TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas is shutting down a Topeka nursing home, saying that it failed to comply with state and federal health and safety regulations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services’ revocation of the Topeka Community Healthcare Center’s license will require its 55 residents to find new homes by September. The department says the center consistently failed to achieve “substantial compliance” with standards since September 2010. Spokeswoman Angela de Rocha says it’s the first time since September 2011 that the state’s aging agency has shut down a nursing home. Attorney Meredith Duncan says in…
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Jennifer Wilson, Riley County Extention Director, 4-h King Garrison Olds, 4-H King, and Emily Kelly, 4-H Queen, followed by Susan Peterson, Assistant Director of the Riley County Senior Service Center, and Brad Claussen, Manhattan Building official. [mp3-jplayer]
For the past five months, the Manhattan Ogden school district and the NEA have been working to come up with their agreed upon contract for the 2013-2014 school year and as of Thursday, they have a tentative agreement. A few of the points within the contract are a 2.5 % compensation package increase, an increase of $750 on the base salary, with a starting salary of a teacher to be $35,650, continued coverage of the basic health insurance premium, an increase of 1.5 % supplemental contract compensation for coaches and sponsors, continued longevity increment increase for this year, but limited…
Unemployment numbers for the Manhattan metropolitan area remained the same, according to figures just released by the Kansas Department of Labor. The 5.7 percent rate for June is the same as May of this year, but up just a little from last year’s June number of 5.6 percent. The metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary Counties. The city of Manhattan shows a 4.8 percent rate, down a tenth of a percentage from May but the same as last year. The city of Manhattan continues to compare favorably to others in the state in terms of unemployment rates. The Manhattan…
A national television audience will witness K-State basketball’s return to Wichita against Gonzaga on Saturday, December 21st. The Wildcats and Bulldogs will tip off at 2:30pm at Intrust Bank Arena, and will be shown by ESPN2. K-State claimed their first Big 12 title during a 27-win campaign last season. Gonzaga earned their first #1 seed in the NCAA tournament a year ago, winning the West Coast Conference title while posting a 32-3 record. Tickets for the K-State/Gonzaga game in Wichita are currently available to Wildcat season ticket holders, and will go on sale to the general public on September 13th.…
As KMAN reported earlier, Tracy Shane Roberts, 44, of Wamego was arrested on Wednesday on charges of theft by deception and making false writings. We have received additional information from the Riley County Police Department. In a press release, it stated “On Tuesday, July 16, 2013, The Riley County Police Department’s Investigations Division was made aware of a theft involving an amount of loss totaling more than $25,000.00 in US Currency. The victim, The Flint Hills Area Builders Association, contacted police with concerns regarding their Executive Officer, Tracy Roberts. Detectives then began a thorough investigation into the matter and on…
A day after being named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, K-State senior running back John Hubert has been put up for the Walter Camp Award. Collin Klein was a finalist for the Walter Camp last season, which is given to the best player in college football. Hubert ranked fourth in the Big 12 in rushing at 947 yards on 189 carries in 2012, while he had 15 rushing touchdowns. He’s also been nominated for the Maxwell Award. K-State opens up the season in just six weeks on Friday, August 30th against 2012 FCS national champion North…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals placed infielder Chris Getz and reliever Kelvin Herrera on the taxi squad Thursday in anticipation of recalling them Friday, and optioned infielder Johnny Giavotella and reliever Everett Teaford to Triple-A Omaha. The club also assigned infielder Pedro Ciriaco, claimed off waivers Tuesday from San Diego, to Omaha. Getz opened the season as the Royals’ starting second baseman, but was optioned to Omaha on June 22. He has a .214 average in 47 games for Kansas City this season with five doubles, a homer and four stolen bases. Herrera was optioned to Omaha…
On the very day of Colonel William Clark’s retirement and change of command ceremony, the Flint Hills Regional Council has announced Clark will serve as the new Executive Director for the regional organization. Clark is filling the position vacated by Ty Warner last year. Gary Stith has been the interim executive director since December of last year. Colonel Clark has been garrison commander of Fort Riley for two years, and was also stationed at Fort Riley in the early 1990’s. As executivev director of the Flint HIlls Regional Council, Clark will also be Secretary of the Flint HIlls Metropolitan Planning…
The nation’s top military officer told a Senate panel Thursday the Obama administration is deliberating whether to use military power in Syria, where a civil war entering its third year has killed almost 93,000 people.