Riley County Commissioner, Dave Lewis has released a statement regarding the amount of encouragement he has received to run for commissioner as a write-in candidate in November: “I am proud to have served Riley County as our First District Commissioner for the last 4 years. I embraced this role as an opportunity to help lead our community into its promising future. It’s been an honor to serve on many boards and attend numerous meetings of great importance to our residents. Following the August 5th primary election, I have been approached by countless friends, neighbors, associates, and acquaintances encouraging me to run as…
Author: KMAN Staff
Final enrollment numbers for local public schools are in. Manhattan Ogden USD 383 reported they are up 91 elementary students and 46 high school students from last year. The total for their district is 6,991 students. This figure includes virtual students and pre-schoolers. Blue Valley/Randoloph’s USD 384 is up three students to a total head count of 200. Riley County USD 378 reported their final enrollment figure for K-12 was 674 students. Rock Creek USD 323 reported they had a total of 948, which is 44 higher than last year. September 20th is usually the official count date, but since that…
An unusual pursuit is being reported by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday evening at about 8:00 pm a deputy from the Geary County Sheriff’s Department stopped to assist what appeared to be a disabled motorist on I-70 at mile marker 305. Contact was made with a female subject, who began showing signs of an asthma attack and the deputy called for EMS to respond. The subject was placed in the patrol car in an attempt to calm her down and await medical treatment. The suspect jumped into the driver’s seat and departed the area leaving the deputy standing…
Following their 20-14 loss to Auburn on Thursday night, Kansas State fell a few spots in both polls but remain ranked at number 25. The Wildcats are one point behind #24 Oklahoma State in the AP Poll and 25 points behind #24 East Carolina in the Coaches Poll. Kansas State (2-1, 1-0) returns to action on Saturday when they host Texas-El Paso at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — Each win moves the Royals one step closer to the end of their long playoff drought, and Sunday was a big one. Nori Aoki hit a two-run triple, and Kansas City beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 to avoid a sweep in the weekend series between the AL Central’s top teams. “Today’s game shows that we’re not going away,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “They have that feeling. They had that feeling this morning that they knew this was going to be a big game. They had a lot of confidence in themselves when they hit the…
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When Alex Smith threw his third touchdown pass to seal the Kansas City Chiefs’ first victory, he sprinted to the end zone to join the celebration, then raised two fingers to signal his teammates to line up for a 2-point conversion attempt. With the offense finally rolling, the Chiefs were eager to pour it on. Smith shook off five sacks, backup Knile Davis ran for a career-high 132 yards, and the injury-plagued Chiefs earned some pain relief by beating the Miami Dolphins 34-15 on Sunday. “Momentum’s a funny thing,” Smith said. “It’s hard to put…
The number of refugees seeking shelter in Turkey from the Islamic State group’s advance across northeastern Syria has hit 100,000, Turkey said Sunday as clashes broke out on the border between Turkish security guards and Kurds.
Amid heightened security, Pope Francis called for moderate Muslims and religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists who “pervert” religion to justify violence, as he visited Albania and called it a model for interfaith harmony.
(Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics) By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Behind career-highs in kills and blocks by redshirt senior Chelsea Keating, the K-State volleyball team wrapped up its nonconference schedule with its 11th-straight victory, a 3-1 win over Youngstown State (18-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-17) on Saturday in Cliff Keen Arena. Keating had 13 kills and eight blocks, along with 11 digs to also tie another career-high, to help lead the Wildcats (13-1) to a first-place finish at the Michigan Invitational, the third in-season tournament championship for K-State this season. Keating was one of four Wildcats…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — A rarely-used backup infielder who never even got into the game made the play of the day for the Detroit Tigers. From the dugout, Hernan Perez spotted that a Kansas City runner failed to tag up. That set off a wild sequence Saturday that resulted in an out instead of the go-ahead score — plus a lot of discussion — as Detroit beat the Royals 3-2 to boost its AL Central lead. Winning pitcher Max Scherzer said he’d reward the 23-year-old Perez, who spent most the year in the minors and has only three at-bats this…