The Manhattan Military Relations Committee joined the Junction City Military Affairs Council and the AUSA Wednesday for a first-ever combined luncheon as part of Fort Riley’s Victory Week celebrations. Former Commander of Fort Riley, Lieutenant General (retired) Michael Dodson, provided they keynote address and spoke about a number of issues concerning the military including how future sequestration could impact Fort Riley. “The strength of the division will go down by less than a thousand, so the vitality here will remain” Dodson said. “But we have to be careful because every budget cut translates at least in the near term into a draw-down of soldiers.” Dodson…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The hallmark of a good team, at least in Royals manager Ned Yost’s opinion, is the ability to wedge open the smallest of openings that an opponent provides. His club sure did that against Cleveland on Wednesday. The Royals scored all their runs by tying a franchise record with four sacrifice flies, and Yordano Ventura dominated the Indians over seven stingy innings in a 4-1 victory. “It’s finding a way to win a ballgame that’s important,” said Yost, whose team has won four straight. “Good teams find ways to score those runs, and we did…
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. takes the podium to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after a House Republican caucus meeting. Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor intends to resign his leadership post at the end of next month, officials said Wednesday, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, to testify before the House Armed Services Committee. Hagel will face angry lawmakers as he becomes the first Obama administration official to testify publicly about the controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban.
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The Department of Agriculture announced their big move from the capital city to Manhattan a while ago, and the time has finally come. Their new location opens for business on Monday the 16th next to the NBAF building on the edge of the K-State campus, which is still currently under construction. Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Jake Worcester says that it “just makes sense” that his department would move to the heart of aggie country. “The building project has actually gone extrodinarily well. It is a very nice facility, and we’re excited about moving in. It’s going to be very…
A large group of area officials met together all day Wednesday to discuss health during the Public Health System Assessment. The event was held at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church on 2900 Kimball Avenue in Manhattan. Prior to this assessment, materials were sent out to the attendees to view, in order to increase the understanding and familiarity with the items that would be featured that day. The Riley County assessment used a nationally standardized tool to help the community answer around 200 questions about public health. Results from the assessment will be used to help inform the upcoming comprehensive…
More than 1,000 Westar Energy customers in Pottawatomie County were without power for less than an hour Wednesday afternoon. Westar Spokesman Shane Batchelder tells KMAN a line out of Jeffrey Energy Center was apparently causing the problems, with a few substations affected. The Louisville, Belvue, and St. Mary’s areas were impacted. He did not have details about what was wrong with that line. Batchelder says the power went out at about 2:20 p.m and restored before 3 p.m.
The city of Wamego is holding its 143rd Annual Independence Day Parade this year, and the Wamego Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for parade entries. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to build floats for the Fourth of July float contest, which are awarded in three categories: Best Portrayal or Display Related to the Theme, Greatest Display of Patriotism, and Most Unique or Clever Use of Materials. The theme for this year’s contest is “Long May She Wave- Beautiful and Brave”. Parade entries are free, and located at www.visitwamego.com, or by emailing chamberstaff@wamego.com, or by calling (785)-456-7849. All entries should…
Participants in this year’s Biking Across Kansas effort pased through Manhattan Wednesday, on their way to an overnight stay in Wamego. More than 1,000 riders are expected, and they’ll be staying at Wamego High School Wednesday night. The group has been travelling since this past weekend, with some starting at the Colorado border Friday. Overnight stops have been in Satanta, Spearville, Ellinwood, and Salina. The group continues Thursday to Oskaloosa, and then to Hiawatha for an overnight stay Friday, finishing its 555 mile trek in Highland. Biking Across Kansas (BAK) is an annual, eight-day, bicycle tour across the state…