Although the agenda was very short, Thursday’s Riley County Commission meeting featured some important items. County Counselor, Clancy Holeman proposed the resolution levying the retailer’s sales tax. Holeman explained that this step was needing to be taken in order to implement the tax. The commission reviewed the resolution, and a letter from the city of Manhattan agency regarding the tax. After further discussion, the commission unanimously approved the resolution, and it will now move forward to be presented by County Clerk, Rich Vargo to the Department of Revenue. Human Resource Manager, Cindy Volanti had two major items on the agenda…
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A man remains confined in the Riley County Jail after violating his probation. David Maldonado, Jr, 37, was arrested for probation violation after failing to stay away from drugs. The probation was granted on an original charge of burglary, possibly in the connection to a burglary at the Manhattan Country Club in 2008. Judge Bosch set for no bond on this violation. ————- Two vehicles outside of the Seth Child Cinema located at 2610 Farm Bureau Rod saw some damage. The first vehicle was witnessed begin broken into after a car alarm sounded sometime between 4:30 and 5 pm Wednesday. Cory…
The winning numbers for the record Powerball jackpot were drawn Wednesday night. The numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball 6. The jackpot rose to $579.9 million by the time of the drawing.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A fire that burned for more than four hours at a Westar Energy plant apparently began when a large transformer malfunctioned. No injuries were reported after the fire Wednesday morning at the plant just east of Colwich. The Wichita Eagle reports more than 20 fire trucks were sent to the plant northwest of Wichita. The fire burned for more than four hours before fire crews were released from the scene. Foam trucks from McConnell Air Force Base were used to help put out the fire Westar spokesman Nick Bundy says mineral oil used to cool the transformer…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The mammoth jackpot in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing is proving irresistible to thousands of hopeful Kansans. The Kansas Lottery reports that sales of Powerball tickets in the state topped $1.1 million on Tuesday alone, for a total of nearly $1.8 million since Sunday. And that was when the jackpot was estimated at a mere $500 million. On Wednesday morning, officials of the multistate game boosted the estimated payout to $550 million. Kansas Lottery officials were expecting another huge sales day Wednesday. Ticket sales in Kansas end at 8:59 p.m. Central, one hour before the drawing. A winner…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has set a hearing over a proposed class action settlement in a lawsuit by workers against the Creekstone Farms slaughterhouse in Arkansas City. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren on Wednesday set a fairness hearing on the motion for approval for Dec. 17 at the federal courthouse in Topeka. The lawsuit alleged that Creekstone failed to pay employees for all of the time they worked. Creekstone Farms said it paid for all time worked, including overtime. Under the proposed $195,000 settlement, about $110,000 would be split among the 144 class members. The amount paid each…
A trip down memory lane started Wednesday night’s Manhattan Ogden school board meeting as Universal Construction gave their final report. As part of the finishing up of construction, Thursday will see the open house for Marlatt Elementary from 6 pm – 7:30 pm. During the old business item section of the meeting, the board brought back the issue of senior early release. Again, there was no audience participation, but the board did have their own discussion. Board member Pete Paukstelis brought up a couple of issues that had him concerned including the fact that at a previous board meeting many years ago,…
The woman arrested in connection with the parental custody case that occurred earlier this month is officially confined. As KMAN previously reported, the RCPD and the Topeka Police Department, located the missing three-year-old, Benjamin Chavez-Birdwell with his mother, Sonja Birdwell, at a residence in Topeka. Riley County Police reported Wednesday that Sonja Birdwell is currently being held on a $10,000 bond for aggravated interference with parental custody. —- A Manhattan man is currently being held in Riley County jail and is waiting for possible extradition to Texas. Devoris Newson,26, was arrested around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. Riley County Police reported Wednesday that Newson…
Republican leaders in the House say they want to work with President Barack Obama to overcome the so-called fiscal cliff, automatic spending cuts and tax hikes. But doing this means tackling the country’s spending problem, they say.
President Obama had a meeting with his full cabinet for the first time since the election. He said turnover has been low during his first term because people have done good jobs. He also voiced support for Susan Rice at the United Nations.