Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew listens to opening remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, prior to testifying before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2015 federal budget. Obama on Tuesday sent lawmakers a 2015 budget top-heavy with provisions that have little chance of becoming law. They included $1 trillion in tax increases, mostly on the rich and corporations, and a collection of populist but mostly modest spending boosts for consumer protection, climate change research and improved technology in schools.
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Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the the agency’s targeting of tea party groups, where she invoked her constitutional right not to incriminate herself.
On today’s In Focus, Cathy spoke with USD 383 School Board member, Leah Fliter and Supt. Bob Shannon, as well as Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dick Myers.
Three local USD 383 schools sent out letters to parents Tuesday involving strangers approaching students. Eisenhower Middle School, Lee Elementary, and Northview Elementary have sent letters home to parents after an incident occurred very late Friday night. This is the note parents received: Parents and Guardians, We would like to bring the following incident to your attention. On Friday, February 28 th , an elementary student encountered a stranger in a black car on Walters Drive who beckoned him to the vehicle. Fortunately, the student was a quick thinker and ran home. The incident was brought to the attention of administration today…
Ray’s Apple Markets is announcing the closing of its downtown store at 222 North Sixth in Manhattan after eight and a half years. Owners Mike and Nelda Floersch indicate a liquidation of inventory will begin on March 12th and will continue until the inventory is depleted, at which time the store will be closed. Some employees will be transferred to Ray’s Apple Markets’ west location at 3007 Anderson in Manhattan. The owners indicate while neighborhood support for the downtown store has been good, it has diminished with changes in Manhattan and where there has been a significant change…
WACO, Texas (AP) Brady Heslip scored 18 points, including five 3-pointers in the second half, and Baylor got a much-needed boost to its NCAA tournament hopes with a 74-61 victory over No. 16 Iowa State on Tuesday night. There were 15 lead changes and four ties before Heslip put the Bears (20-10, 8-9 Big 12) ahead with a tiebreaking 3 with 2:14 left the start of a game-ending 13-0 run. After a turnover by Iowa State, Kenny Chery hit a long jumper and then had another. Iowa State (22-7, 10-7), in the mix for the No. 2 seed…
The Manhattan City Commission took action on two items and discussed two others during Tuesday night’s meeting. City Auditor The Commission began by reviewing bids for a City Auditor. Of the four bids, Varney and Associates had the lowest at $39,500. Varney and Associates has served as the City’s auditor for the past five years. Kansas law requires Manhattan to undergo an independent audit examination of City finances each fiscal year. Manhattan’s Municipal Audit Committee has been pleased with the quality of work and customer service that Varney and Associates has provided; and after a brief discussion, the Commission unanimously approved…
The Wamego City Commission heard several board annual reviews at Tuesday’s meeting. Joni Chrest, Wamego Housing Authority, went over the annual update of the 32-unit Housing Authority. She said there are 17 applicants on a waiting list, which will be reduced by one with a recent vacancy. She added that 2012 Improvement Funds were used to renovate 10 units, with floor to ceiling paint and new carpet. The Housing Authority also renewed their contract with the Atchison Housing Authority Consortium. Chrest said this is the second year for the contract, which costs, but cuts down on administrative expenses. John Hupe, Airport Board President, said…
The downtown redevelopment project has seen the opening of a new addition. Tuesday was the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new McDonald’s located on 3rd street. McDonald’s has been in Manhattan since 1972, but has seen a redesign. From the tear down of the old building, a newly established building is in place. Clark Linders, owner of the McDonald’s, explains there is a lot to enjoy with the completion of this 11 year project. “It’s the largest square footage McDonald’s built in the heartland region, which is comprised of about four states,” said Linders. “It’s the latest and greatest of…
A student in Junction City USD 475 has been identified as the source of recurring network issues plaguing the school district’s computers for the last several weeks. Since the 13th of February, USD 475 has been experiencing unexplained network outages caused by an unknown source. After investigation by district IT specialists and staff, a student was identified as suspect behind the network problems. The suspect, a 16 year-old male, was brought into the investigation around 3:00 P.M. today. The network outages appear to be the result of intentional actions by the student. The juvenile was taken into custody, arrested on…