U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan made a couple quick stops at area businesses Monday, prior to his return to Washington D.C. Florence Manufacturing and Ultra-ICE in Manhattan had a visit Moran was impressed with what he saw–with ICE seeing some changes recently, with UIltra showing the acquisition by a British company of part of the facility. ICE specializes in the design, manufacturing, qualifications, and testing of aerospace electronics. Senator Moran says things are definitely different this session, with nine new Republican Senators, the largest increase by either party since 1980. His hope and belief is this is a Senate that’s going…
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Riley County’s USD 378 Superintendent Brad Starnes is resigning. In a letter to Board members Monday,Starnes says he reached the decision “after thoughtful and prayerful consideration.” The resignation would take effect at the end of his present contract June 30th of this year. Starnes goes on to say that since 2000 he has had the pleasure of serving in what he considers the state’s greatest school district, adding his passion for Riley County runs deep. He also says the trust that has been established over time has been relinquished and without it he cannot adequately lead this district–and his hope…
Two New York City police officers were shot while responding to a robbery in the Bronx on Monday evening. Both were hospitalized with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening. Police are searching for two suspects.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says its “disrespectful to the families” for police officers to turn their backs at recent funerals of murdered NYPD officers. Authorities also commented on the arrest of a man in the murder of his hedge fund father.
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Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has arrived for the start of jury selection in his federal death penalty trial. Potential jurors stared intently at Tsarnaev as he entered court.
The White House on Monday waded into a controversy over revelations that the House’s No. 3 Republican spoke to a white supremacist group 12 years ago, saying who the GOP has in leadership “says a lot about who they are.”
The Ogden man who entered a plea last month in connection with a robbery case appeared in Riley County District Court Monday morning for his sentencing. Timothy Holmes appeared in Judge David Stutzman’s courtroom. The plea Holmes entered in early December involved two charges-aggravated robbery and intimidation of a victim. Judge Stutzman sentenced Holmes to 60 months, or five years, with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The Riley County Commission conducted their first public building commission (PBC) meeting, in order to vote on the proposed bylaws. The board previously approved the implementation of a PBC, however they left the bylaws out originally. The bylaws are not required by state mandate, but were written in order to ease some of the concerns local residents had with the formation of a PBC. County Counselor, Clancy Holeman presented the bylaws, which the board approved unanimously. ——— Inmate medical services were another major topic of discussion during the county commission’s meeting. Four options involving the 2015 services were presented by…
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Tom Gilbert, K-State Athletics Communications Jack Parr, a two-time All-American and one of just 10 players to have his jersey honored by the school, passed away on Sunday at the age of 78 at home in Lindsborg, Kan. A 6-foot-9, 212-pound center from Richmond, Va., Parr played three seasons for Naismith and College Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Fred “Tex” Winter from 1955-58. He helped the Wildcats to a 54-21 (.720) record during his playing career, which included a trip to the 1958 Final Four and Big Seven Conference titles in 1956 and…