A ship carrying Chinese workers leaves Vung Ang port, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam Monday, May 19, 2014. Watched over by riot police, hundreds of Chinese workers left Vietnam on Monday on ships chartered by their government after deadly unrest broke out last week amid a dispute over sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.
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After lengthy public comment at last month’s Riley County law board meeting, there was absolutely no public coment this time around. However, Law Board member Dave Lewis mentioned continuing concerns he’s hearing from members of the public about problems at Pillsbury Crossing. Just last week Assistant Riley County Police Director John Doehling alerted Riley County Commissioners to the issue, and Lewis said he continues to hear from residents in that area. RCPD Captain Kurt Moldrup updated the board on the latest activity by law enforcement at the popular party spotm, admitting there’s been an “unusual increase” out there. He says there’s…
A request was made by Riley County Health Department Director, Brenda Nickel regarding a “Health Department Culture of Quality Agency Professional Development” training opportunity, during Monday’s county commission meeting. Nickel began by sharing some of the past employment trends within the department, including the turnover rate. Currently there are 38 staff members employed at the department. The training sessions are designed to help program managers through workshops for quality improvement training. As far as costs for the training, Nickel calculated the total cost to be just over $8,000 for all of the staff members. Commissioners raised several concerns with the…
Former Rock Creek standout and now Oklahoma sophomore Liz Herrs uncorked the top javelin throw in the country this season, and set a meet record at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 189 feet, five inches on Friday in Lubbock, Texas. Herrs bested her Sooner teammate Avione Allgood by just four inches on her final throw of the day to claim the league title. Herrs has qualified for the NCAA national meet in Eugene, OR from June 11th thru the 14th. In 2012, Herrs became the Rock Creek girl to win a Kansas Relays title and also claimed a 3A state…
Two people were injured in a Geary county accident on I-70 Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports Grace Doering, 82, and Paul Doering, 87, both of Overland Park were taken to Geary Community Hospital following the accident, reported at 11:35 a.m. Saturday on milemarker 298 in Junction City. KHP indicates a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Grace Doering was westbound on I-70 when it went off the roadway into the median and drove over the embankment. The vehicle landed on the intersecting roadway of “E” Street under the bridge. Both Doerings were wearing seatbelts.
Junction City Police are reporting a drug-related arrest, reported shortly before seven Sunday evening. Todd Ites, 25, of Junction City was taken into custody in the 800 block of North Jefferson Street. No further details are available at this time.
A wildfire is growing in a wilderness area near Reno, Nevada. Firefighters are using a helicopter to reach the area, which is largely inaccessible by roads.
The funeral for 93-year-old Pearlie Golden was held in Texas on Satuday. She was fatally shot on May 6th, during a confrontation with a police officer.
Ben Johnson and Tres Barerra hit home runs in the 10th inning and the Texas was able to stop a K-State rally in the bottom half allowing the Longhorns to hold on for a 9-8 victory in the 2014 season finale for the Wildcats before 2,811 on Sunday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. After Texas got on the board in the top of the first, K-State struck for three runs in the bottom of the second inning on a double by Alex Bee, a single by Saturday night’s hero Austin Fisher and a bases-loaded walk to Max Brown. However, Texas…
The 17-year career of K-State men’s golf coach Tim Norris came to end on Saturday when senior Daniel Wood shot a three-under par 69 in Columbia, Missouri at the NCAA Regionals. Norris announced his retirement before the season, and K-State named his replacement on Sunday, 15-year coaching veteran Grant Robbins. The 2012 Conference USA coach of the year led his alma mater, Memphis for the past 11 seasons, earning five regional bids, including the last four seasons. Robbins has ties to the area, as his wife Brooke is a Wichita native and a K-State graduate.