JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) Fifty-seven years after he served with the Army in Korea, a northeastern Kansas man has finally received official recognition in the form of a medal. Donald Hamilton received the Korea Defense Service Medal during a ceremony at the American Legion. The medal was created in 2002 for members of the U.S. military who served in the Republic of Korea after the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Hamilton served from April 1953 to May 1955 with a military police battalion in Taejon. The Junction City resident was a train guard commander, transporting prisoners, supplies, fuel tanks…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s attempts to influence immigration policy and how the U.S. conducts elections are expected to pull his home-state Legislature into two contentious political debates in the coming year. And those debates will reinforce his reputation as a polarizing political figure. Kobach is a conservative Republican and former law professor who helped write Arizona and Alabama laws against illegal immigration. He advises Kansas legislators looking to do the same. He said in an interview that he’s not leading the push for measures like Arizona’s “check your papers” law. But some officials think such…
HAVEN, Kan. (AP) A south-central Kansas school district will have $120,000 less to spend because of a mix-up with the county officials who collect tax dollars. The Hutchinson News reports that the Haven school district raised the capital outlay mill levy from six mills to eight mills. Reno County officials say they never received a copy of the resolution authorizing the two-mill increase. Superintendent Patrick Call says the resolution was sent twice, and records show the district’s budget was received. That budget shows a levee increase had been authorized. But County Clerk Shari Gagnebin says the office doesn’t read through…
MARYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) Time is running out to rescue a train station that has fallen into disrepair in the northeast Kansas town of Marysville. The Kansas City Star reports that Union Pacific offered to give the 1929 building and the land it sits on to the city. But the plan by the nonprofit group trying to save it, Landmark Enterprises, includes a theater on adjoining land, also owned by the railroad. If Landmark comes up with the purchase price, the city would then give the station with its art deco carvings to the group. Preservationists say it could be used…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas House member says lawmakers are likely to debate proposals next year to change the scheduling of local elections around the state. Elections Committee Chairman and Olathe Republican Scott Schwab said Wednesday there’s been House interest in the matter because local elections typically have a low turnout. Schwab acknowledges the Kansas Senate has shown little interest in the subject. But that could change, as the 40-member Senate opens the 2013 session with 16 new members. General elections for city offices and local school boards are usually held the first Tuesday in April in odd-numbered years, with…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The senior associate dean for clinical affairs will take over in February as executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center. Officials said Wednesday that Dr. Douglas Girod was selected from among three candidates to fill the position. He replaces Barbara Atkinson, who retired in June as dean of the medical school and executive vice chancellor of the medical center in Kansas City, Kan. Girod, a surgeon, joined the medical faculty in 1994. He is also chairman of the medical school’s Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. Girod earned his medical degree…
Individual funds from various departments make up the yearly budget amendment. During Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting, the budget amendment for 2012 was reviewed during a public hearing. The year’s budget amendment must be published ten days prior to the public hearing, and due to the December 16th publication date, this requirement was fulfilled. Budget and Finance Officer, Johnette Shepek walked through various funds such as; Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP), RCPD, Hunters Island Water, Rural Fire District, and Moehlman’s Bottoms. After reviewing the amendment and opening it up for public comment, the commission approved the 2012 end year figures. Shepek…
A local man was taken into custody Wednesday morning when he caused significant damage to a hospital room. Riley County Police told reporters on Thursday that they were called to the Mercy Regional Health Center Emergency Department around 8:00 a.m Wednesday on a report that an angry and out of control patient had damaged a window and a wall in one of the department’s rooms. Police arrested Benjamin Lucas Kempthorne (37) of 24 Waterway PL. in Manhattan, and charged him with criminal damage to property. Damage to the hospital was estimated to be $11,000. Kempthorne was released on $1,500 bail.…
A new report finds that as of December 17, 123 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty in the line of duty in the US. That number is down 20% from the same period last year, and follows a two-year spike.
For the first time since 2003, K-State will have two players participating in the annual Senior Bowl next month. Big 12 defensive player of the year and 1st team all-American linebacker Arthur Brown was selected to the team yesterday (Wednesday), joining Wildcat teammate Chris Harper. Brown had 91 tackles this season for K-State, including six for loss. He picked off two passes, plus had a sack and a fumble recovery. The 2013 Senior Bowl will kick off at 3:00pm on Saturday, January 26th in Mobile, Alabama, and will be televised by the NFL Network. The Senior Bowl is also attended…