The Wamego City Commission heard several annual reports. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Recreation Commission Director Kristin Jones and Advisory Board Chair Joe Steele. Jones reported that 2014 was a good year, and went over the attendance numbers for the different programs. According to Jones, the programs offered by Wamego’s Recreation Department encompass all age groups, and were well attended. Housing Authority Property Manager, Joni Chrest reported 100 percent occupancy, with 11 on the waiting list. Chrest said they have ongoing renovations, with 10 completed last fall and 8 scheduled for this year. She said renovations…
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Riley County Police issued a press release Wednesday morning regarding a search warrant that was executed at 717 Riley Lane here in Manhattan, on Tuesday morning, in reference to a series of recent motor vehicles thefts and burglaries. At the conclusion of the search warrant, Jeremy Spaur (30) and Nicole Holt (20), who both reside at the residence, were placed under arrest for numerous property and drug offenses. Spaur’s was arrested for 22 different charges, including eight counts of motor vehicle theft, seven counts of burglary, and three counts of criminal damage to property. Holt was arrested on 13 different offenses. …
Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to the 30th anniversary gala of EMILY’s List on Tuesday night. She didn’t mention the controversy involving her use of a personal email account while she was Secretary of State.
President Barack Obama says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t offer any “viable alternatives” to the nuclear negotiations with Iran during his speech to Congress.
On Tuesday night the Manhattan city commission wound up for a longer night of tackling issues within the community. Some good news came from the Flint Hills Discovery Center foundation as the commission approved an anonymous donation to the facility of $750,000. According to Bruce Snead the donation is the first of its kind, and he hopes it heralds others following in its wake. The donation will be given over a five year period, and Snead says it shows the added value the Flint Hills Discovery center brings to the community and the greater Flint Hills region. A new…
Haley Texada scored 22 points in her final regular season home game and Kansas State overcame a 13-point second half deficit as the Wildcats wrapped up the 2014-15 slate with a 59-55 win over West Virginia in Women’s Basketball action Tuesday night at Bramlage Coliseum. Texada along with Ashia Woods and Heidi Brown were honored on Senior Night which became that much more special after the second half rally which resulted in the program’s first win over West Virginia in six tries. After the first five minutes of the game were even, the Mountaineers went on a 12-0 tear to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) School districts suing Kansas over education funding are telling the state Supreme Court that they want a lower court to still handle their lawsuit. Four districts on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject the state’s request that the high court handle the lawsuit instead of a three-judge Shawnee County District Court panel. The districts sued the state in 2010. The lower-court panel ruled in December that the state isn’t adequately funding schools. The state asked the panel in January to reconsider. The districts filed their own request to block legislators from tampering with additional aid to…
A U.S. Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department according to law enforcement officials familiar with the report.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Netanyahu is using the address to warn against trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listen.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan City Manager, Ron Fehr and City Commissioner, John Matta. Fehr and Matta-segment 1 Fehr and Matta-segment 2 Fehr and Matta-segment 3 Fehr and Matta-segment 4