The 2014 annual report and 2015 strategic vision plans highlighted Monday evening’s Riley County Board of Health meeting. This is the second year the board of health has been in place for the county and these meetings are conducted three times every year. County Health Department Director, Brenda Nickel was the primary facilitator for the meeting, which was held in the county commission room. Nickel shared details about the public health advisory council, which has recently added some new members. The department’s annual report was presented by Nickel, but the individual program leaders within the department shared their own 2014…
Author: KMAN Staff
Authorities say there is “no credible threat” associated with the Mall of America after the release of a video purportedly made by al-Qaida-linked rebels that urges Muslims to attack shopping malls.
A man photographs the frozen Schuylkill River, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, in Philadelphia.
The Pottawatomie County Commissioners have finally received a preferred route for the new transmission line from Westar Energy. During their weekly meeting on Monday, Feb. 23, the commission read a letter from the company about the project, which will replace the current line from the Jeffrey Energy Center. The issue had been a topic of public concern for property owners in the area due to the possibility of a new route crossing into private land. “I’m happy to say the map that they gave us mirrors the route they’re taking now,” said Commission Chairman Pat Weixelman. In the letter, Westar Energy…
An area leader has been selected to serve with the Presidential Leadership Scholars program, described as a unique leadership development initiative that draws upon the resources of the presidential centers of Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush. Traci Scott is the Regional Liaison Officer with the United States Army in Junction City. 60 scholars have been invited to participate in the program’s inaugural class. These diverse leaders, selected from over 900 applicants, were chosen because of their desire and capacity to take their leadership strengths to a higher level in order to…
Area intergovernmental leaders have some common concerns when it comes to the state legislature, and bills being considered in Topeka. Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Supt. Bob Shannon says the local district has real worries about possible impacts to its budget with proposed cut-backs. Shannon adds there’s still a lot of uncertainty, including the framework of a possible block grant system. The amount of what would go into such block grants is also not known. As a result, Shannon says the district has an advisory committee meeting weekly to look at possible cut-backs. He and School Board President Leah Fliter also made…
2014 real estate market trends have been calculated, and Riley County Appraisal Analyst, Allen Todd presented the numbers to county commissioners during their Monday meeting. One of the questions Todd gets asked quite frequently is “how many sales were there in the county?” Todd said the number of residential sales went up about 3%. As much as people want to know this number, Todd said there are other figures his department looks at that are much more significant. One is the average sale price of a home. 2014’s average sale price was $194,600, which is up from the previous year’s…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Manhattan Emergency Shelter Executive Director, Emily Wagner; K-State Global Campus Conference Program Coordinator, Kathryn Harth; Director of the Huck Boyd Institute at K-State, Ron Wilson; Riley County Emergency Management Coordinator, Laurie Harrison and Fort Riley’s Chief of Plans and Protection Office, Ward Phillips. Emily Wagner-segment 1 Ron Wilson-segment 1 Harrison and Phillips-segment 1 Harrison and Phillips-segment 2
A robbery was reported in the area of the 1600 block of Osage Street in Manhattan Sunday at approximately 2:00 AM. Officers were completing the report at the time of this report so information was limited and will be included in Tuesday’s police activity post. Suspect information was limited to a black sedan occupied by 4 males with dark complexion. Injuries reported were minor and there were no weapons involved. ### A 21-year-old Manhattan man faces a burglary charge following his arrest early Saturday morning. Riley County police arrested Christopher Futrell, in connection with the case, involving Ryan Platt, 35, of Manhattan when…
Spring enrollment at Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus is at an all-time high, and the diversity of the campus’s student body continues to grow. For spring 2015, the Manhattan campus enrollment is 20,038, up from 19,969 in spring 2014. The increase includes more undergraduates, more multicultural students and more international students. Pat Bosco, vice president for student life and dean of students, credits the Manhattan campus enrollment increase to university programs targeting retention, diversity and student success, as well as dedicated faculty and staff. “These successes would not have been possible without a team effort, including our outstanding faculty, academic…