Manhattan P.E.O. Chapter IW presented a $2,000 continuing education grant Wednesday to Manhattan Christian College student Krysta Wise, who is majoring in the LEAD program, pursuing a degree in Management and Ethics. Wise, of Manhattan, was presented with the check by IW’s Continuing Education Chair Cathy Scroggs, with committee members Cheryl Arthur and Carol Keltner present. Committee member Candace Pannbacker was not available for the presentation. Also pictured is MCC representative Alicia Spalding. The PEO Program for Continuing Education is a grant program providing financial assistance to women whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to…
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FORT RILEY — Fort Riley officials are hopeful a $37 million program to conserve energy will save the Army post $92 million during the next 22 years. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports construction began Tuesday as part of 15 energy conservation measures for the fort’s 280 buildings. Michael Witmer, with the fort’s public works department, says the plan is to reduce energy usage by 25 percent by 2025. The project will be funded over the 22 years by a third party and doesn’t require taxpayer dollars. The money from the energy savings will help pay the contractor back for its capital…
SALINA — Officials with the Rolling Hills Zoo near Salina say a southern white rhinoceros has been euthanized. The zoo said in a news release that the rhino, named Milly, was euthanized Wednesday because of declining health and old age. Milly was one of the first animals at Rolling Hills, arriving in 1996 as part of the White Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan. She was born in South Africa and came to Salina from the Knoxville Zoo. The rhino’s age was between 46 and 51. White rhinos are considered a near-threatened species, with about 20,000 remaining in the wild. Milly’s body…
A Manhattan man charged with murder made his first appearance in court Tuesday. Steven Harris, who faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, had his preliminary hearing set for July 21 at 1 p.m. in the Riley County District Courthouse. Harris is suspected of being the man behind the trigger on the night of May 21 in a shooting at the 2800 block of Nelson’s Landing in Manhattan that left 39-year-old German Gonzalez-Garcia dead at the scene. A second man, Adrian Ortega, was also shot. He was transported in critical condition to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka and survived.…
KMAN has been looking into a report from several sources about an alleged sexual assault occurring in Pottawatomie county outside Wamego early last week.When asked about the alleged incident, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat would not comment, confirm or deny the sexual assault allegation. He did say his office is actively investigating an incident involving a juvenile over the age of 14 that occurred outside Wamego on Tuesday, June 6th. He stressed it is an active and ongoing investigation and at the conclusion, information will be forwarded to the Pottawatomie County Attorney’s office. Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck responded “…
TOPEKA — A Kansas man is accused in a criminal complaint of looking for a mother and child to enslave for sex. The U.S. attorney’s office says 63-year-old Michael David Mitchell, of Ottawa, told an undercover investigator posing as a woman with a daughter that he would take care of her but that “it won’t be easy on either of you.” He described himself as “a sadist” who enjoys “inflicting pain.” Court documents say he also told them he was willing to pay them. Mitchell was charged Monday with attempted sex trafficking of a child and several other counts after…
Today’s guests on In Focus included Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan along with Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter, Matt Droge with USD 475, and Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry. Logan & Winter: Droge: McHenry:
Local initiatives which target substance abuse will not be receiving as much money as desired from the Special Alcohol Fund in 2018 because of a decline in sales tax collected from liquor and beer. On Tuesday evening, Manhattan City Commissioners heard about more than $800,000 in requests made to the Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee for the upcoming budget. Special Alcohol Fund Advisory Committee chairwoman Gabrielle Thompson said the special alcohol fund is $326,000 behind where it was at this point last year. “When I first saw that we had a lot less money, I thought to myself, “Is this because Fake Patty’s Day was such…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 70-year-old man who said he robbed a Kansas City, Kansas, bank so he could get away from his wife blamed his actions on depression. A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Lawrence John Ripple to probation. Ripple went to the Bank of Labor a block from the Kansas City, Kansas, police headquarters last September and gave a note to a teller saying he had a gun and demanding money. After he was given money, Ripple waited for police. Court records indicate Ripple wrote the robbery note in front of his wife and told her he would…
A German short-haired pointer dog that became a local icon this spring has been transferred to a breed-specific animal shelter. A press release from the City of Manhattan’s Parks and Recreation Department states Buck, a dog that was facing euthanasia after mauling a toddler, was transferred into the shelter late Monday evening. A family adopted Buck from the T. Russell Animal Shelter on April 24 but surrendered him back to the shelter the following day after reportedly biting their 2-year-old daughter twice. “The rescue we are in contact with specializes in working with this breed and can make the best…