Junction City Juneteenth & Prairie Heritage, Inc. will host “The Nicodemus Connection to a Vice President,” a presentation and discussion by Angela Bates on Wed., May 20, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library, 320 W. 7th St., Junction City, Kansas. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Refreshments will be served. Contact the Deliliah Hamilton, 785.226.2750 or Margy Stewart, 785.539.5592 for more information. The program is made possible by the Kansas Humanities Council. Before homesteading as free men in the African American settlement of Nicodemus, Kansas, Tom Johnson and John Samuels were…
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The Christopher Lyman jury recessed at 5 p.m. Wednesday and will continue deliberations Thursday morning. ### Updated Noon Wednesday: Defense closing arguments at 1:15 p.m. ### Updated 3:15 p.m. Tuesday: Jury instruction were being presented Tuesday in the Christopher Lyman case, with closing arguments set for Wednesday and the case will then go to the jury. ### Updated 2:30 p.m. The defense in the Christopher Lyman case has rested its case and the judge and attorneys are working on jury instructions and closing arguments. Lyman did not take the stand. ### A Geary County first degree murder/child abuse case…
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education heard a proposal for a soccer program at Monday’s meeting. Dr. Curtis Wolfe presented a proposal put together by a group of parents and students, to start a boys and girls soccer program for the Wamego High School. The proposal covered the rationale behind the need for the teams, the results of a community survey, the programs focus and scope, a proposed development timeline, the personnel requirements and a three-year cost analysis. The cost analysis included community donations that will completely cover the expenses for the first year. The cost to the district for…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Riley County Commissioner, Ben Wilson and County Counselor, Clancy Holeman. Wilson and Holeman-segment 1 Wilson and Holeman-segment 2 Wilson and Holeman-segment 3 Wilson and Holeman-segment 4
The Manhattan Fire Department issued a press release Tuesday morning, indicating details regarding their training session that began that day. The department will be conducting fire scenarios through May 31st. This training will be held at single family dwellings located on Kearney Street. These exercises will give personnel the ability to train in an actual structure in the community to aid them in being proficient in a variety of disciplines associated with firefighting functions and responsibilities. Firefighters will participate in scenarios that will hone their skills on fire attack, search, ventilation, MAYDAY, RIT operations and a variety of other disciplines…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)– Adrian Beltre and the Texas Rangers offense is starting to show some pop. Colby Lewis keeps giving them solid outings on the mound. Beltre homered for the second day in a row, getting the 399th of his career, while newcomer Thomas Field hit his first as the Rangers beat the weary Kansas City Royals 8-2 Monday night. “I’m feeling better,” said Beltre, who has raised his average from .140 to .244 over the past 20 games. “Offensively, everybody is doing better. No doubt that we didn’t want to start as slow as we did, but it’s a…
A major earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday, just weeks after an earthquake left thousands dead. Some buildings collapsed. At least 19 people are dead.
The NFL slapped New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with a four-game suspension because he used deflated footballs last season in the AFC title game against Indianapolis.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators have agreed to move local elections to the fall in odd-numbered years. Representatives from the Senate and House came to a compromise Monday after each chamber passed different versions of the same elections reform bill earlier in the session. Republican Rep. Mark Kahrs of Wichita says the move would boost turnout to between 30 percent and 40 percent more than double the turnout in most recent local elections. The bill also would bar general election candidates from dropping out of the race unless experiencing “severe medical hardship.” Presidential primaries in the state also would be…
By Chris Kutz, K-State Athletics Communications (Photo Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics) K-State’s Shane Conlon and Nate Griep were named the Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period ending May 10, as the Wildcats had two players recognized by the conference for the second straight week. After Tyler Moore and Tyler Wolfe were honored last week, K-State saw its total of conference weekly awards this season grow to eight with the addition of Conlon’s and Griep’s honors. For Conlon, it is his first career weekly honor from the Big 12 while it is Griep’s first…