TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas school efficiency commission has recommended studying ways that districts can share administrative operations. The study recommended Friday by the K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission comes as the issue of consolidation has become an issue in the governor’s race. Gov. Brownback has accused Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis of nominating a pro-consolidation appointee to the commission. Davis and appointee John Vratil insist that’s not true. In recommending the study, commissioners took off the table a proposal to realign district geographical boundaries. The commissioners also decided that offering districts incentives to combine or cooperate would be…
Author: KMAN Staff
It’s Friday. Reaction to K-State’s loss to Auburn. Bold Predictions from the gang. Royals start a huge series tonight with Detroit. Kevin Lockett starts hour 2. Snyder believes Auburn was stealing offensive calls. You Can’t Be Serious wraps up the week. Hour 1 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1-KSU-vs-auburn.mp3 Reactions to the Auburn loss https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2-Positives.mp3 Positives from last night game https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/3-Bold-Predictions1.mp3 Bold Predictions Hour 2 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4-ksu.mp3 Coach Snyder believes Auburn was stealing offensive signals https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5-Kevin-Lockett.mp3 Kevin Lockett interview https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6-big-12-royals.mp3 Weekend Big 12 games/ Royals/ Chiefs https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/7-ycbs2.mp3 You Can’t Be Serious
Riley County Police arrested two people on probation violation warrants Thursday afternoon. Stephanie Bryan, 22, of Wamego was taken into custody on a probation violation warrant issued by the Riley County District Court stemming from original charge of making false information. Her bond was set at $10,000. And Timothy Holmes, 43, of Ogden’s probation violation stems from an original charge of battery. His bond was set at $20,000. ### The Riley County Police Department will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol Friday. Officers involved in the Saturation Patrol will be looking for signs of impaired driving and other traffic violations. Motorists who show signs of alcohol…
Unemployment figures in Manhattan are down as of August, dropping 1 percent from August of last year. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, Kansas labor force estimates rest at 4.7 percent for August of 2014, as compared to 5.7 percent from August 2013. This is also down compared to July of 2014, as the rate sat at 5.1 percent. Surrounding Riley County shows a decrease in unemployment as well. August’s rate is a .7 percent drop from August of 2013, now at 4.3 percent. Clay County’s August rate is 3.7 percent unemployment, almost a full percentile down from 4.6 percent…
A volcano is erupting on the island of Java, in Indonesia. Authorities there are preparing to evacuate thousands of people.
Scottish voters turned out in record numbers Thursday to deliver a vote to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he will follow through on promises to grant the Scots greater autonomy.
Coming into Thursday night’s game with fifth-ranked Auburn, the 20th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats were confident they would be able to move the ball down the field against what could be at times a suspect Tiger defense. At the same time, Auburn, the defending Southeastern Conference Champions who came within an eyelash of their second National title in the last four years last season were known as an athletic, explosive squad that the Wildcats defense would be challenged to contain. As it turned out, Football games aren’t scripted and this game didn’t go according to the plot. In what turned out…
“Exciting” was the word used by Jerry McReynolds, Chair of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, in describing the state Department of Agriculture’s new facility in Manhattan, with a ribbon cutting held Thursday. McReynolds told the variety of dignitaries attending the event the new building and what it stands for is a “game changer for Kansas agriculture,” adding “It is a big deal.” Also participating in the ceremony was Governor Sam Brownback, who talked about the family environment in the Manhattan area–from Bill Snyder Family Stadium to the State Department of Agriculture and the many other agriculture agencies based in…
“There have been no mortgages over a million dollars in the past two months”. This statement was said by Register of Deeds, Debbie Regester during Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Despite this concerning topic, she said there were four mortgages filed this month that totaled nearly two million dollars all together. Regester reported that this year’s August numbers are down from 2013 August figures, however they have made up part of the gap from July. In July, it was reported the county was $47,000 down from July of 2013, and in August-that deficit was only at $12,000. ——————– Three bids…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President, Lyle Butler.