Author: KMAN Staff

While final numbers won’t be tabulated until Monday,  Riley County 2014 Relay for Life Chair Melissa Turnbull told KMAN “I’ve been impressed with the crowd because of the darn heat.” She says 182 signed up, and with their family and friends it was tough to estmate the crowd size. Turnbull anticipated reaching the$40,000 goal. She mentioned the bouncehouse, entertainment which incuded the Sweet Adelines.and  a fundraiser at each tent. Relay for Life Specialist Juie Sieve said everything’s been going very well, including the survivor dinner and police and fire department cook-off. Sieve admitted numbers were still low though, saying…

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Hundreds of daylilies could be viewed during the annual Flint Hills Daylily Festival on Saturday.  The event was held in center court at Manhattan Town Center from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Several Flint Hills Daylily Society members were on hand to share their knowledge of the plants with event-goers.  Visitors could vote on their three favorite daylilies, and had the opportunity to purchase plants as well. President of the Flint Hills Daylily Society, Steve Thien said the abundance of rain this year has helped to produce a better assortment of daylilies. This festival is an annual tradition, and according to Thien,…

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On today’s In Focus, Cathy was joined by Lee Ann Smith Desper with Konza United Way and Judy Davis with the Crisis Center in Manhattan. She also talked to Project Coordinator of the School of Leadership Studies at K-State, Lynda Bachelor; Associate Pastor at First United Methodist Church, Patrick McLaughlin; Rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Patrick Funston; and Community Meal Volunteer, Cheryl Lawrence. For the last segment, she spoke with Aggieville Historian, Dan Water.

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Officers in Junction City responded to a call around 2:30 Saturday morning, for shots fired. Junction City Police were called to the area of 52 Riley Manor Circle, in Junction City, in reference to shots fires.  While on the way to the scene, officers were advised a subject had been brought to the emergency room at Geary Community Hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as Isaac Johnson (25), and he was later transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka, in stable condition.  It was discovered that Johnson had been shot by an unknown black male while walking in…

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was feeling ill even before Friday night’s game against Kansas City, so he told bench coach Gene Lamont in the second inning that he was heading upstairs. He missed having a front-row seat to watch his pitching staff’s magic act. Just like Houdini making his greatest escapes, Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers bullpen wiggled out of jams in every inning. Ian Kinsler and Miguel Cabrera drove in a run apiece, and that was just enough to give the AL Central-leading Tigers a 2-1 victory over the second-place Royals. “We really had…

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating items reported as stolen from Marysville KS. These items are; Grasshopper riding lawn mower Ser# 6416396 Kubota RTV side by side Ser# A5KE1CGMADG018817 These items, reported as stolen from Marysville are valued at over 10,000 dollars. On Tuesday, July 8th, a stolen motorhome was recovered at Linear Park, Manhattan KS. 4 suspects were taken into custody at the time the motorhome was recovered. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office who is working with the Marysville Police Department consider these 4 suspects as persons of interest in the thefts…

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