The K-State Federal Credit Union will have a brand new location by next year. Director of Marketing and Business Development Angie Reed tells KMAN the credit union’s ground-breaking at 601 McCall Road signified a new chapter in the K-State Federal Credit Union’s history. Reed says anybody who lives, works, worships or goes to school in Riley, Geary, and Pottawatomie Counties can now be a member of the Credit Union, whereas you used to have to be part of the university. For 70 years the K-State Federal Credit union has been a part of the Manhattan area community–and the new new…
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He was arrested for a DUI and Criminal Damage to property Wednesday evening, but shortly after posting bail a Manhattan man became the victim of a vehicle burglary. 22-year-old Trace Hart says his vehicle was entered while parked at 3313 Valleydale Drive in Manhattan – resulting in the theft of a handgun. Prior to the incident, Hart was taken into custody and held on an $8,000.00 bond before being released. On May 5, 2016 at approximately 9:00AM Nicholas Horvath (20) of 2215 College Avenue Apt C209 reported an aggravated burglary to his residence. Horvath reported that while he was asleep…
The Wamego City Commission approved proposals on several projects. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced the amendment to the security project proposal for architect services from Architect Bruce McMillan. Page reviewed the proposal for the pre-qualification fee structure, which involved additional cost to the original proposal. McMillan said all the contractors are pre-qualified, which adds a level of security for the staff by having contractors that are qualified to work with the type of security products of this project. The Commission unanimously approved the amendment to the original agreement adding the cost of $8,000 to the contract. In…
*Courtesy of K-State Sports Information* WICHITA, Kan. – Freshman Logan Wiley struck out a career-high 10 in five innings, helping K-State fan its most in a game since 2013 with 15, as the Wildcats trumped Wichita State, 5-2, on Wednesday at Eck Stadium to win their third game in a row. The Wildcats (23-23), taking the season series against the Shockers (16-29) for the third time in the last four years, held Wichita State to 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Wiley and a group of four relievers used the 15 punchouts – against one walk – as well as…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Daniel Murphy finished a triple shy of the cycle, slumping slugger Bryce Harper also went deep and the Washington Nationals routed the floundering Kansas City Royals 13-2 on Wednesday. Murphy and Clint Robinson drove in three runs apiece, and just about everyone else in a gray jersey did something at the plate to help the Nationals post one of their best offensive performances in years. Stephen Strasburg merely had to show up to push his career-best start to 5-0. The big righty wound up allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out…
The talk of change seems to be growing louder in Manhattan, and now the message has finally become clear to the USD 383 Board of Education. For the second straight meeting, the board has been addressed about the mascot issue during the public comment section. Joe Sanders, a local parent, had three minutes to make his case to the school board. According to Sanders, students who live under the pressure of stereotypes under-perform. Sanders passed out a transcript of his speech to the board, and included cited works. Sanders said he is happy with the education his children are receiving,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former police officer for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, is accused of sexually abusing two girls in Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports 38-year-old Sean Acree of Mission, Kansas, was arrested Monday and was being held in the Johnson County jail on $250,000 bond. He is charged with five felony counts, including aggravated indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties. A Veterans Affairs spokesman says Acree had been a training sergeant for the VA police but resigned last month. He made his first court appearance on Tuesday and is scheduled…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Saline County and a former interim director of the Saline County Health Department have reached a $75,000 settlement over a sexual discrimination claim. The Salina Journal reports the county said Tuesday that it denied liability associated with the claim, and that it would allow its insurance company to resolve the matter to avoid further litigation costs. Suzette Brotton filed a claim against the Salina Human Relations Commission after it chose Bronson Farmer to direct the health department in 2014. Brotton claimed that she was not chosen because she is a woman. Farmer was chosen despite having previously…
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a woman and a boy have died in a crash on Interstate 35 in northeast Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as 28-year-old April Brown and 9-year-old Jeremiah Persinger. Both were from Kansas City, Missouri. The patrol says the crash happened Tuesday night when Brown lost control of the car she was driving north of Ottawa in Franklin County. The crash report says Brown’s car then crossed the median, where it was broadsided by another car. Another passenger in Brown’s car and the other driver were transported to hospitals.
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A fledgling medical school program in Salina is moving to a downtown location. The Salina Journal reports that the Salina Regional Health Foundation has entered into a contract to purchase a former bank building. The University of Kansas Medical School campus in Salina has been housed in a building at the Salina Regional Health Center since opening in July 2011. Plans call for a $6.5 million capital campaign to renovate, furnish and equip the new space and create a maintenance endowment. Currently, eight students are accepted each year into the program. The new building will be much…