Manhattan High’s Tarrah Bammes put pen to paper Tuesday at MHS and signed to play college basketball at Kansas Wesleyan. Bammes was a part of the Indians’ 14-8 season that ended in a substate final loss to Derby. She was a starter as a senior and averaged almost five points per game. Bammes contacted Barton Community College as well, but ultimately felt at home with the Coyotes.
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TOPEKA — The state will increase starting pay for nurses at Osawatomie State Hospital, which is struggling with staffing problems. The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services announced Monday it will increase starting pay from $25.05 an hour to $28.44 an hour. Interim agency director Tim Keck said in a news release a study found starting salary for registered nurses at the hospital was 9 percent below comparable facilities. The hospital currently has more than 20 full-time registered nurses and uses 15 agency registered nurses. Osawatomie lost its federal certification last year over security lapses, including the reported rape of a…
CRESCENT, Okla. — The U.S. Geological Survey says two earthquakes hit central Oklahoma in the overnight hours, but no damage or injuries have been reported. The USGS says a 4.2 magnitude quake struck late Monday in Logan County. The quake was centered 3 miles north-northeast of Crescent, and the USGS says it was felt as far north as Wichita, Kan. A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the same area shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday. The USGS says that temblor had an epicenter 4 miles north of Crescent, or 37 miles north of Oklahoma City. Another smaller quake hit near Enid around 10:30…
“Flat” is the word used by Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen to describe the latest sales tax reports for the city. Sales tax receipt numbers for the City of Manhattan in March show $855,557 — up slightly from March numbers the last two years. For the year-to-date, Manhattan has taken in $2,754,677, which is down .8 percent from this point last year. While the $855,557 collected is more than the $800,000 budgeted, the net budget impact so far this year is down about $1,408.
On Monday night, the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation announced a transforming gift during their Annual Meeting at the Manhattan Conference Center. Jodi Kaus, Board Chair, shared with the nearly 500 attendees that in December, the foundation received more than $6 Million dollars from the estate of Lincoln and Dorothy Deihl, which is the first installment of what will potentially be over $11 Million dollars. Kaus, said “This was a gift that resulted from a relationship the Deihl had with the Community Foundation since 2008.” She added, “The Deihl’s established two funds with the community foundation; a Designated Fund that supported…
In this edition of In Focus, Sunflower CASA Project, Executive Director, Jeannie Herrin and Advocate Supervisor Jennifer Anguiano; Red Cross Representatives, Ron Frank and Katie Ehrlich; and Manhattan Regional Airport Director, Jesse Romo.
Police in Riley County arrested Mouhamadou Wilane, 39, of Leonardville, Kansas on March 28, 2016 at approximately 4:30 PM while near the intersection of Madison Creek Road and Barton Road. He was arrested on the offense of distributing a controlled substance which was listed on a warrant from Riley County District Court. He was given a bond of $8,000.00 for the offense which occurred in December 2014. At the time of this report Wilane was no longer confined at the Riley County Jail. Officers with RCPD arrested Jesse Winkleman, 32, of Junction City, Kansas while at the Riley County…
Prescribed burning is banned Monday night and all-day Tuesday in Riley County. According to the North East Kansas Regional Notification System, high winds forecast by the National Weather Service will cause unstable conditions for conducting a controlled burn.
“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down the K-State sports weekend. The baseball team has a tough time with Oklahoma State as they’re swept at Tointon Family Stadium. K-State now in the midst of a seven game losing streak and will face Omaha and Oral Roberts mid week before a weekend series at Texas Tech. Hear from former K-State football players Tre Walker and Chris Harper as both were in town recently for football camps. The NCAA Tourney is down to the Final Four with plenty of storylines taking shape heading into Houston this weekend. All that and much more on…
Riley County commissioners were briefed on state legislative issues Monday morning. Although Topeka lawmakers are on break until April 27, county counselor Clancy Holeman said there are many initiatives important to the county that will be discussed when session resumes. “Some of the most important things are probably about Senate Bill 280,” Holeman said. Holeman described the bill as a large one that includes several items, including the modifications to the state-imposed property tax lid and delinquent real property tax policy. “This whole 280 — this package of bills — is supposed to go back to conference committee, and it’s…