Questions were raised during Monday night’s USD 378 school board meeting, regarding the public building commission (PBC) policy. As this has been a popular topic during previous Riley County Commission meetings, County Commissioner, Robert Boyd was present during the meeting to share insight on the topic. Board Member, David Higgins raised concerns about citizens having to pay for bond issues when they aren’t in the school district. Higgins wanted to know if Riley County’s name was on a school bond issue, would people outside of the district, but still in Riley County, have to pay for the bond. Boyd clarified…
Author: KMAN Staff
PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. (AP) Five months after a microburst caused major damage to the south-central Kansas town of Pretty Prairie, the rebuilding effort is showing mixed results. The local steakhouse, which serves as a gathering place for leaders in the town of about 600 residents, reopened last week. But the town’s theater is still in ruins. Both buildings on Main Street were closed after two storms packing hail and 80 mph winds hit last July 23. The Hutchinson News reports that the Pretty Prairie Steakhouse and Lil’ Rascals Lounge reopened, thanks to insurance money and help from volunteers in the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Bombardier says it will put about 300 of its Learjet employees on furlough during the first half of the year. The company said in a memo to employees that the furloughs will take place in two-week blocks over a six-week span. The memo from vice president and general manager Ralph Acs on Friday that the furloughs involve production of the Learjet 70 and 75 and direct support staff members. Employees will find out this month who is affected and what dates they will be furloughed.
Former Manhattan Mayor Jim Sherow Monday announced the formation of an exploratory committee to gauge interest in his running against United States Representative Tim Huelskamp. In a Press Release issued Monday,Sherow said growing concern with the lack of representation in Washington — especially the lack of a voice for the 1st District on the Farm Bill — was a strong influence in his decision to test the waters. “My values are shared by farmers and ranchers and working people all across Kansas. “Service before self.” Sherow said. “You show up to work and get the job done. You certainly don’t…
It took several hours for some northwest Manhattan Westar Energy customers to get their power back Monday evening. Problems were first reported shortly after 5 p.m. with 300 customers not having electricity restored until 9:30. Just under 15-hundred customers were initially impacted, with that number dropping to 300 by 7:15 p.m. Westar spokesman Shane Batchelder tells KMAN the problem was caused by a transmission line that came loose, falling into another line beneath it on the West side of Seth Child Road and South of Marlatt. Batchelder says multiple repairs were necessary, with assistance provided by crews in Salina and…
The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to spur the economy with low interest rates and massive bond purchases.
Charlie Strong answers questions during a news conference where he was introduced as the new Texas football coach, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Strong also acknowledged the historical significance of being the school’s first African-American head coach of a men’s sport. He takes over for Mack Brown, who stepped down last month after 16 seasons.
The first edition of “Wildcat Insider” in 2014 breaks down the Kansas State men’s basketball team and their win over #6 Oklahoma State over the weekend inside Bramlage. What does this mean for the team now and for the rest of the season? The women’s basketball team fell in their Big 12 opener to Texas and now they set their sites on Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. Is the Big 12 conference the best basketball conferences in the country? All that and much more on the first “Wildcat Insider” of 2014 on Newsradio 1350 KMAN.
According to a recent press release, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, along with U.S. Representatives Tim Huelskamp and Lynn Jenkins have announced $16 million in grants to be allocated towards the construction of a new elementary school on Fort Riley, replacing Geary County USD 475’s current school on post. Fort Riley Elementary School, which educates 500 children from kindergarten through the fifth grade, is ranked #20 on the Deputy Secretary of Defense Priority List. The grant for this project, made available by the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), comes from the Department’s Public Schools on Military Installations Program.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The president of a south-central school board has been elected to the leadership of the Kansas Association of School Boards. A recent delegate assembly in Wichita chose Don Shimkus, of Oxford, as the association’s president-elect designee. He will begin serving as president-elect on July 1 and serve as president on July 1, 2015. Shimkus says he will work to ensure that all Kansas communities have the resources they need for public education. The association has nearly 5,000 members representing school boards, community colleges and technical schools.