One of the major topics of discussion during Wednesday night’s Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board meeting was the possibility of forming a separate seventh grade football program. Several presenters provided information on the topic, and shared different reasons how the program could benefit seventh grade football players. Not only is Manhattan’s junior high football program the only one in the league to be combined, but it was brought up that more players would see game time if the program was split. Board member, Darrell Edie commented, “I’m sitting here weighing, ‘okay, $8,900..the State of Kansas is losing money’. Yet, my…
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“The Game” is on location at Varney’s today. KSU vs. Auburn is tomorrow night. Jesse Palmer and Mitch Holthus are guests in the 1st hour. Cole Manbeck kicks off the 2nd hour. Around College Football and You Can’t Be Serious as well.
Vikings owner Zygi Wilf says the team “made a mistake” by bringing back Adrian Peterson following his indictment on a felony child-abuse charge in Texas. Early Wednesday, the team said Peterson would be barred from all activities indefinitely.
President Barak Obama addressed soldiers at CentCom repeating that there will be no American troops on the ground in Iraq, and pointing to American’s unique capabilities help partners on the ground secure the region.
A soldier at Ft. Riley was sentenced Wednesday for making false material statements to the Social Security Administration, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. James Scott Nickerson, 38, Ft. Riley, Kan., was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months home confinement and three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $71,734 in restitution to the SSA and an additional $250 to the United States Treasury for a stimulus payment he was not entitled to receive. Nickerson pleaded guilty to one count of making a false official statement to a federal agency. In his plea, he admitted…
An October sixth sentencing date is set for a Junction City man who entered a no contest plea earlier this summer in a felony animal cruelty case. Michael Hall, 47, is involved in a Geary County case of hanging a German Shepherd puppy until it died. Halls’s last sentencing date was September fifth, but it had to be continued as the defense did not arrange for a required psychological evaluation for the defendant. In another Geary County case, Kevin Guiler, 27, of Fort Riley recently entered a plea to two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer. Guiler originally faced…
KDOT issued this press release regarding Thursday’s K-State football game vs. Auburn: K-State Home Game Day Travel Update: Thursday, September 18, 2014 For K-State fans heading to Manhattan for Thursday’s Home Football Game, please take note of the following construction projects and traffic impacts that may impact your game day commute.Drivers should expect some delays through the active project work zones and should allow plenty of extra time for their game day commutes. ———————– I-70 > > > From Topeka West to Manhattan I-70 from 1st Street to 4th Street Bridge Repair Project Overall project work is scheduled to be completed in late December 2014 24/7 LANE CLOSURES: Eastbound…
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Manhattan Ogden USD 383 School Board Member, Aaron Estabrook and Associate Superintendent, Robert Seymour; as well as Manhattan Christian College President, Kevin Ingram, and Student, Ethan Pope.
The Wamego City Commission took care of business Tuesday evening. City Manager Merl Page introduced an ordinance to issue temporary notes in the amount of $690,000 for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 project. He said because this is a Benefit District, the temporary notes allow them to pay bills as the project proceeds. Because of a provision, approval of this ordinance allows the City of Wamego to move forward because the issuance requires approval by the State Attorney General. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 5 to 0. The Governing Body approved the ordinance for the annual…
One Manhattan City Commissioner came to the United States in the 70’s when she was a young girl. KMAN’s Cathy Dawes spoke to Usha Reddi about her experiences. Usha Reddi