Live music, speakers and art filled the Manhattan Town Center Monday for the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Along with speeches and music, there were also booths representing various non-profit organizations offer volunteer opportunities. Lynda Bachelor, one of the coordinators of the celebration and a soon-to-be-retired administrator at the Staley School of Leadership Studies at K-State, said serving others was a big part of Dr. King’s message. “It was,” Bachelor said. “It’s about a beloved community coming together — all kinds of people coming together — to serve side by side.” Bachelor was also in the mall…
Author: KMAN Staff
British lawmakers debated banning Donald Trump from entering the country after he called for a temporary ban on Muslims into the U.S. While more than 500,000 people signed a petition leading to the debate, it won’t result in a vote.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama performed double duty on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. At a DC elementary school, they stuffed bags with books for needy children.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A new study shows Kansas’ high sales taxes on groceries have people crossing state lines to shop, particularly residents living in border counties. The trend hurts low-income families, rural grocery stores and local governments. Wichita State University’s Kansas Public Finance Center analyzed the latest available food sales data and estimated that Kansas lost $345.6 million in food sales in 2013. The data does not include last year’s sales tax hike that boosted Kansas’ food sales tax to one of the highest in the nation. The state’s largest county, Johnson County, suffered the biggest losses with an estimated…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The state will begin accepting applications this week for the energy assistance program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says it will start accepting applications Tuesday for its annual Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help qualifying households pay winter heating bills. The agency says the primary groups assisted are people with disabilities, older adults and families with children. The Wichita Eagle reports that income eligibility requirements are 130 percent of the federal poverty level. Applicants also have to be responsible for direct payment of their heating bills to qualify. The agency says in a release…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: C. Clyde Jones Vice President and Development Officer and Beverly Olson Executive Director with Shepherd’s Crossing Kansas Farm Bureau Board member Glenn Brunkow of Pottawatomie County on recent national meeting Catherine Hedge, Vice President of Manhattan/Riley County League of Women Voters
Turning up the temperature, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled repeatedly in Sunday’s presidential debate over who’s tougher on gun control and Wall Street and who’s got a better vision for the future of health care in America.
A group of Americans imprisoned by Iran have begun their journey home as family and friends await their arrival following delicate diplomatic negotiations.
The City of Leonardville has gone on a boil water advisory Sunday evening. The City water supply has experienced a loss of pressure in the water system due to a water main break. Leonardville City Clerk Deandra Anderson announced the advisory shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday.
Manhattan only had 9 wrestlers competing in Newton and took 4th place as a team. We had 6 placers, Mason Wallace 1st, Jalin Harper 2nd, Devin Norris 3rd, Eldon Picou 4th, Bubba Wilson 6th and Blake Wewer 7th. Team Scores 1. Garden City High School 202.5 2. Ark City 162.5 3. Wichita Northwest High School 140.5 4. Manhattan High School 129.0 5. Andover High School 115.5 6. Norton High School 111.5 7. Andover Central 111.0 8. Derby High School 106.0 9. Hutchinson Salthawks 98.0 10. Mill Valley High School 94.5 11. Gardner Edgerton High School 90.5 12. Maize High School…