In a newly redone building, the Manhattan Salvation Army was able to move back into their home at 310 Poyntz. After the fire in 2012, the Salvation Army has had a nomadic existence, moving from one location to another, until their building was fixed. On Saturday, that move back became official with a ribbon cutting ceremony, placing the Salvation Army back in the prominent downtown area. Tom Phillips, Kansas Representative, was in attendance and took some time to comment about the fact that they are where they should be, available for all. Wynn Butler, Mayor Pro-Tem, also made a few comments…
Author: KMAN Staff
The 89th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet was held on Friday night as over 600 guests gathered to look back on 2013, and to look forward to the year ahead for the community. 2014 Chair Terry Harts presented the volunteer of the year award to Fred Willich for his contributions in 2013. The Lud Fiser Citizen award went to real estate brokerage owner Linda Weis.
A six-run fifth inning finally lifted the weight off the K-State baseball team’s collective shoulders en route to a 9-4 victory over St. Mary’s on Friday afternoon at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, CA. The Cats earned their first win with six hits in the inning that busted open a one-run ballgame, including an RBI double by Clayton Dalrymple. Sophomore catcher Alex Bee led the Cats with three hits in the game, and also had an RBI and a run scored. The Cats also had multi-hit efforts by Tanner DeVinny, Austin Fisher and R.J. Santigate. DeVinny and Dalrymple each had…
WATHENA, Kan. (AP) Witnesses say a northeast Kansas man may have suffered a medical problem before driving his van into a Pizza Hut restaurant. KQTV reports the crash happened Friday afternoon in Wathena. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the 45-year-old Leavenworth man was driving east on U.S. 36 when his van drifted into the westbound lanes, hit a ditch and vaulted across the parking lot into the Pizza Hut. No one inside was hurt, but a group of Doniphan County officers had just finished a lunch meeting and witnessed the accident. Another witness, Wathena firefighter Bob Ryser, says the driver…
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) An emergency shelter for homeless families in 11 southeast Kansas counties is expected to close at the end of March. The CHOICES shelter in Pittsburg is operated by the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program and serves about 300 people a year. Officials of the nonprofit organization announced plans for the closing this week. They cited a steep cut in Community Services Block Grant funding from the Kansas Housing Resources Corp. Program officials told The Morning Sun in Pittsburg the shelter has depended on the block grant to cover its annual shortfall of about $190,000. The nonprofit is…
Canada defenseman Shea Weber, left, trips over USA forward David Backes during the third period of a men’s semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.
Police detain people outside Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. A Russian court has convicted eight people for their role in a 2012 protest against Vladimir Putin that turned violent, following a trial seen as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to stifle dissent. Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court delivered its verdict on Friday. Outside the court building, police detained about 50 of a few hundred people who came to support the defendants.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would allow state residents to renew their driver’s licenses for eight years, rather than the current six years. Members of the House Transportation Committee were supportive of the idea Thursday, saying it was partly in response to long lines at driver’s license offices in the state. The bill also would allow drivers over 70 to renew their licenses every five years, rather than four years currently required by state law. However, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports committee members were open to keeping the four-year requirement for older drivers, and…
State Representative Tom Phillips of Manhattan has filed for re-election to the Kansas House of Representatives. Phillips represents the 67th District, which includes the western portion of the City of Manhattan and parts of Riley County. “It’s been a real honor for me to represent the 67th district; and I’ve enjoyed this opportunity and I think I can continue to offer benefits to the constituency, so I’ve filed again for another two years and I’m looking forward to it,” Phillips said. Phillips is a lifelong Republican and former Manhattan Mayor and City Commissioner. In the House, he serves on the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State health officials say this year’s flu season is winding down in Kansas, and this season won’t be as severe as last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Kansas has gone from having widespread flu to regional flu. Robert Moser, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, says the flu was the direct cause of death of 25 people so far this year. That compares with 58 Kansans last year. The Wichita Eagle reports deaths with flu or pneumonia as a contributing factor also dropped, from 919 last season to 477 this…