A Manhattan Area Technical College student was presented with a grant check by members of PEO, Chapter IW, of Manhattan, on Wednesday at the Manhattan Country Club. Tiffany Lund of Clay Center is close to completion of the Associate of Applied Science degree in Business Support Services with an accounting emphasis. Lund received the check from IW’s Continuing Education Chair, Cathy Scroggs. Others present for the check presentation were Marilyn Mahan, VP of Instructional Services at MATC , IW President Judy Regehr, and IW Continuing Education committee members Marcia Cooper and Carol Keltner. Other IW members were in attendance and…
Author: KMAN Staff
Argentina reached the World Cup final on Wednesday after beating the Netherlands 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Argentina will play Germany in Sunday’s final at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
Senators John McCain, Ted Cruz and Jeff Flake took to the Senate floor to debate the ongoing immigration crisis on the US border. The senators called the crisis a human rights issue, calling on the Obama administration to change existing laws.
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two terms as mayor, including the chaotic years after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.
Today on “The Game”…Jack Cantele earns spot on Groza Award watch list. Royals lose to Tampa Bay 4-3. Big 12 bloggers announce their Big 12 teams. “Around College Football” segment debut. Where is Lebron going? John’s “World Cup Minute” and “You Can’t Be Serious” wraps up “The Game.”
The Junction City Police Department is looking for a wanted fugitive, and has requested the public’s assistance. Marco Foreman (17) walked away from a juvenile placement facility in Junction City on May 23rd, and has still not been taken into custody. Foreman has warrants for aggravated escape from custody and probation violation. Earlier this month, Junction City Police Detectives observed Foreman walking in Junction City, but in both instances he was able to flee on foot. The first time he was seen, he was in the 700 block of West 10th street, and the second time-he was seen near 1st…
Update at 4:15 p.m.: Power has been restored for the downtown area. Original story: A power outage was reported in downtown Manhattan shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. A spokesman with Westar Energy indicates the outage, affecting about 900 customers, was due to a breaker that was open at a substation. Crews were on their way to fix the problem.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with Wamego’s USD 320 Superintendent, Denise O’Dea and Rock Creek’s USD 323 Superintendent, Darrel Stufflebeam, as well as American Institute of Baking President, Andre Biane.
A Duluth teenager facing burglary and theft charges waived a preliminary hearing that was to be held Tuesday in Pottawatomie County District Court. Nathan Bell, 18, is now set for an August 14th arraignment. Bell was arrested in April in connection with a burglary that took place in Onaga. During an investigation, several firearms wre recovered that had been reported as stolen. Bell was arrested for burglary and theft and his bond was set at $20,000.
Three fire crews worked together Tuesday evening, to extinguish a structure fire in St. Marys. Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, Bruce Brazzle said the golf cart repair business is located at 102 West Bertrand street. St. Marys, Rossville, and Emmett fire crews responded around 10:30 that evening. Although Brazzle did not have any concrete dollar-loss number, he estimated the damage was around $20,000-$30,000. Officers from the St. Marys Police Department, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department, the Pottawatomie County Fire Supervisor, and the state fire marshall investigated the fire, and found that it was indeed an arson. No injuries were reported, as…