Mark your calendars for August 17, because after months of political turmoil and budgetary suspense, USD 383 board of education members approved the 2016-2017 budget at Wednesday’s board meeting. A public hearing will be held before the regular meeting on August 17 at 6:20 p.m. Lew Faust, director of business services, made his final presentation to the board where he recommended the board go with the budget as presented. In July, board members had flirted with the idea of keeping the capital outlay mill levy flat thanks to a change in property tax valuation. Faust told board members the mill…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A former U.S. Army private who’d been stationed in Kansas has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison after he admitted stealing the identifies of fellow soldiers. Twenty-four-year-old Todd Newbrough pleaded guilty Tuesday in Topeka, Kansas, to one count of aggravated identity theft. Newbrough also was ordered to pay more than $23,400 in restitution. Authorities say Newbrough admitted he used his Army position to access personal information about fellow soldiers in his unit at Fort Riley, and then used that information to obtain credit cards and credit lines in the soldiers’ names.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A student who was sexually battered in the bathroom of a Wichita high school is suing the principal and school board for negligence. The Wichita Eagle reports that the suit filed in Sedgwick County District Court cites unsafe security practices at Wichita East High School, where the student was assaulted in September. The Eagle and The Associated don’t normally name victims of sex crimes. Twenty-nine-year-old Guy Harris is awaiting sentencing for sexual battery after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor last month. Police have said Harris groped an 18-year-old female student after entering the school and following her…
The Wamego City Commission set the 2017 budget hearing date. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the minutes of the July 25 special meeting, where the Commission approved the rough draft of the 2017 Budget that reflected a mill levy increase of 1.772 mills over last year’s budget. The Budget Hearing date was set for August 9 at six p.m. in City Hall. In other business, Page updated the Commission on the 150th Celebration’s upcoming event. Page said he met with event Chair Barbara Meinhardt, who went over the plans for the Farm, Faith & Family event scheduled for the…
Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 School Board member Curt Herrman and Superintendent Marvin Wade meets with KMAN’s Cathy Dawes: Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Associate Professor Cultural Geography at K-State:
Shiela Huffman, 34, of Manhattan was arrested while in the 2600 block of 60th Ave. on Tuesday August 2 at approximately 2:00 PM. Huffman was arrested on a warrant with the offense of theft which was listed multiple times. This warrant had a bond of $5,000 and at the time of this report she was not confined at the Riley County Jail. Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested 48 year old Tamie Staatz on the offenses of aggravated assault and criminal damage to property on August 2, 2016 at approximately 4:25 PM. This arrest occurred in the 2400…
The Manhattan City Commission approved three requests Tuesday, all having to do with rezoning, annexing and changes to development plans. The first request was to annex and rezone lot 1 of the Blueville Nursery subdivision from County C-4 to C-5, highway service commercial district. As part of the request, the Commission set a public hearing for September sixth in regards to Blueville’s petition to create a Transportation Development District. Meade Lumber also received approval to rezone a 1.5 acre tract of land located 2815 Amherst Avenue. Finally, the Commission approved ordinance changes Tuesday to the Briarview Office Park. The changes…
(updated 5:33 a.m. Wednesday) Riley County: County Commission District 2 Rodriguez wins over incumbent Boyd. (21 of 21 precincts reporting) Robert Boyd – 758 votes / 42% Marvin Rodriguez – 1,058 votes / 58% Pottawatomie County: Sheriff Incumbent Riat defeats Costlow. (30 of 30 precincts reporting) Greg Riat – 3,439 votes / 78% Daniel Costlow – 946 votes / 22% County Commission District 2 (8 of 8 precincts reporting) Incumbent Weixelman wins over Wethington. Dennis “Pat” Weixelman – 790 votes / 54% Dana Wethington – 680 votes / 46% County Commission District 3 The challenger Altenhofen defeats incumbent Hartwich. (17 of 17 precincts reporting)…
A former army private who was stationed at Fort Riley pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for stealing his fellow soldiers’ identities. According to a statement from U.S. attorney Tom Beall, 24-year old Todd M. Newbrough will pay $23,400 in restitution. Newbrough pleaded guilty to one county of aggravated identity theft. In his plea, Newbrough admitted he accessed personal information about soldiers in his unit at Fort Riley. The records he accessed included leave and earnings statements and other documents which contain information like social security numbers. Newbrough used this information to obtain credit cards…
A 1st Infantry Division Soldier died July 30 at the Salina Regional Health Center in Salina. A news release from Fort Riley Tuesday indicates Pfc. Luis Ortiz, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Inf. Div., lost consciousness while running June 27 in Junction City, Kansas, and was subsequently hospitalized. Ortiz joined the Army in June 2015 and arrived at Fort Riley in January. He was 24 years old. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal. He had not deployed.