Mill Levy Increase Budget requests were made by department heads and other entities the past few months, budget work sessions were held, and finally the 2014 Riley County budget was approved during Monday’s commission meeting. Commissioner, Robert Boyd asked the commission consider possibly eliminating or reducing two line items in the emergency management fund. Commission Chair, Dave Lewis and Commissioner, Ron Wells did not feel comfortable doing this, as Emergency Management Director, Pat Collins was not present. Boyd stated, “you are rewarding non-participation”, as the department heads were all asked to be present. The mill levy was set at 37.345,…
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After averaging 4.8 points and 16.6 minutes a game in NBA summer league play with the Orlando Magic, Rodney McGruder will now being play with the Charlotte Bobcats in the Las Vegas NBA summer league. McGruder saw action in all five games that the Magic played in the Orlando summer league season. His best performance came in game one when he scored 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting in only 11 minutes on the floor. Charlotte has played two games without McGruder so far in the Las Vegas summer league season. They take on the New York Knicks Monday at 3:00…
Johnson Cancer Research Center officials were pleased with the turnout at Sunday night’s spaghetti dinner, put on by the Kaw Valley Rodeo “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” committee. Marcia Locke, who serves as the research center’s public relations and outreach coordinator, describes the crowd at the First Presbyterian church, saying it was full for the couple of hours the event lasted. Church member Tom Dunn says over 200 people attended the event, adding that not only was money raised, but people got to enjoy the food. Center Director Rob Dennell was also pleased with the turnout. Dennell says 82 faculty…
K-State junior center BJ Finney has become the first Wildcat offensive lineman since Nick Leckey in 2003 to be a candidate for three national college football postseason honors. Finney was put on the watch list on Monday for the Lombardi Award, joining his nominatons for both the Rimington and Outland Trophies. A 26-game starter, Finney was named first team all-Big 12 last season, and has helped lead K-State to a 21-5 record over the last two seasons. Eligibility for the Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10…
Kansas City closer Greg Holland was among three players chosen by AL Manager Jim Leyland of Detroit to replace pitchers in the all-star game who started on Sunday. Holland, who has 22 saves in 24 chances for the Royals, makes his first all-star appearance. He pushes Kansas City’s total to three all-stars, joining Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez at Citi Field on Tuesday night. First up is the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night. Chris Davis of the Orioles hit his major league leading 37th home run on Sunday, and he’ll be joined on the AL squad by defending champ Prince…
CLEVELAND (AP) Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run double to cap Cleveland’s comeback in the sixth inning, and the Indians charged into the All-Star break with a 6-4 win over Kansas City on Sunday and three-game sweep of the Royals. Cabrera’s double off Tim Collins (2-5) led the Indians to their fourth straight win. At 51-44, they stayed 1 1-2 games behind first-place Detroit in the AL Central. Cleveland has its most wins at the break since 2007 the last time the Indians made the playoffs. Reliever Rich Hill (1-1) got two outs in the sixth and closer Chris Perez Cleveland’s…
Demonstrators protesting George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin confronted police in Los Angeles. Some protesters were arrested after shutting down Sunset Boulevard.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald says Former NSA Systems Analyst Edward Snowden has documents that blueprint what the National Security Agency does and how it works. He says these documents prove that everything Snowden leaked is true.
EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) An Augusta police officer has been charged with two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a 14-year-old middle-school girl. The Wichita Eagle reports that Augusta officer Jerry Dale Ballinger made his first court appearance this past week. Assistant Butler County attorney Cheryl Pierce says Ballinger was released from custody after posting a $50,000 bond. Ballinger doesn’t have a listed phone number. Authorities allege that the girl was assaulted the first time in April and the second time in June or July in unincorporated Butler County. Pierce says the preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 19.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of a driver who fled from a collision that killed a horseback rider and injured a 6-year-old boy. Police say a 2003 to 2005 silver or gray Mercury Grand Marquis likely struck the horse carrying Lloyd Ferguson, 49, and the child on July 5. The Wichita Eagle reports that Ferguson died, and the child has been hospitalized. The horse was euthanized. Investigators are using parts of the car knocked off by the collision to identify the vehicle. Two witnesses who tried…