The G. Thomas Jewelers/Manhattan Running Company “Jingle Bell Rock” has been found. Manhattan Broadcasting organizes the popular search every Christmas season and after nine clues Brian Tesene of Manhattan is the lucky searcher. Tesene says he found the famous rock under a big bush behind Rusty’s Last Chance in the parking lot there and north of City Park. Tesene adds he got his clues while listening to News-Talk 1350 KMAN, as that’s the station he likes to listen to. This is Tesene’s first successful attempt at finding the rock, although he’s been searching every year since he was a freshman in college…
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KMAN has received more information regarding the resignation of Manhattan High School Principal Terry McCarty. McCarty, who will be stepping down at the end of this current school year, said that it was hard to believe that he had spend nearly a third of his life with the school. He has been with the school for nearly sixteen years, and was proud to list many accomplishments that the school had achieved during his time there, including multiple state championships and a stellar debate and forensics team. McCarty says that he feels as though he has reached a point in his…
The word came Thursday Terry McCarty, principal at the Manhattan High School, has officially put in his resignation. Michele Jones, USD 383 Communication coordinator, confirmed that McCarty will be leaving at the end of the school year. McCarty has been with the high school for about 16 years and is looking to move forward to other career possibilities. [mp3-jplayer]
Update as of noon Thursday: Details have been released regarding a fatal tractor accident north of Junction City Wednesday afternoon. 80 year old Clayton Moon was pronounced dead at the scene, just off highway 57. Geary County Sheriff Jim Jensen indicates Moon was moving a bale of hay on a hill when the tractor he was driving overturned on top of him. The coroner was present to pronounce Moon dead at the scene and an autopsy is not planned as the coroner indicates it was an apparent accident. The accident occurred about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon. Older report: KMAN news has…
Members of the Ukrainian Parliament brawled over a disputed vote on Wednesday. Five of the 450 parliament seats are empty, after allegations of voter fraud.
Time is winding down if lawmakers are to approve a fiscal cliff deal before Christmas.
The Manhattan Public Library is currently accepting entries for their 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Art and Writing Contest. Residents ages kindergarten through adult in the Riley or adjacent counties in Kansas, are encouraged to participate. Artwork entries should be original, two-dimensional, and no larger than 20″ x 30″. Writing entries can be an original letter, poem, memoir, or story of a personal experience, or other appropriate form. Written works should be no longer than 500 words, and should be typed or legibly written. Both writing and artwork entries should follow the theme “Peace: Let it begin with me”, and are judged for: originality, creativity, content and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Cursive handwriting instruction is getting a nod of support from the Kansas Board of Education. During Wednesday’s meeting, the board unanimously adopted a statement encouraging educators to ensure students can write legibly in cursive and comprehend text written in cursive. In a separate 8-2 vote, the board ordered the department to develop model cursive standards. Kansas Department of Education spokeswoman Kathy Toelkes says the standards would establish things like curriculum guidelines and best practices. Toelkes says the measures won support because of research showing the role handwriting plays in cognitive development. A survey discussed at last month’s…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Three Kansas groups are seeking 2,000 volunteers to pack thousands of meals for children in Haiti and possibly set a world record in the process. The effort is being put together by Volunteer Kansas, the hunger relief group Numana Inc. and The Downtown Rotary Club of Wichita. The goal is to package 208,000 meals in one hour on Feb. 16 at the Kansas Coliseum pavilions in Wichita. The groups say the 208,000 meals would be a Guinness world record and provide a year’s worth of lunches for 800 school children in Haiti. Volunteers are also being asked…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Lawrence attorney has been appointed ombudsman for the Kansas Medicaid system known as KanCare. The selection of James Bart was announced Wednesday by Shawn Sullivan, secretary of the state Department for Aging and Disability Services. KanCare is the state’s new system for providing Medicaid services to the poor and disabled through three managed care organizations. The new system, which recently won federal approval, takes effect Jan. 1. Bart will be responsible for helping recipients resolve problems with access, service and benefits. Sullivan cited Bart’s experience as a member of the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities. He’s…