Wamego’s City Manager reported strong economic indicators for Pottawatomie County. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page reported the September sales tax numbers for both the City and County showed a 2 percent increase over the same time period a year ago. He went further by analyzing the sales tax numbers over a 5-year period (2010 – 2015). His analysis reflects a 23 percent increase for the City and a 14.9 percent increase for the County for the 5-year period. He said the numbers reflect a strong economic indicator for the area and Pottawatomie County. In other business, Page…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Wamego City Commission approved all the documents for a Bond sale. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the transaction that began 7 months ago, with the resolution of intent to issue infrastructure and improvement financing for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 property. The City issued temporary notes, and it’s now time to convert those notes to permanent financing. By a vote of 3 to 0, they approved an ordinance to authorize the sale of bonds and received 5 bids. The lowest bid came from Commerce Bank in association with Bennington State Bank for a rate of…
At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Reese and Novelly’s Michelle Morton, the prime auditor for the City of Wamego. Morton went over the 2014 audit financial notes and reported no problems. She noted no significant deficiencies, but did make recommendations for the Police Department and the Library. A motion was made to approve the audit as presented and passed by a vote of 3 to 0. Both Commissioner’s Bill Ditto and Robert Morse were absent. In other business, the Commission approved a 1 foot partial utility easement of property owned by Richie Chrest and located at…
Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and U.S.-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for ‘mechanistic studies of DNA repair.’ Lindahl now works in Britain
Federal investigators looking into the ill-fated voyage of a 790-foot freighter that is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic during Hurricane Joaquin will focus on the communications between the captain and the vessel’s owner.
Following a week’s break, the Manhattan City Commission was back in session on Tuesday night. Mayor Karen McCulloh opened the meeting with proclamations, declaring October 4th – 10th both Fire Prevention and 4-H week. Nearly 2,400 people died as a result of home fires, last year. In addition, the mayor also named October National Arts and Humanities Month. As commissioners work to ensure a bright future for residents, the group considered the first reading of an ordinance that would amend the city’s urban area comprehensive plan. Assistant Director of Planning for the city, Eric Cattell presented the first reading to…
On the the first sunny day since historic rainfall flooded parts of South Carolina, residents of Columbia help one another try to salvage what’s left, and search for personal items.
President Obama celebrated the end to negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, Tuesday, during a meeting with business leaders and local government officials. He says the deal, if passed by Congress, would bolster the U.S. economy.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — A press release from the office of United States District Attorney Barry Grissom says former city attorney of Manhattan Bill Raymond is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., today on charges of distributing child pornography. Raymond, 53, now of Andover, is charged with three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in November 2014, February 2015 and May 2015 in Butler and Riley counties. A federal grand jury indicted Raymond on Sept. 30. If convicted, he faces a penalty of…
On 10/05/2015, the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Junction City/Geary County SWAT team executed a search warrant at 527 W. Pine St. after a two month long investigation into the cultivation of marijuana occurring at the residence. The following were arrested: Lawrence Daniel Nielson II, age 46 of Junction City. He was charged with Sale/Cultivation of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana with intent to sell within 1000’ of a school zone, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Mandy Elizabeth Coffey,…