ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Johnny Giavotella drove in three runs with his first homer of the season, Mike Trout and Carlos Perez had two-run singles, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 Tuesday night. Jered Weaver (3-0) allowed four runs and nine hits over six innings and struck out four. The Angels scored one more run than they totaled in the right-hander’s first three starts this season. Edinson Volquez (3-1) gave up eight runs and 12 hits in in five innings. The right-hander, facing the Angels for the first time since 2007, was coming off a 4-0…
Author: KMAN Staff
Riley County counselor Clancy Holeman said the county has complied with a Kansas Open Meetings Act complaint from a Manhattan citizen. The Riley County Board of County Commissioners and the Geary County Board of County Commissioners were recently found to be in violation of KOMA by the Kansas Attorney General. Both commissions were found to be in violation of KOMA after a joint meeting held in executive session with notice in 2012. The makeup of the Riley County commission then was current Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh, Dave Lewis and Alvan D. Johnson. Neither serve on the commission now. The Geary…
TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have again refused to audit the Department of Children and Families to determine if the agency discriminates against same-sex couples in adoption or foster care cases. The Legislative Post Audit Committee on Tuesday voted 5-4 along party lines not to approve the audit. Rep. Jim Ward, a Democrat from Wichita, sought the audit after several same-sex couple alleged last year that the agency had discriminated against them. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Wednesday’s vote came after DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore issued a statement denying the discrimination allegations. She says the agency has no policies or documents related to same-sex…
The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade in Fort Riley will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at 10 a.m. for the newly completed Gray Eagle hangar. The state-of-the-art facility houses the unmanned aircraft operated by the “Phoenix” company, a virtual training simulator and the Ground Control Station where operators can control the Gray Eagles throughout the recently expanded air corridor between Fort Riley and the Smoky Hill gunnery complex near Salina. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will feature remarks from Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley commanding general, and Col. John Cyrulik, commander of the 1st CAB. Following the ceremony, guests will have the opportunity to take…
Wamego High School Principal Tim Winter is one of four final candidates for Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent position. USD 320 authorities announced Winter as a candidate Tuesday. Winter has been principal at Wamego High School for 6 years. Prior to that he served as a principal at Blue Valley High/Middle School in USD 384. A Candidate Meet & Greet was rescheduled to 5:00-6:00 p.m. Monday in the library at Wamego High School. Current Superintendent Denise O’Dea resigned her position last month–and will be taking over as Superintendent of Washington County Schools’ USD 108. Day’s resignation is effective June 30th. She has served nearly five…
The Kansas Department of Transportation is hosting a public open house to review recommendations for the improvement of the K-99 corridor from I-70 north to the Kansas River Bridge in Wamego in Wabaunsee County on Tuesday, May 3rd. The public is invited to drop by the open house-style meeting anytime between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. that evening at the Wamego Area Senior Citizens Center at 501 Ash Street in Wamego. KDOT and consultant staff will be on hand to answer questions about the project. There will be no formal presentations. The K-99 Corridor received strong regional support during KDOT’s local…
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 …
“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…