Saturday morning at about 9 am, a number of people could be seen walking from the Manhattan Town Center Mall along a designated path, ending at the Catholic Charities and Housing and Credit Counseling on Poyntz. This was the United Way of Riley County’s kick off campaign for 2012, where they announced their goal to meet. Riley County United Way director Lee Ann Desper told KMAN that they are looking at $525,000 as their goal. The money that is raised is used to help 13 local charities in Riley, Pottawatomie, Clay, Marshall, Washington, as well as the western half of Wabaunsee…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says the state’s tax collections missed expectations by $14.9 million in August. Jordan attributed the numbers released Friday to flat individual income tax collections and the beginning of payments on bonds issued by the state. Total tax collections for August came to $438.7 million. The state had expected to collect $453.6 million. Jordan said that while individual income tax collections were flat, sales taxes beat expectations by $6.4 million. Kansas has enacted a package of income tax cuts that will take effect next January, including reductions in individual rates and the end…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Democratic primary for a seat in the Kansas House has been decided by the flip of a coin. The Aug. 7 election for the 65th District seat in northeastern Kansas ended in a tie between Melody Saxton and Tom Brungardt, both of Junction City and both with 206 votes. Saxton won a coin flip Friday by the State Board of Canvassers as the results of the primaries were certified. She’ll face Republican Allan Rothlisberg in November. Kansas law requires the state board to settle ties by the casting of lots, in this case a coin toss.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Two school systems in Kansas are among nearly 900 nationwide planning to apply for a slice of nearly $400 million in grants from the U.S. Education Department. The federal agency announced Friday that the Topeka School District and the Southwest Plains Regional Service Center are among those slated to participate in the Race to the Top-District competition. The Southwest Plains Regional Service Center is in Sublette and provides area schools with a variety of resources. The grants are intended to support initiatives that help close achievement gaps and prepare students for college and a career. The Obama…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita say a 51-year-old man ended up with a fractured skull after trying to steal a 92-year-old woman’s purse at a grocery store. The Wichita Eagle reports the man approached the victim Thursday afternoon and grabbed her purse. The woman resisted and began screaming. Police spokesman Lt. Doug Nolte says the woman hung onto the purse even after being knocked down. A bystander got the robber in a bear hug, but the assailant bit the man’s hand and pulled away. The suspect dropped the purse and struck his head on a pole as he tried…
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) The city of Emporia has its first wind turbine. KVOE-AM reports faculty and students of Flint Hills Technical College were on hand this week as the 2.5-kilowatt turbine was raised after two years of planning. The final step will be connecting the turbine to a computer that will register energy savings. Flint Hills Technical College will use the turbine to help power its Jones Education Center, which also gets power from photovoltaic cells. The turbine will also be a teaching tool. The college’s Power Plant Technology and Sustainability Studies programs both plan to use it in their…
Alex Muff pounded out 11 kills to go with 4 blocks and K-State swept Denver, 25-16, 25-15, 25-19 in the opening match of the Bluejay Invitational at Creighton University in Omaha. K-State pulled away from a 10-all tie in the first set with the Pioneers to score 15 of the final 21 points of the set. Denver was kept at a distance by the Cats for the remainder of the match. Lilla Porubek and Kaitlynn Pelger each added eight kills to help pace K-State (4-0). Caitlyn Donahue had 37 assists as the Cats hit .293 as a team, and Kuulei…
Mitt Romney detoured to hurricane-damaged Louisiana on Friday as he campaigned his way out of the Republican National Convention, touring a flooded community and saying he hoped his visit would rivet public attention on victims’ needs.
President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.