A proposed elementary school in southwest Pottawatomie County is causing Pottawatomie County commissioners to consider major improvements to Harvest Road, to the tune of about three million dollars. Chuck Bartlett of Alfred Benesch Consulting made a presentation to commissioners regarding a one mile stretch of the road from Excel to Lake Elbo Road. Traffic is expected to increase from 80 vehicles a day to as many as 915 vehicles per hour during peak hours by 2030. Bartlett also talked about other aspects of the project, such as 100 foot right of way for the project. Bartlett added a 10 foot wide multi-use…
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On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Primary Care Doctor with the Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State Univesrity, Susan Nelson. She also spoke with Chair of the Cattle Baron’s Ball auction committee, Amy Reed and Chair of the food and beverage committee, Carrie Farrell. For the third segment, Assistant Director of Planning with the City of Manhattan, Eric Cattell; Senior Planner, Lance Evans and Pottawatomie County Planner, John Keller shared details on the Manhattan Area 2035 Comprehensive Plan. Lastly, on Flint Hills Focus, Cathy talked to Gwyn and Josh Hoy of the Flying W Ranch, and Flint Hills Discovery Center Director, Fred Goss.
Jubilant German fans gathered in Berlin celebrated as Germany beat Argentina to win its fourth World Cup title on Sunday evening.
A car that collided with a Greyhound bus on an Indiana highway Sunday, killing the car’s driver and injuring 19 people on the bus, had just been stolen and was headed in the wrong direction, authorities said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.(AP) — Despite being only two games above .500 and facing a 6.5-game deficit against first-place Detroit, the Kansas City Royals believe they have their rivals right where they want them. Judging by recent history, maybe they do. A five-run seventh inning keyed by Omar Infante’s two-run single and an RBI double from Eric Hosmer enabled the Royals to avoid a demoralizing four-game sweep against the Tigers on Sunday. It also brought to mind the league-best 33-20 mark they logged last season after stumbling into the All-Star break on a five-game losing streak. “We’re eight games better than…
Conductor Lorin Maazel, led New York Philharmonic and other orchestras, dies at age 84
In a game filled with missed opportunities, substitute Mario Gotze controlled a cross with his chest, poked it past the goalkeeper, and won the 2014 World Cup for Germany with a 113th-minute goal. The final score line: Germany 1, Argentina 0 in extra time.
On Sunday night members of the community gathered for a dinner to support a local research effort at Kansas State University. The Kaw Valley Rodeo Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign started off with a spaghetti dinner held at the First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. The event was held to help raise funds and awareness for the Johnson Cancer Research Center on the K-State Manhattan main campus. Center Director Rob Dennell explained the dinner is just the start of the longer campaign in conjunction with the rodeo, and provides a great synergy to promote the campaign to fight cancer. Dennell says the center…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rick Porcello has an AL-leading 12 wins and a 3.39 ERA for the first-place Detroit Tigers. His manager believes that’s good enough for the right-hander to be on the All-Star team. However, Porcello, who has a family fishing trip planned for the All-Star break, hasn’t been picked for the team yet. “I think he clearly is an All-Star,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said after Porcello pitched seven strong innings in Detroit’s 5-1 victory over Kansas City on Saturday. “He’s got 12 wins, An ERA in the low 3s. There’s going to be snubs every year at…
Injured Palestinians were rushed to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Saturday, as Israel widened its range of Gaza bombings and announced it would hit northern Gaza “with great force” to prevent rocket attacks from there on Israel.