With the construction of a new Genesis Health Club coming to Manhattan, the company’s CEO and attorney were both present at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting asking for a sales tax exemption on $6 million of material costs. Attorney at Law Korb Maxwell led commissioners in the discussion. Total costs for the new health club are estimated at $12 million. Maxwell says the new facility will be approximately twice the size of the current one on the west end of Manhattan on Anderson Avenue. The sales tax exemption on the $6 million was approved by commissioners. The new health club is expected…
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According to a recent press release from Via Christi Heath, Via Christi in Manhattan and Wamego Health Center provided more than four million dollars in community benefit in fiscal year 2016. The company’s total community benefit was nearly $78 million across its nine Kansas hospitals. Manhattan and Wamego combined donated nearly one million dollars in charity care and nearly three million dollars in unpaid costs of Medicaid services. Some other examples of local charity from the hospitals include the Flint Hills Community Clinic and Manhattan’s free weekly car seat checks.
TOPEKA — A civil rights advisory panel says a Kansas law requiring people to show photo ID at the polls and provide proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote may discriminate against minorities. It also urges the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to investigate whether the Kansas law violates federal voting laws. The Kansas City Star first reported on the draft report from the Kansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. The Safe and Fair Elections Act passed in 2011 has been championed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach as a way to prevent voter fraud. Kobach calls…
TOPEKA — Kansas legislative committees are preparing to debate raising income taxes and other budget-balancing moves. The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee expected to vote Tuesday on a plan from the chamber’s GOP leaders for boosting personal income taxes. The bill would eliminate an income tax exemption for more than 330,000 farmers and business owners and increase rates for all income taxpayers to raise $660 million over two years. The Senate Ways and Means Committee planned to discuss spending issues. It was reviewing accounting moves and other steps proposed by Brownback that include scaling back state contributions to public employee pensions.…
Tuesday’s guests on In Focus were Manhattan Mayor Usha Reddi and City Manager Ron Fehr.
On Monday’s In Focus, Andrew Shores sat down with Tresa Landis and Mary Stamey from the Manhattan chapter of the American Association of University Women. The AAUW is hosting an International Women’s Day celebration on March 8 in Manhattan.
Austen Doyal, 23, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 100 block of Courthouse Plz. on February 6, 2017 at approximately 10:20 AM. Doyal was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, and a Manhattan Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear. Doyal’s total bond was set at $12,000.00. Doyal was not confined at the time of this report.
A Junction City woman has been arrested in connection with a Sunday evening altercation in Junction City that sent a Junction City man to the hospital. According to a news release from Junction City Police late Monday afternoon, police were dispatched at approximately 7:33 PM to the 700 block of W. 6th St. in reference to a subject that was bleeding. Upon arrival Ama Horton,34, was located and found to have multiple stab wounds. Horton was interviewed and a suspect was identified. Horton was transported to the Geary Community Hospital by ambulance where he was treated and released. Officers responded to…
Dean Wade scored 20 points for a second consecutive meeting with rival Kansas, but it was not enough to lift his team to its second win in a row over a Top-5 opponent. Kansas State let an early lead fade away in a 74-71 loss to the No. 3 Jayhawks Monday night. “We had some opportunities,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “We played hard and we out-rebounded them. We just rushed too many things.” K-State, coming off a win at Baylor 48 hours prior, led by as many as 12 in the early going. The Wildcats were hitting outside shots…
EMPORIA — The BNSF Railway Company has announced plans to invest $125 million in Kansas this year to improve its railways in the state. The Emporia Gazette reports the investment is part of the company’s $3.4 billion capital expenditure plan in 2017. Burlington Northern Santa Fe plans to expand a Kansas City, Kansas, auto facility and track maintenance work. The plan includes new rail ties and replacement of track portions between Wellington and Kansas City, and Emporia to Garden City. BNSF Railway Public Affairs Director Andy Williams says the maintenance on the section from Emporia to Newton will start later in…