Ella Casey now serves as the Assistant Zoo Director after working the last four years as the Zoo’s Marketing/Development Officer. In this new capacity, Casey will continue to oversee the Zoo’s marketing and development efforts, while taking a more significant role in the institution’s daily operations. “This promotion speaks not only to Ella’s tremendous contributions but also to our efforts to strive for excellence,” said Scott Shoemaker, Zoo Director. “In this new position, Ella will be integral as we pursue a major renovation of our Asian Trail, a new master plan, and our continued work to meet modern Zoological…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County Noxious Weed Director Dennis Peterson told county commissioners Thursday morning that summer rains have kept his crews busy. “Almost all of our roads have been mowed for the second time,” he said. “Some of roads have been mowed for a third time and with all the rain this summer, many of the roads will need to be mowed a fourth time, which is one more time than normal.” Peterson reported to commissioners that the Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded the county $7,000 for state road upkeep — though it might not be enough to cover them. “The…
Guests were Lori Bishop, Executive Director Flint Hills Volunteer Center; Volunteer Coordinator Celeste Snyder: Also on In Focus were Manhattan Regional Airport Director Jesse Romo, Assistant Director Brandon Keazer; Marisol Romo, Membership Manager for Girl Scouts, Service Unit Manager Shelley Carver:
By Tom Gilbert, K-State Athletics Communications Kansas State will renew one of its oldest rivalries with a matchup against Missouri in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Thursday. The contest will be the first of a semifinal doubleheader on Monday, November 23 at Kansas City’s Sprint Center, as K-State and Missouri will tip off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU followed by North Carolina and Northwestern at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The winners will meet up in the championship game, which is set for 9…
July sales tax receipts in Manhattan were down some when compared to July of last year. $895,315 was collected this July compared to approximately $905,241 in July of 2014. The amount is still more than what the city budgeted for, which was $830,000 and is a 3.6 percent increase over the total of taxes collected for the year, compared to mid-2014. Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen says local retail sales continue to match pace or exceed last year’s numbers, especially within the City’s redevelopment district. Hayen mentions the City’s one-cent sales tax continues to be over 3% higher than last year at…
A 19-year-old Manhattan man was arrested on two warrants Wednesday. Brayan Strom was arrested in the 600 block of S. 8th Street on two warrants for failure to appear, stemming from the original offenses of motion to revoke parole for the the possession of marijuana and distribution of the drug. Strom’s bond was set at $12,000.00 and he remains confined in the Riley County Jail. ### 31-year-old Glenn Brown, of Manhattan was arrested on two warrants in the 400 block of Fremont Street in Manhattan early Thursday morning. These warrants had original offenses of driving with a suspended license and…
It was a packed house in Manhattan City Hall on Wednesday night. Neighbor helped neighbor gather extra chairs in what quickly turned into a standing room only meeting. The goal of the evening was to inform the public of the Wildcat Creek Watershed Resiliency Project and its advancement to the final round in the National Disaster Resilience Competition, sponsored by the department of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The competition provides nearly $1 billion in grant funds to assist communities that have declared a major natural disaster between 2011 and 2013. The county is seeking $40 million to aid…
Today on In Focus, we heard from USD 383 Superintendent Bob Shannon and the new Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid. Joining them was school board member Dave Colburn. In the latter half of the program Cathy was joined by Pat Bosco, K-State’s Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students.
Dignitaries joined more than 40,000 people at a ceremony on Thursday at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, as Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Ten Republican presidential candidates will take the stage in Cleveland on Thursday for the first GOP debate of the 2016 presidential campaign.