President Barack Obama has marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War by praising the sacrifice of those Americans who fought against North Korean and Chinese troops.
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Riley county staff will be getting some new training . Administrative services director Clancy Holeman says he is currently developing a curriculum to help ensure quality control in regards to such items as employee evaluations, and technology. Holeman says the training is something he has been planning to do for some time, and will become more of a regular operating procedure as the staff works throughout the year. Some of the other training items include a new internet usage policy to modernize the current policy. Holeman says this will enable staff to react to some of the newer technology available…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A former Wichita cheer coach has been ordered to spend at least 42 years in prison for having sexual relations with four young girls. Twenty-nine-year-old Timothy Wells-Lee was convicted in April on 10 counts involving girls age 12 to 14 whom he coached at Wichita cheer academies between 2006 and 2008. KWCH-TV reports (http://bit.ly/17JnQmn ) Wells-Lee was sentenced Friday in Sedgwick County District Court to life plus 20 years, with a chance of parole after 25 years. The judge structured the sentence in such a way that Wells-Lee could not be paroled until he’s in his 70s.…
Press Release from the Riley County Police Department on Search and Arrest Warrants: MANHATTAN, KAN. – On Friday July 26, 2013, Riley County Police Department in conjunction with The Kansas Bureau of Investigations, Junction City Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office, Salina Police Department, Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, executed several arrest and search warrants related to ongoing investigations into area crime, to include the distribution of illegal narcotics. During a series of 13 search warrants many items were seized, to include drug paraphernalia, illegal narcotics, and weapons. A total of 17 subjects were taken…
A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi wearing a head band with Arabic writing that reads, “Sisi leave,” holds pictures of the former leader during a protest at Nasr City, where protesters have installed their camp and hold their daily rally, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. Political allies of Egypt’s military lined up behind its call for huge rallies Friday to show support for the country’s top general, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, pushing toward a collision with Islamist opponents demanding the return of Mohammed Morsi, the nation’s ousted president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. When a microphone problem occurred, he left the room, and later returned to apologize a second time.
On Friday furniture of all shapes and sizes filled the northern parking space at Manhattan City Park. Organizers say there has been a steady stream of folks dropping off items all throughout the morning. Amid the tables, chairs, and couches workers diligently organize items as they come in and go out. There has been such an enthusiastic response that the team has had to develop a time allotment system based on order of sign up, and mark those folks picking up with a color coded wristband. Tommy Larkins is a soldier in the 1/5 Field Artillery on Fort Riley. He…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) Some of the 11 dogs that were left abandoned in a Salina home are ready for adoption at the Salina Animal Shelter. The shelter has been caring for the four puppies and seven adult dogs since they were found in north Salina on Monday. Animal shelter coordinator Rose Base said renters left the dogs in the house, in the garage and in cages outside when they moved out at least a week ago. No food or fresh water was left with the animals. The Salina Journal reports the dogs were found when the home owner and utility…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) The University of Kansas journalism school has received a $1.36 million bequest from the estate of a Kansas couple. The university’s Endowment Association announced Thursday that the bequest from John and Mary Kaiser will be added to a scholarship fund for journalism students that the couple started in 2005. The Lawrence Journal World reports Mary Kaiser died in January at age 84. Her husband died in 2007 at 79. John Kaiser was a 1951 Kansas journalism graduate. The journalism school has awarded Kaiser Scholarships to nine students since 2005. The new bequest will allow the fund to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some county officials are asking Kansas lawmakers to clarify whether back taxes on personal property follow the property, or should be assessed to its owner. The confusion arises when someone buys property, such as a boat or trailer, and then discovers the previous owner had not paid all the taxes. The state says the unpaid taxes follow the property. But some counties say the original owner should be responsible for paying the delinquent taxes. Kansas officials say state law requires that the tax bill stay with the property. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports many counties do not interpret…