TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The City Council in Topeka has chosen an Arizona official as the new city manager. Jim Colson has been deputy city manager since 2009 in Glendale, Ariz., a community about 226,000 residents. He’ll be the permanent successor to Norton Bonaparte, who served as Topeka city manager from March 2006 until he left in July 2011 under a severance agreement. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to grant Colson a two-year contract that pays $170,000 a year. He’ll start work in late August. Colson is a native of Michigan. He holds a bachelor’s…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Sen. Jerry Moran plans to tour northeast Kansas next month to highlight water use and conservation. The Kansas Republican will begin the two-day tour Aug. 16, with a full schedule of stops to be announced next week. Moran plans to look at the effects of drought on farmers and ranchers in the region. The tour will also cover regulatory matters, agriculture research and other issues affecting Kansas agriculture.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to visit with reporters to review the state’s finances as the books are closed on the latest fiscal year. Brownback scheduled a news conference Wednesday to discuss where the state’s finances stood when the 2012 fiscal year ended on June 30. The governor also is expected to discuss the state’s ability to retire some of its bond debt ahead of schedule. Brownback has made debt reduction a priority since he took office in January 2011. Kansas ended the fiscal year with a revenue surplus, although the precise amount has not been disclosed.…
With Governor Sam Brownback issuing a proclamation proclaiming the Kansas Day of the Cowboy for 2012, a celebration locally is set to take place on Sunday. Ron Wilson, known for his work with the Huck Boyd Institute for Rural Development at K-State is the Poet Lariat for the event, and he tells KMAN about the history behind the celebration. “It has been celebrated at the national level since 2005 specifically during the last week of July,” Wilson says. “With other events like the Kaw Valley Rodeo and Riley County Fair going on, we’re excited for the celebration.” Those who have their ticket stub…
KMAN has learned that K-State signee Marquez Clark will not become a Wildcat. Clark, a four-star wide receiver according to Rivals.com, caught 98 passes for 1,639 yards and 15 touchdowns for Navarro Junior College. Clark said on Twitter on Tuesday night that he will not be going to K-State, but will be attending the University of Central Oklahoma, a Division II school.
K-State president Kirk Schulz has been appointed to a prestigous four-year term on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. The board is made up of presidents and chancellors, and Schulz will serve as the Big 12 representative among the association’s 11 football conferences. The NCAA board of directors is responsible for electing schools to Division I membership, overseeing the Academic Progress Rate, and assuring gender and ethnic diversity in the leadership structure. The board meets four times a year, including in conjunction with the NCAA convention in April. Schulz’s first board meeting will be August 2nd.
Two of the biggest games on the Big 12 schedule of Bruce Weber’s first tenure at K-State will be on ESPN’s “Big Monday”. The Cats’ trip to Allen Fieldhouse to face the Kansas Jayhawks will be played on February 11th at 8:00pm. The first return trip to Manhattan of former K-State coach Bob Huggins will be shown on Big Monday, the following week, February 18th as West Virginia travels to Bramlage Coliseum. KU leads the Big 12 in “Big Monday” appearances with four. The Mountaineers, Texas, and Baylor will each get the prime time slot three times. K-State will be on…
Speaking at the Global Diaspora Forum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Syria’s government is waging a war against its own people. She also recognized the efforts of the Syrian diaspora for ‘shining a light’ on the crisis.
On June 2, 2009, an apartment superintendent in New Brunswick, N.J., stumbled upon what he thought was a terrorist hideout and called 911. It was really an NYPD operation to conduct surveillance well outside its jurisdiction.
London’s Olympic medals went on show, two days before the opening ceremony. Officials said approximately 2,100 medals will be given out across the games.