By J. Parker Roberts and Amanda Kim Stairrett 1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs Office Though the calendar said Nov. 26, 1st Infantry Division Soldiers across Fort Riley celebrated Thanksgiving at three dining facilities, each location vying to send Soldiers, Family members and civilians home having eaten their best meal of the year. Food service Soldiers at the Demon, Devil and Cantigny dining facilities were up all night preparing for the lunchtime meals. Planning for the day began months ago and ended with diners filled their plates with turkey, stuffing, prime rib and other trappings of a traditional…
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DECEMBER 1 – JANUARY 12: As a part of the Manhattan community’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, original works of art or writing incorporating the theme “Live Together as Brothers and Sisters” are now being accepted for the MLK Art and Writing Contest. Entrants are asked to show experiences with Dr. King’s message of non-violence, social justice, and human rights, and help pass on his message of peace. Original works of art or writing should be submitted to the Manhattan Public Library at 629 Poyntz Ave., by 6:00 p.m. January 12, 2014. All submissions must meet requirements noted on the entry flyer…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Highway Patrol says a party bus driver insists she properly latched a door from which a Kansas woman fell to her death. But The Kansas City Star reports that troopers found the side door wouldn’t have opened on its own with “minimal pressure” if it had been properly latched. The patrol made its 51-page investigative report into the death of Jamie Frecks, 26, public this week. Frecks was attending a bachelorette party in May when she fell out the side of a wheelchair van-turned-party bus. The new mother then was struck by an undetermined number…
HAYS, Kan. (AP) A Colorado man has died in western Kansas when the car he was driving hit an embankment after a brief police chase. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Gerad F. Madrid, 34, of Colorado Springs died in the crash early Thursday. The Salina Journal reports police were seeking Madrid briefly after he was seen driving without headlights and going the wrong way on a one-way street. Officers say the car also nearly struck a patrol car. The officers pursued the car with their lights and sirens on. Madrid was pronounced dead at the scene after the car he was in…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) A utility company says a squirrel is to blame for a power outage that affected more than 3,000 customers in eastern Kansas on Thanksgiving. Westar Energy said a squirrel apparently got inside a substation and caused fuses to blow. The Kansas City Star reports that Westar apologized to customers for the incident Thursday morning. Westar said crews had the power back on to most customers by 12:30 p.m.
Two Kansas entities partnered together for a recent trip to China. Former Manhattan Mayor, Loren Pepperd went on the trip and shared the details during a recent edition of KMAN’s In Focus and said the Manhattan Area Chamber of commerce sponsored the trip. Peppard said 24 people were on the trip, and it couldn’t have been a better group to travel with saying it was “an unbelievable trip” that left lasting memories. The group visited various locations in China, including the Great Wall. Micheal Henry shared photos of the trip below.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A decorated blue spruce that will light up downtown Topeka during the holiday season stood for years next to a suburban home. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Bob Zwiesler thought little of the tree when he moved into his home a dozen years ago. But when the tree reached a height of 24 feet, he grew fearful it would damage his house or its foundation. Before taking a chain saw to it, Zwiesler learned about a program that selects one tree from the Topeka area each holiday season for display outside the Westar Energy building. Last week,…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Federal prosecutors have trimmed their case against a former northwest Kansas wastewater manager accused of violating the Clean Water Act. A criminal information filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court charges Charles L. Blair with a single count of negligently causing a violation of a permit issued to the city of Hays. Blair was originally charged in a four-count indictment with making false statements about nitrogen levels in discharges from the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Blair, who retired last year, has denied the charges but is scheduled to be in court Monday for a change-of-plea hearing.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is proclaiming Saturday as “Small Business Saturday,” urging consumers to shop at small, community retailers as the holiday shopping season begins in earnest. The proclamation says that small businesses are “the backbone” of communities and major contributors to the Kansas economy. Dan Murray, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says shopping locally supports friends and neighbors and creates jobs. Small Business Saturday” is a 4-year-old national campaign to get shoppers to support local retailers on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Brad Everett and Wade Radina on Blue Earth Plaza tree lighting, followed by Tim Flanary, Wamego Assistant Fire Chief, and ending with Larry Couchman, Director of EMS and Emergency Services for Mercy Regional Health Center and Riley County.