Riley County commissioners certified canvass results from Tuesday’s cities and schools general election and approved nearly 8,000 ballots Monday morning. County Clerk Rich Vargo told commissioners there were 151 provisional ballots with 117 accepted. Vargo said those not counted were rejected due to lack of voter registration or lack of an I.D. “That’s pretty standard for provisional ballots,” he said. Vargo said an attractive feature of the provisional ballot process is that if a ballot is rejected, the prospective voter becomes registered for the next election. The accepted provisional ballots will be counted and final results will be official when…
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Manhattan Regional Airport officials are worried about proposed federal subsidies for Salina Regional Airport. According to Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo, Salina is asking the U.S. Department of Transportation for a federal subsidy to fly 50-seat regional jets to Chicago through SkyWest Airlines. The subsidized one-way ticket price would be $88. In comparison, the average one-way ticket price to fly to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Manhattan was $176 last month. Romo, who spoke with KMAN Monday following a meeting with MHK’s Airport Advisory Board, said the federal Essential Air Service program was never intended to compete with free…
TOPEKA — Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss announced today the Supreme Court has reappointed Judge Meryl D. Wilson to a two-year term as chief judge of the 21st Judicial District, effective January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. Wilson has served as district judge in the 21st Judicial District since April 1997 and chief judge since 2012. He presides over cases in Clay and Riley counties. “We are glad that Judge Wilson agreed to serve another two years as chief judge, providing continuity in capable leadership in the 21st Judicial District,” said Nuss. “Our dedicated staff and judges continue to successfully manage…
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 1800 block of Fair Ln. in Manhattan on November 11, 2017 at approximately 12:38 PM. Officers listed C&S Auto of Manhattan as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took a 2011 White Chevrolet Cruze from the victim. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $8,500.00. The vehicle was later recovered. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 300 block of Colorado St. in Manhattan on November 12, 2017 at approximately 11:20 AM. Officers listed Maria Bourk, 52, of Leawood, and Tamara Weeda, 52, of…
Today’s guests on In Focus were Assistant Clinical Professor at Kansas State University Dr. Marjory Artzer, Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes, and Riley County Senior Service Center Meal Coordinator Margaret Abbott. n focus
Forcing four turnovers and holding West Virginia scoreless in the second half seems like a pretty good recipe for success. But scoring points, it turns out, is also important to winning football games. Kansas State did not do enough of the latter in a 28-23 loss to the No. 23 Mountaineers Saturday afternoon. “The defense kept getting the ball back, but the offense couldn’t get it in the end zone,” Bill Snyder said. “We had great field position all day. It just didn’t happen.” The K-State defense held WVU scoreless to five punts and zero points in the second half.…
Kansas State opened the basketball season in dominant fashion Friday night, routing American University 83-45 at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats are tasked with replacing a lot of productivity from a year ago, but early returns were positive as K-State received solid contributions from its large host of newcomers. “There were a lot of positives,” head coach Bruce Weber said. “We had a vision of what we wanted in the game, and they did it. We had good energy.” It was a veteran, junior forward Dean Wade, who had the best night. He scored 17 points with 15 coming in the…
TOPEKA — The leader of the Kansas Senate says the state Supreme Court timed a recent decision on school finance to help Democrats elect a governor. Republican Susan Wagle on Friday denounced the court’s October ruling that found the state’s school funding formula is unconstitutional. The justices ordered the Legislature to show how it plans to respond by April 30. Wagle says the justices want to elect a Democratic governor in order to have more Democrats appointed to the court. The Wichita Eagle reports Wagle also says Kansas is headed toward a constitutional crisis over education funding. She suggested considering…
The latest cost of living index complied by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association says Manhattan tied for the third most expensive city to live in the state out of the eight cities that participated. Topeka had the highest cost of living with an index score of 96, followed by Dodge City at 95.3. Manhattan tied with Wichita for third at 92.4. Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Vice President John Pagan said Lawrence did not participate. Broken down into specific areas, Manhattan had the fourth highest cost of living index for groceries, second highest for housing, seventh for utilities, fifth for…
Today’s edition of In Focus included discussion on the Greater Manhattan project in association with the Area Chamber of Commerce, with chairs Vern Henricks and Dennis Mullin, and also with Current Chamber Board Chair Jim Gordon. K-State Associate Dean of Agriculture Ernie Minton and Kansas Senator Jerry Moran also appeared. Henricks, Mullin, & Gordon: Minton: Moran: