The Wamego City Commission swore in a newly elected commissioner at Tuesday’s meeting. City Attorney Jake Pugh administered the oath of office to newly elected Commissioner Tom Beem. Beem filled the unexpired term of Commissioner Larry Fechter, and ran for the position in the last election. The Commission continued the commission reorganization by electing Cliff Baughman as Mayor, and Dr. Bill Ditto as Mayor Pro Tem. In other business, Architect Bruce McMillan and his team presented project specifications for the Columbian Theatre’s exterior maintenance, which included cost estimates. McMillan’s specifications spell out the continuing deterioration of all four sides…
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On Tuesday the Federal district court officially brought charges on one of the suspects in the alleged Fort Riley bombing plot. Alexander Blair was formally charged with conspiracy to assist John T. Booker jr. in an attack on Fort Riley. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office released information which gives more details on the allegations Blair faces in the upcoming trial. The document released late Tuesday states that in March of last year Blair gave Booker jr. money to store explosives to be used in the attack, and other charges related to the foiled attack. These formal charges advances the U.S.…
The first reading of an ordinance for a project near the intersection of Claflin Road and Hylton Heights Road received approval from the Manhattan city commission on Tuesday night during their regular legislative session in city hall. The ordinance would rezone the proposed Noor Residence PUD from single family to a mixed-use planned development. This is the second time the commission considered the ordinance as initial concerns on issues such as parking sent the proposal back to the planning committee. Developers have dropped plans for a coffee shop within the proposed building, and have outlined the transitional living residence placed…
Outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey leaves the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after President Barack Obama’s announced he would nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as the next Joint Chiefs chairman, succeeding Dempsey.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Uber says it has been shut down in Kansas. It put a note to that effect on its app for Kansas users Tuesday after the state Senate voted to override Governor Sam Brownback’s veto of new rules on ride-booking companies. The measure makes drivers get more insurance and a KBI background check. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A committee of Kansas lawmakers has advanced a property tax increase to help fill the state’s budget hole. The senators have voted to raise taxes for most homeowners by $46 a year. But they have tabled a proposal for higher alcohol and…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee enters a stage in Hope, Ark., before announcing his entry in the race for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Huckabee pitched himself Tuesday as the best GOP candidate to take on Democratic favorite Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education held a special meeting to further study the District’s facility needs. At Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Denise O’Dea opened the meeting with a review of the Facilities Brainstorming Information compiled by the administrators and school department heads in October 2013. Bowman, Bowman and Novick Architects (BBN), and their associates were present for the round-table discussions. BBN’s Brent Bowman said his team toured all the facilities after the preliminary study and found all the facilities are maxed out not only in classroom space, but overall infrastructure (gyms/auditoriums/office). Board member Mark Bettencourt started the discussions stating…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke briefly with Riley County Emergency Management Director, Pat Collins. She also was joined by Manhattan Mayor, Karen McCulloh and City Manager, Ron Fehr. Collins and City Commission-segment 1 City Commission-segment 2 City Commission-segment 3 City Commission-segment 4
Records were broken, cars were swept away, and homes were evacuated during Monday’s substantial rainfall. KMAN spoke with Riley County Emergency Management Director, Pat Collins about the flash flooding. Pat Collins interview
The last time Manhattan received the amount of rainfall in such a short time frame as the city got Monday night was 1908. That’s according to Manhattan Public Works director Rob Ott, who provides details about problem spots..