In this final segment of our Leader Lowdown series, Cathy Dawes features Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent Darrel Stufflebeam, who was a witness in a double murder case in Iowa at the age of 11. Darrel Stufflebeam
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Two Kansas Department of Corrections inmates serving time on Geary County convictions have apparently been passed over for parole. Keith Brown’s earliest possible release date is now set for October of 2021. Brown, 56, was convicted in Geary county in 1991 on charges of aggravated burglary, rape,and aggravated robbery. He most recently has been held at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Alex Mackey, 56, has been serving time on a 1983 theft charge in Geary County, although he has more serious convictions of aggravated robbery and burglary and drug-related counts in Sedgwick, Finney, and Atchison Counties. Mackey, who is currently…
A Manhattan man already facing charges in connection with an aggravated robbery and kidnapping, now faces an additional charge.Kaywaun Washington, 25, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department for the offense of motion to revoke probation which was listed on a warrant from Riley County. The bond associated with this warrant was listed as $5,000.00. Washington also faces charges in connection with an aggravated kidnapping and robbery case reported in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place in Manhattan a week ago Wednesday. His bond was set at $150,000 in connection with that case. ### Riley County Police arrested…
An Olathe man charged with involuntary manslaughter in Riley County has waived his preliminary hearing that was to have been held Thursday. Gregory Melvin Haug Jr.’s arraignment is now set for October 27th. Haug’s charges also include possession of opiates and/or narcotics, conspiracy, and obstruction of the legal process. The charges stem from the November 20th death of K-State student Jordan Forbit, who was found dead in a vehicle in a K-State residence hall parking lot. An affidavit indicates an autopsy revealed Forbit died of morphine intoxication, commonly referred to as a heroin overdose. Syringes and other items found at the scene were…
(Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics Communications) MANHATTAN, Kan. – Wayne McClain, a former aide to head coach Bruce Weber at Illinois and Kansas State, passed away on Wednesday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois after an illness. He was 59. An ultra-successful high school coach, McClain came to K-State in October 2012 as director of student-athlete development after spending 11 years at Illinois (2002-12), including the last nine with Weber. Although he spent just one season at K-State before returning to the prep ranks, he made it a memorable one as he helped the Wildcats to a 27-8 overall…
FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 25 K-State volleyball team extended its conference winning streak to four matches—its longest since 2008—as both the Wildcat offense and defense powered a 3-0 win over TCU (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) on Wednesday in the University Recreation Center. The Wildcats (17-2, 4-1 Big 12) hit .307, its highest in a Big 12 match this season, and were led offensively and defensively by middle blockers Natali Jones and Katie Reininger. The pair both hit over .500, with Jones registering her eight kills on a .583 clip while Reininger had six kills with a .556 attack percentage.…
A new military unit is activating in the Manhattan area. On Sunday the Kansas National Guard is gaining a new brigade operating out of the National Guard armory on 721 Levee Boulevard. The 130th Field Artillery is standing up with over 400 Kansas National Guard members to begin missions providing command and control to subordinate artillery units. The unit will be under the command of Colonel John W. Rueger .
Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland and catcher Salvador Perez celebrate after defeating against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 4 of the American League baseball championship series Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals advance to the World Series.
A plane carrying a healthcare worker, who tested positive for Ebola, departs Love Field for Atlanta where the worker will be treated at Emory hospital, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. Amber Joy Vinson, the second health care worker to be diagnosed with Ebola in Texas, was one of the nurses who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, who died at the Dallas hospital last week of the Ebola virus.
By refinancing general obligation bonds, the Manhattan Ogden USD 383 is expected to save $478,000. Director of Business Services, Lew Faust and Greg Vahrenberg with Piper Jaffrey presented this discussion. This item was approved unanimously during Wednesday evening’s school board meeting. ——————- Two other items were approved during the meeting: the Frank Bergman re-roof architectural design and the payroll coordinator position. As far as the payroll coordinator discussion, Faust explained this position would involve the same level job as the original coordinator. The two would ideally work as a team to assist with payroll functions for the 1,600 school district…