WICHITA — A new report shows Kansas farmers have harvested 25 percent of their winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Monday that wheat harvest progress for the state is near the 27 percent average for this time of the year. It rated wheat still out in the fields as 62 percent good to excellent, with 30 percent in fair condition. About 8 percent of the crop remains in poor to very poor shape. The industry group, Kansas Wheat, reports that rain over the weekend in central Kansas is expected to put a damper on what had been an otherwise…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Riley County Law Board Monday approved the Riley County Police Department’s 2017 budget by a vote of six to one, with basic adjustments, court security, a half year mental health contract, and one dispatcher. The approximate $20,291,055.19 is 2.667 percent over last year’s. While the budget passed, there was considerable discussion about the court security aspect, with Board member Wynn Butler, the sole “no” vote, expressing concern about the number of personnel to be hired.RCPD Assistant Director John Doehling responded a lot is involved with staffing, especially with periodic absences by some of the group. Board Chair Robert Boyd differed with…
The Board of Riley County Commissioners approved to accept over $20,000 in family-planning funding for the county health department. The money comes from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and will amount to $25,139. Shelley Hays, the administrative analyst for the Riley County Health Department, told commissioners the funds will be used to purchase additional long-acting reversible contraceptives. Commissioners Ron Wells and Robert Boyd voted in favor of the funding, while commission chairman Ben Wilson did not. “I still don’t think government should be a discount contraceptive shop,” Wilson said. “And especially when we have taxpayers with religious objections to contraceptives, they…
As earlier reported by KMAN, police in Riley County arrested Martin Johnson, 39, of Wamego while in the 4400 block of River Pond Road in Manhattan on Friday evening. The arrest took place at approximately 7:45 PM when officers served an arrest warrant for two offenses of aggravated incest and furnishing alcohol to a minor. Monday’s RCPD activity report indicates the warrant originated in Pottawatomie County and had a bond of $50,000. ### A Manhattan woman was taken into custody Saturday night on probation violation charges. Gina Jones, 22, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department at approximately…
Frank Tracz, director of bands and professor of music, was inducted into the Conn-Selmer Institute Hall of Fame on June 14. The Conn-Selmer Institute is a three-and-a-half day professional development conference for college students, directors and music program leaders on the campus of Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. The institute equips current and future music educators with practical skills and relevant strategies addressing current trends in music education. The curriculum is comprised of inspiring workshops led by world-class clinicians. Tracz has been on the faculty at the Conn-Selmer Institute every summer since 2006. He remains active as a conductor, clinician…
Manhattan Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at 512 Stone Drive, apartment 3207, at about 7:20 Sunday evening. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes tells KMAN crews found a fire that had been mostly extinguished by neighbors on the deck of the apartment. Fire Crews had to remove siding and decking to fully extinguish the fire, and then ventilate the adjoining apartments. Discarded smoking materials is suspected as the cause. $10,000 damage was reported. Owners are listed as Highland Ridge Partners II LLC out of Overland Park, Ks.
The organizers of Saturday’s 27th-annual Juneteenth celebration in Manhattan’s City Park knew there would be some people who wouldn’t shy away from playing in the water in the middle of a summer afternoon in the heartland. Teams competed in a car wash contest — with Rose Royce’s 1976 hit “Car Wash” playing in the background, of course — and the park wasn’t without vendors and community organizations. Members of the K-State men’s basketball team, the Riley County Police Department, the Manhattan Fire Department and a group of local kids participated in the car wash. The youth team of Kianna and Nakia Smalls, James…
The K-State Women’s basketball team and coaching staff is hosting a special summer event on Sunday June 19th at Bramlage Coliseum from 4-6pm. There will be activities for all ages; face painting, a photo booth, and game stations to compete against Wildcat student athletes. Willie the Wildcat will be there, and the first 200 fans in attendance get a free ice cream sundae! The team will also be signing autographs. There will also be drawings for great prizes like courtside seats to the K-State vs UConn matchup this fall, and tickets to K-State Day at the Royals on June 24th.…
A Wamego man was arrested Friday night for three counts of aggravated incest. Martin Ray Johnson, 39, was arrested at 7:45 p.m. Friday evening at 4400 River Pond Rd., which is in Tuttle Creek State Park just north of Manhattan. According to the arrest report from the Riley County Police Department, the victim is between the ages of 16 and 18. Johnson was released on a $50,000 bond.
“You never get credit for what doesn’t happen,” stated Andrew Weber, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and Deputy Coordinator for Ebola response at the US Department of State, when talking about the joint preventative efforts taken by the Health and Security departments. Weber was one of two top global experts in biological threats and international security who visited the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University on Wednesday. David Elliot, Lead in cooperative threat reduction at Defense Science and Technology Laboratories in the United Kingdom joined Weber on the panel. Weber got his start in the field when working in Kazakhstan. He played…