The Wamego City Commission reviewed the Kansas Sampler Festival results. At Tuesday’s meeting, the Kansas Sampler Festival committee, Michele Crisler, Bunny McCloud, and Betsy Riblett, informed the Commission the net profit from the two-year festival was over $34,000. Crisler said the Festival had a very positive effect on both Wamego and Kansas. She said because it was such a picturesque event, she asked for approval to put together a commemorative photo album, wanting to print 25 copies, with some going to the Library and City offices, and selling the remainder. Since the profit from the Festival belongs to the…
Author: KMAN Staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)– Jarrod Dyson hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Dyson scored later in the inning on Alcides Escobar’s single to put the Royals up 3-0, and they won for the 11th time in 14 games. Wade Davis (6-1) struck out Andrew McCutchen swinging to end the eighth with two Pirates on base to pick up the victory. Greg Holland survived a shaky ninth, allowing a run on four hits and a walk, but struck out Gregory Polanco with…
Manhattan city commissioners passed a measure Tuesday night that will issue industrial revenue bonds for Manko Window Systems, Inc., for two new additions to its existing building. The bonds totals $7.75 million and passed 5-0. Industrial revenue bonds are tax-exempt loans issued by state or local governments to finance a private company’s expansion, construction or acquisition of manufacturing facilities and equipment. Manko, which began with just two employees in 1989, employs 250 in Manhattan alone and has expanded operations to Aurora, Colo., and Des Moines, Iowa. Manko also received industrial revenue bonds in 2002 and 2005 before it built its…
In accordance with Executive Order 10-12, Governor Sam Brownback on Tuesday ordered flags in Kansas to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down through Saturday, July 25, 2015. Flags in Kansas may be ordered to half-staff again on the date of the funeral for Navy Petty Officer Randall Smith if that occurs after July 25. Smith has family ties to Kansas. The Governor also expressed his condolences to the families of the five military members killed during a July 16 attack on military recruiting stations. “These five men served their nation as members of the U.S. Marine Corps and…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Mayor Karen McColloh and City Manager Ron Fehr.
U.S. President Barack Obama faced a convention of veterans as concerns run high about Iran, veterans’ care and a shooting rampage against U.S. Marines.
From: Pizza Hut owner Rose Pritchard After almost 55 years, the Aggieville Pizza Hut will be closing at the end of July along with the neighboring bar, The Goose. All of the other Pizza Huts in Manhattan and the surrounding areas remain open for business – and all employees of the Aggievillelocation have been offered jobs at the other restaurants. “This was the toughest decision I’ve had to make in my life,” remarked co-founder Bernie Butler, “but we finally had to acknowledge that the financial side of the business outweighed the history of the place. Over the last couple of decades, the way people…
If you frequently use dating apps or websites, you may want to think twice before ‘swiping right’. K-State police are warning of reports of an online dating scam. The department says that the scam involves someone posing as a K-State student stuck in a foreign country, in need of money. The scammer has used an altered student identification card in an attempt to validate his or her story. Campus police encourage students and community members to be cautious when establishing online relationships, and to use common sense when being asked to give or accept money from unknown or suspicious persons.…
Officers with the Riley County Police Department served an arrest warrant for extradition on Monday, while at the Riley County Police Department. Trevor Clements, 28, of Junction City, was arrested on this warrant originating in Payne County, Oklahoma. At the time of this report Clements remained confined at the Riley County Jail. ### Police are investigating a theft that occurred in the 1300 block of Laramie Street, in Manhattan between July 16th and July 20th. RCPD found that Burger King had become the victim of this theft, when a deposit bag containing approximately $1,400.00 in US currency went missing. The…