2016 Bdget The Manhattan City Commission conducted a preliminary review of the 2016 Budget, Tuesday. The budget comes in at just over 138 million dollars, an increase of 4.2 million from 2015. “The large increases are coming from the General Fund at $1.7 million increased from 2015 as well as the Special Revenue Funds,” said Hillary Badger, assistant director of finance for the City of Manhattan. Property taxes have also been increased in the 2016 Budget. “Overall, we’re looking at a proposed mill levy increase of 3.9 mills,” Badger added. General Fund Capital Improvement spending in 2016 is over $900…
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By Kenny Lannou, K-State Athletics Communications As construction continues on schedule for an early August completion of the Vanier Football Complex, K-State Athletics has announced details for the new “Wabash Landing,” a premium group area in the Northwest corner of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The two-tier Wabash Landing will be an attractive opportunity for groups of up to 150 guests to watch the Wildcats. Starting at an estimated cost of $10,000 per game, the Wabash Landing will include 100 game tickets and access to a catered concessions buffet with a variety of premium food items, soft drinks, beer and wine…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications K-State volleyball head coach Suzie Fritz announced Zsofia Gyimes, the 2014 Hungarian Junior Female Player of the Year, will join the Wildcats starting in the 2015 season. Gyimes, who will arrive at K-State as a freshman, was recognized by the Hungarian Volleyball Federation as the country’s top junior female player after she played in the CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship. The 6-3 middle blocker led the team in points (3.2) and kills (2.6) per set throughout the tournament as she had 26 kills and a .512 hitting percentage over three matches. “Zsofia is a…
Manhattan High finished at the top of the Centennial League all-sports standings for the 2014-15 school year. Each year the results are tallied with ten points awarded for the league champion (nine points for second place, etc.) in each individual sport. The Indians led the way with 172.5 total points, while Washburn Rural was second with 160.5 points. Manhattan was first in the boys standings with 95.5 points and second to Washburn Rural in the girls standings with 82.5 points. The Indians won outright or shared a league championship in football, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country,…
A U.S. airman walked into a Wal-Mart Supercenter early Tuesday and opened fire with a handgun, killing one worker and injuring a second before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Joselyn Ramirez swims in a flooded school playground in Houston, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Severe weather in the Houston area overnight caused flooding.
On Monday at approximately 9:45 p.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a report of two stranded canoeists on the Kansas River east of the Belvue Boat Ramp. The two individuals had been attempting to make it back to the Belvue boat ramp but were unable to because of the hazardous conditions of the river. The Sheriff’s Office along with Belvue Fire, Wamego City Fire, Louisville Fire, Wamego EMS, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, St. Mary’s Police Department and Pottawatomie County Emergency Management converged on the area in a rescue effort. The stranded individuals were eventually located by personnel…
The Leonardville man facing child exploitation charges had a status hearing on Tuesday at 1:00 in the afternoon. John Thomas, who reportedly has about 100 sexual exploitation of a child counts against him, was arrested in Arizona. A 2-hour preliminary hearing is set for Thomas on July 10th at 9:00 AM. Judge William Malcolm with the Riley County District Court oversaw this scheduling. Judge Malcolm also set the 3-hour preliminary hearing for Mark Self Jr., the Manhattan man charged with the shooting incident in Aggieville earlier this month will appear in court at 1:00 PM on July 31st. Self was arrested…
– Wamego girls track and field state qualifiers from Regionals (Regional place in parentheses): Allison Seufert in the 800 meters (2nd) and 1600 meters (3rd), Brooke Woodward in the javelin (2nd), Maddie Vontz in the triple jump (4th) and the 4×400 meter (2nd) and 4×800 (3rd) meter relay teams. The girls came in fourth at Regionals as a team. – Wamego boys track and field state qualifiers from Regionals: Chris Willette in the 110 meter high hurdles (3rd) and 300 meter intermediate hurdles (1st), Joey Holley in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles (3rd), Michael Bryan in the shot put (1st)…
On today’s In Focus, Erik talked to Pottawatomie County Commission Chair, Pat Weixelman and Pottawatomie County Sheriff, Greg Riat. He also spoke with Dick Wertzberger with the Guardian Angels and Manhattan Parks and Recreation Community Relations director Angie Sutton. Pottawatomie County-segment 1 Pottawatomie County-segment 2 Dick Wertzberger-segment 1 Angie Sutton-segment 1