Pfc. Bradley Manning entered guilty pleas to some charges Thursday, saying he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy and that he didn’t think it would harm the United States.
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Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican for the last time as pontiff on Thursday, flying by helicopter to the Vatican’s vacation retreat hours before becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
The news of Riley County’s Health Department Director, Susie Kufahl’s, resignation came as a unexpected shock earlier this week. The process to fill her position is in the early stages. Human Resource Manager, Cindy Volanti came before the Riley County commission, during their Thursday meeting, to address the first step of the process-advertising. The job has been listed on the county website thus far, and the commission recommended putting it on additional websites, including Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Works and Kansas Association of Counties (KAC). Another vital part of the process is the transition period. During Kufahl’s time, the advertising…
The Flint Hills Festival of Wines tickets are now available as the event enters it’s 14th year. Organizers with the Homecare and Hospice Foundation say it is their biggest fund raiser of the year, and will feature a weekend of wine tasting events starting on Friday March 8th at the Manhattan Country club at 6:30pm. On Saturday the event continues with a Grand tasting and silent auction to be held at from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Last years events helped to raise over $69,000 for homecare and hospice organizations in the community. For more information or to purchase a ticket you can…
A construction accident in a private residence has resulted in an individual being lifestarred to the University of Kansas Hospital, with what is described as a significant extremity injury. Larry Couchman, Director of Emergency and EMS Services for Mercy Regional Health Center, indicates his crews responded to the accident, at 125 Fourwinds Court a little before nine Thursday morning. While the name of the individual has not been released, Couchman confirmed an ambulance took the individual to Mercy, with the patient stablized before being lifestarred to Kansas City.
The FAA is considering closing the Manhattan Regional Airport’s control tower due to sequestration. In a list released by the FAA several airports with contracted control personnel would be closed to bridge a budgeting gap put in place by sequestration. Airport director Peter Van Kuren says he’s disappointed the FAA would take such a measure, but is confident the airport will continue to run smoothly even in its absence. Currently pilots at the airport do similar approaches without the control tower into and out of airports during the evening hours at the Manhattan Regional Airport. The list of airports to be closed can be…
On Friday starting at 6 pm the 88th annual Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce meeting and banquet will be held at the Manhattan Conference Center on 410 south 3rd street. The chamber will be honoring the board of directors, and members at the event, and announce the volunteer of the year and the Lud Fiser citizen of the year. On Saturday the Manhattan chamber of commerce will hold its legislative coffee event at the train depot at 7:30 am.
Thursday is Pope Benedict’s last day as the leader of the Catholic church. The pope greeted Cardinals at the Vatican and promised ‘unconditional obedience’ to his successor.
Hundreds of illegal immigrants are being released from federal custody, due to the sequestration budget cuts set to take effect later this week.
Speaking to business executives, President Obama said automatic budget cuts caused by the sequester would be a “tumble downward” for the economy. However, he said many Americans might not feel the impact immediately.