The Wamego City Commission has approved several board appointments. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page said Bruce Butler agreed to be reappointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals for another 3-year term, which expires in February 2019. Page announced that Roxanne Linnebur applied for the Housing Authority Board. Both appointments were approved unanimously. In his City Manager report: – Page said the Power Plant catalyst and calibration certification passed last Wednesday. He added that everything is running fine and the project should be finalized next week. – Reminded the Commission of the Chamber of Commerce Annual meeting on Saturday,…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Wamego City Commission will be participating in several local events. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reminded the Commission they have participated in the Diamonds and Denim Fundraiser for several years by both sponsoring and donating. The Committee requested the same participation as last year, which was a $1,000 donation and several pool passes. Diamonds and Denim is a Wamego Hospital Foundation event, and all the proceeds go to support equipment purchases for the Hospital. In addition, the Commission agreed to repeat their participation in the Columbian Theatre’s Summer Theatre Academy in the amount of $2,400. Page said…
In order to comply with federal Real ID Act standards, Fort Riley will require additional identification for visitors with an Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico or Washington driver’s license, starting March 1. People from these five states visiting the installation will need to provide an alternate form of identification for unescorted access. Acceptable forms of ID include a U.S. passport, permanent resident card / Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form 1-551), foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp or visa, or an employment authorization document that contains a photograph (Form I-766). Visitors with a valid Department of Defense-issued ID card are…
A preliminary hearing has been set for a 38-year-old Manhattan man facing several charges following a January sixth search in Wamego. Brian Duzan’s preliminary hearing will be January 28th in Pottawatomie County District Court. Duzan was taken into custody after a nine hour search January sixth, with police finding him in the ceiling at All American Garage Doors and Windows at 503 Lincoln, where the burglary occurred. His charges include aggravated burglary, possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor theft charges. In other Pottawatomie County court activity Tuesday, Gerald Holley II, 53, of Wamego was bound over after a preliminary hearing on…
On today’s In Focus – Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member Leah Fliter and Asst. Supt. Eric Reid; along with Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram.
Daniel Bigley, 20, of Manhattan was arrested on January 19, 2016 at approximately 9:00 AM as a result of a search warrant executed in the 2100 block of Sloan Street. Bigley was arrested on the offenses of distributing certain hallucinogenic, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a drug transaction, possession of hallucinogenic drug, and use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. He was given a bond of $11,000.00 and at the time of this report was confined at the Riley County Jail. Also arrested as part of this drug investigation was Arturo Green Jr., 29, and Joseph…
Slick roads caused several accidents across the state, but closer to home the Kansas Highway Patrol reports an injury accident in Wabaunsee county on I-70 early Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on I-70 eastbound just east of the Riley/Wabaunsee county line. KHP indicates Latricia Rudman, 51, of Missouri was driving a 2001 Toyota 4Runner when she lost control and the vehicle went into the south ditch, up an embankment, and rolled one time, coming to rest on its wheels. Rudman and two passengers including Kinae Gibson, 22, and two month old baby Amilia Gibson, both from Arkansas, were all taken…
The cold didn’t bother City Commissioners, as they gathered for their weekly meeting on Tuesday night. Three items made the general agenda for the week with the primary focus being Fieldhouse Development’s request for the rezoning of four residential areas in Manhattan. The development group has hopes of constructing new apartments on several recently razed lots. Assistant Director for Planning, Eric Cattell outlined the Fieldhouse proposal that would see a Single-Family Residential District with Traditional Neighborhood Overlay rezoned to a Multiple-Family Residential District with Multi-Family Redevelopment Overlay District. The particular discussion is in regards to plans to construct apartments of…
The White House expressed confidence Tuesday following the announcement that the Supreme Court would take up a case challenging President Obama’s executive order on immigration which provides protections to children of illegal immigrants.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is among officials named in lawsuits filed over the handling of the Flint water crisis.