After Eric Cantor’s stunning defeat in the Virginia Republican Primary this week, Tea Party activists are now setting their sights on another GOP incumbent Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrived in San Antonio overnight for the next step of his re-integration process.
Today on “The Game” Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher visit Tex Winter in Manhattan. Jamall Charles not at OTA’s today. Shane Sieben talks Junction City Brigade. Full Throttle and You Can’t Be Serious.
An Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Justin R. Helton, of Beaver, Ohio, as from left, United States Army Under Secretary Brad R. Carson, Army Vice Chief of Staff John F. Campbell, U.S. Army Lt. Col. David P. Diamond and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. David Lance salute, upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Thursday, June 12, 2014. The Department of Defense announced the death of Helton who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Demonstrators push over a police car during a protest demanding better public services and against the money spent on the World Cup soccer tournament in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, June, 12, 2014.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Chief of the Behavioral Health Dept. at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Lt. Col. Dr. Peter Marlin, as well as Flint Hills Christian School Administrator, Tim McDonald and Manhattan Catholic Schools Principal, Scott Hulshoff.
Kansas State University’s College of Education and Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 have partnered on the implementation of a Department of Defense Education Activity grant. The grant awarded for $1,739,045, is through the Promoting Student Achievement at Schools Impacted by Military Force Structure Changes Competitive Grant Program. This partnership was conducted in order to provide a STEM Summer Institute on the K-State campus. This month, the institute will host over 300 5th-9th grade students, 24 school district faculty and staff members, 28 KSU pre-service students, and staff to participate in learning activities. Some of the new courses offered for this summer include:…
“It’s going to be a tough budget year. We have some tough decisions we’ll have to make”, commented Riley County Commissioner, Dave Lewis, as 2015 budget requests continued during Thursday’s commission meeting. Most county department heads monitor several funds within their budgets. A few of these department heads shared their budget requests throughout the meeting, including Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek; County Clerk, Rich Vargo and Public Works Director, Leon Hobson. For the 2015 proposed budget, Hobson asked for $3,042,000. This is for contractual, commodities and capitol, and does not include personnel. This would be a $156,000 increase from…
UPDATE at 4:00: MFD Deputy Chief, Ryan Almes has reported that the gas leak has been stopped, and the nearby businesses have been re-opened. UPDATE at 3:30: Manhattan Fire Department officials confirmed that a one inch gas line is involved. All entrances to the nearby businesses have been blocked off. Cathy confirmed there is a distinct smell of gas in the area. ———————————— Manhattan area residents and shoppers are being advised to avoid the Hobby Lobby area in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard due to what is being called “a large gas leak” by Riley…
Gary Skrdlant, vice president of American Institute of Baking International, will be retiring after 3 decades with the company. AIB International serves food processing, distribution, food service, and retail industries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Manhattan. Skrdlant was a key player in creating AIB’s regional offices in Leatherhead, United Kingdom; Shanghai, China; and Queretaro, Mexico. He lead negotiations that resulted in AIB acquiring a food safety inspection company in China. Skrdlant also served in multiple finance-related positions in the company.