On Monday, Staff Sgt. Matthew Stiltz, 26, of Spokane, Wash., died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire while in Zerok, Afghanistan. Stiltz was an infantryman assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley in February 2006. Stiltz was on his third deployment with two of them in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Stiltz was posthumously promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.
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A Fort Riley Soldier was killed by enemy forces the end of last week in eastern Afghanistan. Fort Riley officials announced Tuesday that Capt. James Nehl, 37, of Gardiner, Oregon. died November 9th in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was an infantry officer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Riley. Nehl joined the Army in 2007 and arrived at Fort Riley in May. This was his first deployment to Afghanistan. He also previously deployed to Iraq in support of…
Nobody could really understand the hardships soldiers and their families go through, unless they are able to experience them first hand. Manhattan Area Technical College chose to recognize one of these families during a presentation held Tuesday morning by giving away a silver muti-passenger Honda van that was refurbished by the college’s Automotive Collision Repair Program students. The vehicle was donated by State Farm Insurance Insurance Agency and is a part of the National Recycled Ride Programs. Sgt. Kevin Donahue and his wife, Jan, were the lucky recipients of the van and a presentation was held in their honor. The…
Anthony Middle School students were evacuated due to a bomb threat that came in at about 10:15 Tuesday morning. USD 383 Communications Coordinator Michele Jones told KMAN students and staff were evacuated to St. Thomas Moore Church, due to a note that was found in one of the bathrooms. Riley County Police were on the scene, but Jones stressed everyone was safe. Jones added that students were released for the rest of the day and that buses were picking up students at St. Thomas Moore and dropping them at their normal bus stop. Parents were also permitted to pick up their children at the church, but…
It was standing room only at Wamego’s School Board meeting Monday. The agenda item that garnered the most attention was Wamego High School’s current grading policy. The fact that it was an agenda item caused some contentious statements by several board members about the timing without a general discussion by the board. The current policy has been in place for more than four years, and Board member Mark Bettencourt thought it was time to take a look at the policy and how it has affected the students. He has researched the issue and put together a power point presentation to ask…
PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a victory. The health of their franchise quarterback is another matter entirely. The Steelers edged the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 16-13 in overtime on Monday night but lost Ben Roethlisberger for most of the second half and perhaps a lot longer with a right shoulder injury. Roethlisberger left the game early in the third quarter after getting slammed to the turf by Kansas City linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston and did not return. The Steelers (6-3) won their fourth straight anyway. Shaun Suisham kicked a 23-yard field goal 51…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Wayne Dedrick scored 21 points, Jaime Smith added 18 and Division II Alabama-Huntsville held on for a 78-75 victory over North Texas in a Preseason NIT game on Monday night. The Chargers (2-0) will play Kansas State on Tuesday for a spot in the tournament semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Jordan Williams led the Mean Green (0-2) with 26 points. Dedrick made one of two free throws to give Alabama-Huntsville a 76-73 lead with 15.9 seconds remaining. North Texas cut the gap to a point with a quick layup, but the Mean Green had to foul,…
The Big 12 conference named K-State defensive end Meshak Williams as its defensive player of the week. Williams had seven tackles, including three for losses and a pair of sacks. He broke up a pass and helped K-State hold TCU to 10 points in Saturday’s 23-10 win over the Horned Frogs. It was the lowest point output at home during Gary Patterson’s tenure at TCU.
Lance Armstrong has cut formal ties with his cancer-fighting charity to avoid further damage brought by doping charges and being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.
The top US General in Afghanistan is now under investigation, in a case that’s linked to the scandal that forced CIA Director David Petraeus to step down.