May has been declared as Mental Health Month, at least in Pottawatomie County. During Monday’s meeting, the commission reviewed the proclamation and unanimously approved the motion to sign the declaration. After getting the signatures , Audrey Schremmer Philip, Executive Director of Three Rivers, moved on to an update concerning Three Rivers. Philip sadly stated they have decreased their size as the final position would be moving on later this week, making Three Rivers smaller than it was in 1998 when Philip began working there. Philip also said they had to change who they are able to help and who needs to be…
Author: KMAN Staff
Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting featured a short agenda, but a request was made for approval on a Family Planning grant. Health Department Office Manager, Paula Pederson mentioned the grant would cover training for the new director, once one is appointed to the job. Commission Chair, Dave Lewis commented, “this sounds like a no brainer to me”. Although Commissioner, Robert Boyd was absent, Commissioner Lewis and Commissioner Ron Wells approved the grant. May 10th marks the deadline for the second half of property taxes. County Treasuer, Eileen King took the time to remind people of the date, and provide information,…
KMAN has received word of an incident that took place in Riley last night involving EMS and police SWAT teams. Riley County Public information officer Matt Droge issued a statement Monday morning that the incident took place in Riley last night was reported as a possible type of chemical suicide that often includes a barricaded subject in a vehicle ending their life by deadly fumes. Precautions were taken since there was a possibility that this could be the case. If these precautions were not taken, these fumes could harm first responders as well . However, this turned out to not be the…
After an impressive 9-0 win the first game of Sunday’s split doubleheader, things went just the opposite way for the Kansas City Royals in Sunday’s second game. Former Royal Mike Aviles torched his former team with a career-high five runs batted in three of them on a home run as Cleveland bounced back for a 10-3 victory on Sunday evening to snap Kansas City’s three-game winning streak. Cleveland jumped on Royals starter Will Smith (0-1) who was called up from AAA Omaha to pitch the game for two first inning runs and led 6-0 after three and a half innings.…
An explosion in Prague, in the Czech Republic, injured up to 40 people on Monday. Others may be trapped. Police say it appears natural gas is to blame.
Six-months after Superstorm Sandy, shore towns are rebuilding, but recovery is slow. Remnants of Sandy’s destruction are clearly visible. Towns are working hard to complete boardwalk projects to draw tourists back in time for summer.
The Kansas Highway patrol worked a couple of accidents in Riley county this past weekend, one which resulted in three people requiring hospitalization. Loren Gray (64) and Ningbo Li (32), both of Manhattan, and Larissa Gibb (31) of Lee’s Summit, Missouri were injured in an accident on highway 77 nearly two miles north of highway 24 shortly before nine Sunday night. Gibb was driving a 2009 Nissan Versa northbound on highway 77, with a 1987 Chevy pickup driven by Gray southbound. Gibb’s Nissan went left of center into the southbound lane. Gray travelled onto the shoulder to avoid Gibb’s vehicle, with Gibb’s vehicle still…
K-State partnered with PSC Environmental Inc. to provide a free e-waste collection on Saturday morning. K-State students and Manhattan area residents unplugged their old appliances, TVs, cell phones etc., and dropped them off for proper recycling. Howie’s Trash Service will sort the e-waste, and send it out to two different certified recycling plants for complete processing. “The monitors and TVs with the glass in them, they’ll go to one recycler down in Texas, and then all the other things go to another recycler… they’re certified recyclers. Everything stays in the United States, gets demanufactured, and recycled. Nothing goes out to a third world country,”…
Spectators and at least one marshal at the Zurich Classic were startled when an alligator, estimated to be about 12 feet, spent some of the afternoon sunning itself on the left side of the 12th fairway.
A possible gas explosion has blown the side of a 5-story residential building in France’s Champagne country. At least two people have been killed and at least ten others injured.