Today’s guests were USD 383 Superintendent Marvin Wade and school board member Pat Hudgins, Karen Hawes with the Ogden Bike Swap and K-State Chief of Staff and Director of Community Relations Jackie Hartman.
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A public hearing brought commissioners to vote 4-1 to increase the mill levy .350% at the city commission meeting, Tuesday August 1, 2017. After five work sessions to discuss the proposed budget, the commissioners brought the 2018 budget to a vote. The mill levy had been presented by the city of Manhattan’s assistant director of finance, Hillary Badger, and director of finance, Bernie Hayen. After deliberation between two options, which was to have the mill levy locked in at an increase of .481 or .350, with no more than .5 increase. The 2017 mill levy was set at .480. Commissioner…
TOPEKA — Kansas says it collected $7.6 million more in taxes than anticipated in July during its first month under an income tax increase approved by legislators. The Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that the state collected $453.5 million in taxes. That’s 1.7 percent more than the official projection of almost $446 million. The surplus in July collections came after the state ended its 2017 fiscal year on June 30 with tax collections exceeding expectations by $72 million, or 1.3 percent. Total tax collections for fiscal 2017 surpassed $5.8 billion. Lawmakers enacted the income tax increase over Republican Gov. Sam…
Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced today that head coach Bruce Weber has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season to continue his leadership of the Kansas State men’s basketball program. According to a press release from K-State, compensation terms for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons will remain per an extension Weber signed in April 2013. The sixth-year head coach will be paid $2.15 million for the 2017-18 season, $2.25 million in 2018-19, $2.35 million in 2019-20 and $2.45 million in 2020-21. The remaining provisions of Weber’s original contract are unchanged for the next two years, while…
TOPEKA — The Kansas Highway Patrol says two people were killed when the plane in which they were in crashed near an airport in Topeka. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the victims of the crash shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday were identified as 76-year-old pilot William Leeds of Mission and 55-year-old co-pilot James Bergman of Leawood. Both men died at the scene. The patrol says the 1965 Piper PA-30 fixed wing multi-engine airplane went down near Philip Billard Municipal Airport. Federal investigators were expected to help determine what caused the crash.
It was a busy day in Pottawatomie County District Tuesday, with scheduling in several prominent cases. Devon Davis, 28, of Manhattan, who faces an attempted second degree murder charge from an incident earlier this month was set for an August 18th preliminary hearing. Attorney Brenda Jordan is representing Davis. Also Tuesday, two men charged with aggravated battery after a victim was life-flighted to a Topeka hospital from Country Stampede this year, were in court for arraignment and indicated to the court they needed attorneys. Benjamin Rowe, 22, of Mound City indicated he would get his own counsel, with his next…
Today’s guests on In Focus Manhattan were Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
The 21st Judicial Nominating Commission released the names of the eight people who applied to fill a district court vacancy in Riley County created by the upcoming Aug. 11 retirement of District Magistrate Judge Sheila Hochhauser. The candidates are: Mark J. Hatesohl, Manhattan Cole A. Hawver, Manhattan James R. Kepple, Ness City Sharon M. Reilly, Manhattan Phonesyvanh Sounakhen, Manhattan Terra Lyn Tecchio, Fort Scott Gary C. West, Topeka Phylemon Chuen-Man Yau, Manhattan Kansas law requires that a magistrate judge be a resident of the county at the time of swearing-in and while serving; be at least 30 years old; have graduated from…
Riley County commissioners are already working on the 2018 Riley County Fair. “We better put in a request for good weather again next year, also,” commissioner Ron Wells joked Monday morning. “We’ll pass a resolution.” “I think so,” Kaw Valley Rodeo representative Joshua Kinder said. “We’ll take it.” The fair saw big crowds over the weekend at Manhattan’s CiCo Park and fair officials credited weather that saw clear skies and temperatures in the mid-80s as big reasons for the hearty attendance. “We could not have had better luck with concern to weather this week for any of you who were…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas-based chemical company has agreed to pay a $950,000 penalty to the federal government for allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act. The settlement announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency also requires Harcros Chemicals of Kansas City, Kansas, to make sure that its accident prevention program complies with federal requirements. Harcros operates 31 facilities in 19 states that manufacture, blend, repackage and distribute chemicals. The settlement calls for the company to audit 28 of its facilities to identify and correct potential sources of Clean Air Act violations,…