Wamego’s 2014 budget was approved. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor Bob Morse opened the Public Hearing to answer taxpayer objections to the proposed use of funds and the amount of ad valorem tax for the 2014 budget. As required, the budget was published, along with the notice of hearing. With no questions from the public, a motion was made to adopt the 2014 City of Wamego budget as published. The vote was unanimous. In other business, Reese & Novelly’s Michelle Morton and Carol McCulluh went over the City’s 2012 audit, which showed no material weaknesses, and the City’s reports…
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K-State will play two games on ESPN’s “Big Monday” during the 2013-14 basketball season. The first is on February 10th when the Wildcats host the Kansas Jayhawks inside Bramlage Coliseum, and the second is a road trip to Oklahoma State on March 3rd. The Wildcats went 1-1 last season in “Big Monday” games, losing 83-62 at Kansas and beating West Virginia 71-61 in Manhattan. Kansas and Oklahoma State both will make four appearances on “Big Monday” to lead the Big 12. K-State opens the 2013-14 season on November 1st with an exhibition game against Pittsburgh State. Stay connected to all…
The long-awaited trial of the soldier accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 has ended with new details from prosecutors but little word from the defendant. The AP’s John Mone says Major Nidal Hasan asked few questions of witnesses.
Former President George W. Bush underwent a heart procedure in Dallas Tuesday after doctors discovered a blockage in his artery during an annual physical. Doctors successfully placed a stent in his artery to open the blockage.
The match up was set up for a Royals victory. James Shields pitching for Kansas City and Minnesota sending out a 27 year old Canadian left hander making his major league debut. It was not the case last night as Shields struggled early on and Andrew Albers sat down the Royals in a 7-0 Twins victory. Shields pitched six innings and gave up seven runs on eight hits. Albers pitched 8 1/3 innings for the Twins giving up just four hits. The Royals will go for the series win tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Danny Duffy coming off the DL is…
A consensus over a flat mill levy didn’t mean the Manhattan city commission had an easy night during Tuesday night’s budget session. Commissioner Wynn Butler argued over points on the budget concerning a large increase in the social service advisory board’s budget for 2014, and several other items within the previously published city budget. Butler was able to work with the other commissioners to decrease items such as ATA’s on-demand budget from 5% to 1.7%, and leverage those gains in the general fund into the road maintenance fund. The commission voted to move the Manhattan Art Center and the Wolfhouse…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Police in northeast Kansas are looking into a possible sighting of a man who escaped custody in Arkansas, but they haven’t been able to confirm the report. The Kansas City Star reports someone called Overland Park police Monday to say they saw a vehicle that had a license plate associated with Derrick Estell. Estell escaped July 28 from a jail in Garland County, Ark., and he was believed to have been headed to southwest Missouri’s Dallas County. He broke out by diving head-first through a window at the jail lobby, running outside and getting into a…
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) A northeast Kansas sheriff wants to know who dumped a small alligator in a lake, where it was spotted by fishermen. KAIR-FM reports the group of anglers made the discovery Saturday while fishing at Atchison County Lake. They alerted the lake’s caretaker, who called the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Jack Laurie says deputies and members of the Atchison County Humane Society caught the alligator Monday using a net, a dog kennel and other tools. The Humane Society planned to turn it over to an animal reserve called Monkey Island, near Lee’s Summit, Mo. Laurie believes that someone had…
SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) A sinkhole estimated to be about 90 feet deep is drawing so many curiosity seekers to western Kansas that the landowner is pleading for people to stay away. Wallace County officials say the sinkhole, which is 200 to 300 feet wide, was discovered July 31 in a pasture several miles north of Sharon Springs. Rex Buchanan, interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey, says the sinkhole occurred naturally and is not caused by groundwater depletion or oil or gas drilling. After the sinkhole was publicized, people began driving to see it, often entering the private pasture…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man accused of making secret video recordings of people undressing in downtown Lawrence stores will be back in court in September to hear evidence against him. A Douglas County judge set the Sept. 30 hearing during a brief court appearance Monday by Orion M. Graf, 35, a University of Kansas graduate student. Orion is faces 10 felony counts of breach of privacy. He was arrested on July 28 after Lawrence detectives searched several downtown Lawrence stores. Police and prosecutors have refused to release more details about the allegations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a court-appointed defense attorney…