Article by Wayne Kruse, Chairperson, Orchestra on the Oregon Trail Steering Committee Orchestra on the Oregon Trail, the all-day event scheduled for September 6 at Alcove Spring Historic Park six miles south of Marysville, find themselves using the word “and” in conversations about the inaugural event. “And there’s this and there’s that,” explained Barb Buck, Hanover, who is coordinating the nearly two hundred volunteers for the event. “As I’ve been talking to the volunteers to make sure they are aware of all that’s planned for the day, I find myself using ‘and’ as I add on to the…
Author: KMAN Staff
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes speaks with Manhattan Mayor Karen McCulloh and City Manager Ron Fehr:
Preliminary enrollment numbers have been released for the 2015-2016 school year at Manhattan/Ogden USD 383. Grades K-12 reported an increase of 108 students compared to last year, bringing the first day’s attendance to a total of 6,118. USD 383 Assistant Superintendent, Eric Reid says the school board is expecting changes to these numbers, as there are transfer students to process in the following weeks. Official enrollment statistics will be released later on September 20th, and these current numbers do not include other services of USD 383, such as the Flint Hills Job Corps, virtual school and preschool.
A Manhattan woman faces a high bond following her arrest late Monday morning. Juree Burgett, 56, was taken into custody while in the 2000 block of Shirley Lane in Manhattan at approximately 11:35 AM on a warrant for failure to fulfill diversion agreement. Burgett’s bond was set at $27,000. ### Riley County Police report Monday afternoon at about 4:45 PM officers arrested Elizabeth Havens, 29, of Manhattan on a warrant for probation violation while in the 100 block of N. 4th Street in Manhattan. The original offenses on the warrant were listed as conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and endangering a child…
Pottawatomie County Commissioners have approved the 2016 budget. “It was a long process,” said Pat Weixelman, commission chairman. The budget does include a slight mill levy increase. “It was only about a .7 of a mill it went it, but we hate to do that,” said Weixelman. While growth in the west part of the county has made it difficult to keep the levy flat, weixelman says Pottawatomie County is still in great shape compared to the rest of the state.
An airplane with 54 people on board that crashed in the mountains of eastern Indonesia was carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash for poor families to help offset a spike in fuel prices, an official said Monday.
Police and emergency crews cordoned off streets in central Bangkok on Monday as an investigation started into the cause of a large explosion. 18 people were reported killed with dozens more injured.
Convicted sex offender, John Thomas, 48, was sentenced for three counts of sexual exploitation of a child Monday in Riley County District Court. Before his sentencing, Thomas gave an emotional apology in court to his family and the family of the victim. The victim’s mother stood and presented a statement in return, mentioning Thomas “deserved life” for his numerous crimes against her child. Thomas was sentenced to 68 months in prison for Count 1, 32 months for Count 2 and 32 months for Count 3 of his convicted offenses with counts one and two to be served consecutively and the third concurrent. That…
Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board members heard high praise from CPA Carol McCullough, with Reese & Novelly at their Monday meeting. She described RCPD as professional and going the extra mile to be sure they have everything they need during the audit process. McCullough adds there was only one adjustment to a re-classification–but that changed nothing with the basic audit, which she described as “excellent” and “great.” No action was required on tha matter, although there was some discussion about accrued hours allowed for employees, following the audit discussion. Board Member Karen McCulloh brought up that concern Monday, during…
More information has been released regarding an incident involving lost rafters, handled by several area emergency agencies early Monday morning. According to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department, at about 4:25 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Riley County Police Department that two subjects on a raft may be lost somewhere on the Kansas River between Manhattan and Wamego. A concerned relative had called police to report she was unable to get ahold of family members that had been rafting on the Kansas River earlier. It is believed they had left the Linear Trail Park boat ramp area…