President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert.
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A large gathering of area business leaders converged on the Manhattan Conference Center Friday night. It was the 88th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and Banquet. The banquet marked a time of change, and recognition of outstanding members and volunteers from the past year. Outgoing Chair of the Chamber Dan Yunk passed the gavel to the new Chair Frank Beer. Chamber director Lyle Butler says it has been another record breaking year for attendance at the event with over 561 attendees. Butler says the chair changeover is only one of the events which highlight the evening, and everyone…
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says $46 billion in budget cuts won’t keep the military from being “the best fighting force in the world.” Hagel says he’s confident the president and Congress will reach agreement.
Mitch Holthus joined the guys on “The Game” Friday to talk Big 12 hoops, K-State’s Big 12 title run and the Chiefs signing Alex Smith. [mp3-jplayer]
Bonnie Franklin, the pert, redheaded actress who won fame as a divorced mom on the long-running TV sitcom “One Day at a Time,” has died.
President Obama and congressional leaders have held their first talks of the year on the deficit standoff, but they’re still far apart — and didn’t even try to halt across-the-board spending cuts that are hitting Friday.
Debora Howser has been named the Executive Director of Special Services for USD 383. Howser comes to USD 383 from Topeka Public Schools were she serves as a consulting teacher. Prior to that, she was the Director of Special Services for USD 372 in Silver Lake for five years. She has also been a special education teacher in several Kansas school districts. She has a B. Ed. in Elementary Education and a M. Ed. in Interrelated Special Education from Washburn University. She is currently working on her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Kansas State University. “I am very excited…
Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo welcomed a new addition this week – a baby chimpanzee. Born Tuesday morning at the AZA-accredited institution, the healthy baby boy is mother Hazina’s second offspring at Sunset Zoo. Mom and baby can be seen by the public beginning this Saturday, March 2 from Noon to 5pm. Due to the cooler weather, the chimpanzee troop will likely be in their indoor exhibit viewable inside the Ballard Gallery along the African Trail. “Births like this are a testament to our AZA community – a great example of how we ensure these endangered animals are around for generations to…
As part of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of illegal substances in Riley County by the Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, an arrest has been made. Jason Graham, 35, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 700 block of Diebler, Thursday on a number of different charges. These include the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of GHB with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, uses of communications facilities to facilitate drug transactions, four counts of no drug tax stamp, and misdemeanor charges of…
Mark Mangino is back in coaching, just over three years after being fired at Kansas, and will step into a familiar place with an old friend. Mangino, a Youngstown State alum and former assistant, has been hired as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the Penguins, where he will work for former K-State offensive lineman Eric Wolford. Mangino coached Wolford as a player with the Wildcats from 1991-93, and they were on Coach Snyder’s staff together in 1995 when Wolford was a graduate assistant. Following his stint at K-State, Mangino spent three years at Oklahoma as an…