. The topic Tuesday was the latest information concerning the county’s progress on a new emergency radio system.
A Topeka man faces a $100,000 bond in Riley County following his arrest late Monday morning. Enrique Munoz, 19, was taken into custody while at the Riley County Courthouse in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza in Manhattan at about 11:30 a.m. Munoz was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated robbery and theft. And Jonathan Kirby, 46, of Manhattan, was taken into custody by Riley County Police in the 4500 block of Lamonte Drive in Manhattan Monday morning. Kirby was arrested on two charges of violation of protection order. His total bond was set at $10,000.
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court’s latest order to legislators to boost spending on public schools has Republicans talking again about amending the state constitution to curb the courts’ power. Moves to amend the constitution have become nearly automatic for conservative Republicans over the past dozen years as the state has lost school funding lawsuits. The proposals have failed to attract the two-thirds majorities in the GOP-controlled Legislature to get on the ballot for a statewide vote. Democrats are all but certain to vote together against any proposed amendment. Conservative Republicans need the votes of GOP moderates to get the…
Amanda Massoli, 27, of Manhattan was arrested in the 100 block of S 4th St. in Manhattan on December 8, 2017 at approximately 11:10 PM. Massoli was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, use or possess with the intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Massoli’s total bond was set at $10,000. Michelle Merkle, 37, of Manhattan was arrested in the 100 block of S 4th St. in Manhattan on December 8, 2017 at approximately 11:30 PM. Merkle was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetmine and use or possess with the intent to use drug paraphernalia.…
Today’s guests on In Focus Clinical Professor/Pet Health Center, Kansas State University Susan C. Nelson, Kansas Farm Bureau Board member Glenn Brunkow from Pottawatomie County and KFB Director of Communications and Marketing Meagan Cramer, and Manhattan Building Official Brad Claussen and Senior Plans Examiner Ryan Courtright.
WICHITA — Three men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex housing Somali refugees have asked a federal judge to pull prospective jurors from rural Kansas because they are twice as likely to have voted for President Donald Trump. Investigators said the plotters were part of a group called “the Crusaders” that had militia and so-called sovereign citizen ties. A defense motion filed Friday argues plans to issue summons only to citizens in the more urban counties closest to the federal courthouse is a discriminatory practice that excludes rural and conservative jurors. The trial begins March 19 in Wichita.…
Riley County commissioners gave approval Thursday to proceed with leasing options for the base infrastructure of a new emergency radio system. The other option for the board was to make its financing a bond question for voters, either through a special election or by waiting for the November 2018 election. Thursday’s direction focused on just $5.3 million of the system. The total cost for the system is projected at $11.3 million. Riley County Emergency Management Director and County Fire Chief Pat Collins and Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen, along with other emergency and police personnel, were in the…
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Riley County District Court judgment in a nearly six year old murder case. Former Fort Riley soldier Daniel Parker had appealed, claiming his trial attorney’s representation had been deficient because the attorney didn’t fully investigate the victim more and failed to keep Parker adequately informed before trial. Parker was convicted by a Riley County jury of felony murder in the shooting death of a Kansas National Guard member– Frederick Beverly, 21, was shot early the morning of January 1, 2012, in what was called a “drive-by” shooting at a motorcycle club’s clubhouse…