Today’s guests on In Focus were Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division Band, Specialist Andrew Turner, Fort Riley Combined Federal Campaign Coordinator Clint Strutt, Flint HIlls Christian School Administrator Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic schools Principal Scott Hulshoff.
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County USD 378 school board members said goodbye to two of their own, with a Farewell reception for Kerry Thurlow and Ross Wahl, who have each been board members for four years. The board Monday night also accepted Erik Willimon’s resignation as the grades 7-12 athletic director at the end of the 2017-18 school year, hired Zach Stout as the middle school boys assistant basketball coach and directed Superintendent Cliff Williams to advertise for grades 7-8 and 9-12 athletic directors. Principal contracts for 2018-19 & 19-20 were approved for Teresa Grant and Harold Oliver. USD 378 board members approved…
Wednesday’s guests were Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter, Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan and State Rep. Tom Phillips of Manhattan.
At Tuesday night’s work session, Manhattan city commissioners discussed the possibility of selling a city-owned parking lot in Aggieville on Bluemont between 12th and Manhattan Avenues. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers said the city administration has been negotiating to sell the 15,000-square foot lot to the Kansas City-based Johnson Company, who currently owns the site of the former Willie’s Car Wash, with plans to build a 7,500-square foot retail space there. Johnson is willing to pay $800,000 for the lot, and is proposing to use the two lots to build a 116-room hotel and a 122-space private parking garage. Proceeds…
The first G. Thomas Jewelers, Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock has been found. Brian and Rachel of Manhattan brought the Jingle Bell Rock to Manhattan Broadcasting Company late Tuesday afternoon and won cash and prizes provided by sponsors. Brian said he found it under railroad ties in Keats Park. “The first clue had to do with baseball,” Brain said. “So we just made a list of parks that had baseball fields and checked them off. “It was a little bit of disbelief,” he added. “I’d been there three days in a row. I don’t know how I missed it.” The…
The Riley County Police Department has released a composite sketch of a man possibly connected to one rape case and perhaps more. On July 27 the Riley County and Lawrence police departments held a joint press conference that announced a partnership in finding a man suspected of 14 different rapes in Manhattan and Lawrence since 2000. The RCPD re-released the image in a press release sent to KMAN Tuesday. RCPD Capt. Tim Hegarty, who leads investigations for the department, urged caution. “We simply don’t know if this person has any connection to the incident in question, and we’d rather not…
After some discussion as to whether to close a Riley County murder retrial motions hearing to the public and media, Judge Meryl Wilson allowed the Tuesday Luis Aguirre hearing to be open. Aguirre is facing a new trial after the Kansas Supreme Court reversed his earlier conviction more than two years ago in connection with the 2009 double-murder case involving a mother and son in Ogden-Tanya Maldonado, 18, and her son Juan,1. While Defense Attorney Chris Biggs expressed concern about the jury pool and pretrial publicity, Judge Wilson began his response by describing “free and open court” as a “cornerstone,”…
WICHITA — A new report shows that Kansas is experiencing a shortage of child care services. The report was released Monday by Child Care Aware of Kansas. The agency administers the state’s child care referral service. The Wichita Eagle reports the agency found that Kansas counties on average have capacity to meet only about half the potential demand for child care. Sedgwick County can meet 45 percent of potential demand. The lower the percentage, the less likely that parents will find the right child care provider. The report says nearly 164,000 children under age 6 potentially need child care in…
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…
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…