Leon Hobson didn’t have many good things to say about a 2001 Ford pickup the county purchased new before he took the Riley County Public Works helm in 2003. The vehicle in question is not like many half-ton pickups in the county fleet. It houses three fuel tanks and is powered by natural gas. It also takes 12 hours to fuel and has a range of under 200 miles when filled up. “This pickup has not been the best of purchases since we’ve had it,” Hobson said. “It’s been in the shop as much as it’s been out and operational.…
Author: KMAN Staff
A subject that got a lot of attention early this year in Pottawatomie County came up again at Monday’s Commission meeting in Westmoreland. Commission Chair Pat Weixelman tells KMAN plans are being made for Westar’s planned re-routing of a high transmission line, which generated considerable discussion several months ago… Weixelman adds affected property owners will soon be made aware via letters. Although the construction of the new line is necessary to fill a regional need for more reliable electric services, many Pottawatomie County land owners had expressed their distaste for a complete overhaul of the route through dozens of letters to…
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Riley County Police responded to several injury accidents this past weekend. One involved a a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the 300 block of Houston Street Saturday at approximately 6:52 PM. A 2001 Ford Escape, driven by Max Zinowsky, 20, of Manhattan collided with Tim Zinowsky, 31, also of Manhattan. Police say the collision occured when Tim Zinowsky was attempting to guide Max Zinowsky into a parking spot. Tim Zinowsky was transported to Via Christi for left knee pain. Police and emergency crews responded to a report of a one vehicle injury accident near the intersection of South Scenic Drive and Fossil Ridge Drive on…
New Orleans has rebounded in ways few thought possible in the decade since Hurricane Katrina. Reforms are evident everywhere, but not everyone feels a part of the city’s resurgence.
PITTSBURGH (AP)–The Green Bay Packers fear wide receiver Jordy Nelson suffered a torn ACL during Sunday’s preseason game at the Pittsburgh Steelers, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Caplan. Nelson, the former K-State standout was scheduled to have an MRI that will determine the extent of the injury. Coach Mike McCarthy said earlier Sunday he is “looking for good news.” Fullback John Kuhn was also willing to wait for more information on Nelson. “That’s a lot of speculation at this point in time,” Kuhn said. “You have to hear something definitive before you start formulating opinions.” Quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t…
BOSTON (AP)– Mike Moustakas kept fouling off good pitches. He finally saw one he could handle and didn’t miss it. Moustakas’ two-run double capped a wild four-run ninth inning that carried the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The Royals had two runners cut down at the plate in the ninth, one trying for an inside-the-park homer, and collected six hits against Boston closer Junichi Tazawa (2-6). Moustakas capped off a 10-pitch at-bat with his go-ahead hit into the right-center field gap. “A lot of great at-bats that inning,”…
Three Americans are being called heroes for intervening during a possible terrorist attack on board a high-speed Amsterdam-to-Paris train.
Former President Jimmy Carter addresses a large crowd at a church in Plains, Georgia where he discussed his recent absences after being diagnosed with cancer.
South Korea and North Korea were holding their first high-level talks in nearly a year to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed them toward military confrontation.