Manhattan High School has been named to The Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High School list for the eighth consecutive year. Only nine Kansas high schools made the High School Challenge List: Sumner Academy of Arts and Science index 3.471 Blue Valley index 2.638 Blue Valley North index 2.577 Blue Valley Southwest index 2.251 Shawnee Mission East index 2.167 Blue Valley West index 2.066 Blue Valley Northwest index 1.702 Manhattan index 1.636 Shawnee Mission South …
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“Deja vu” is the way Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen describes the latest sales tax numbers released Tuesday. The April sales tax receipts indicate $838,056 collected in Manhattan, compared to $845,877 last year at this same time. However the April figures are still above the same time frame two years prior to that. $779,560 was collected in April of 2013 and $806,747 in 2014. The negative budget impact for the month is $17,887, and $81,576 less for the total budget so far this year.
WICHITA — A government report shows the Kansas winter wheat crop is maturing at a faster rate than usual. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 23 percent of the state’s wheat crop was already headed. That is ahead of the 15 percent that would be average for this time of year. It also rates wheat condition as 2 percent very poor, 9 percent poor and 36 percent fair. About 48 percent is rated as good and 5 percent as excellent. The agency also reported corn planting in the state is now at 43 percent, ahead of the 27 percent which…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Officials have removed aircraft from a Kansas military base to prevent them from being damaged during expected heavy storms. McConnell Air Force Base spokesman Colby Hardin says the aircraft are being sent to Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, and Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, is forecasting severe storms with the possibility of tornadoes and large hail Tuesday, including in the Wichita area. McConnell is about 9 mile southeast of Wichita. The aircraft and support personnel will return when conditions are safe. The air base is open…
In this edition of In Focus, Cathy Dawes is joined by Pottawatomie County Public Works Director, Peter Clark. In addition, Jared Tremblay stops by to discuss Bike Month activities in Manhattan.
Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Susan Rodriguez, 26, of Manhattan on April 25, 2016 at approximately 5:55 PM. Rodriguez was arrested while in the 1400 block of Houston Street on the offense of failure to appear listed on a warrant that originated in Geary County, Kansas. This warrant had a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of this report she was confined at the Riley County Jail.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Albert Pujols hit two homers and Mike Trout added another, powering the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Garrett Richards (1-3) pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of his first win of the season, while the Angels’ struggling offense awoke with a three-run first inning followed by homers from its two biggest stars. Pujols connected on solo shots in the third and fifth innings against Ian Kennedy (2-2). The homers were the 564th and 565th of Pujols’ career, moving him out of a tie with Reggie Jackson…
“Wildcat Insider” on KMAN breaks down a busy K-State sports weekend. The baseball team wins another Big 12 series, this time over Baylor by taking the rubber match on Sunday. The Purple and White Spring game was held at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Plus K-State men’s basketball missing out on a solid recruit to Indiana so the Wildcats will be looking to fill an open scholarship. All that and much more on “Wildcat Insider” on KMAN. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1-Spring-game-recap.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2-Interviews-w-Scott-Frantz-and-Alex-Delton.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-Baseball-wins-Baylor-series.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/4-McSwain-picks-IU-over-KSU.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/5-QBs-and-Interview-w-Joe-Hubener.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/6-Defense-and-Interview-w-Dante-Barnett.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/7-De-Facto-depth-chart-for-FB.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/8-Final-Segment-of-WI.mp3
The Riley County Public Works building will be powered down Thursday. Public Works Director Leon Hobson told county commissioners Monday morning the department is set to install a new standby power equipment and generator will provide back-up power for various county entities. “Power is being shut off to allow the contractor an opportunity to install the necessary equipment and ultimately the generator in order to connect it to the system,” Hobson told the board. “This project will allow the Public Works facility, the Noxious Weed facilities and the aTa Bus facility to maintain phone and computer services during a power outrage.…
The 170th installment of the Landon Lecture Series took place Monday morning with vice chairman and chief scientific officer of global research and development for PepsiCo, Dr. Mehmood Khan. Hailing from the Big Apple, Dr. Khan arrived to Manhattan just in time to experience his first tornado warning, and thanked K-State for the warm welcome. During his speech, Khan didn’t necessarily touch on working for a global food leader. Rather, he underscored the misconseption most have about his job at PepsiCo. He told his audience his job isn’t necessarily focused on making their iconic beverages, rather it’s about the guiding the choices the cooperation…