WASHINGTON (AP) Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder is keeping his seat on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for another two years. The Republican lawmaker is in his second term representing the Kansas 3rd Congressional District, which covers most of the Kansas City metro area. He chaired the Appropriations Committee in the Kansas House before being elected to Congress in 2010. Yoder says he’ll serve on an Appropriations subcommittee on agriculture, giving Kansas a voice in congressional oversight of farm programs and policy. Last month, another Kansas congressman Republican Tim Huelskamp was removed from the House Agriculture Committee by GOP leaders angered…
Author: KMAN Staff
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt are preparing to announce legislative proposals to fight human trafficking in the state. The Republican officials scheduled a news conference Friday morning to outline their plans. Schmidt’s office is the lead entity of the Kansas Human Trafficking Advisory Board, which was created three years ago to study the problems of forced labor and sex trafficking. The board includes law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, victims of human trafficking and others with expertise in the field.
We’re half way through as Cathy recounts her cancer journey. [mp3-jplayer]
On today’s InFocus, Cathy has a busy morning starting off the show with State Representative Sydney Carlin and Greg McClure, the Riley County Extension Agriculture Agent. This is followed up by Susan Peterson, Assistant Director with the Riley County Senior Services Center and Mike Bilderback regarding Project Excell. [mp3-jplayer]
Last minute election filings came in Friday for the USD 383 School Board. According to Elections Supervisor, Jolene Keck, Both Aaron Estabrook and Pat Hudgins, filed for the School Board.
Pottawatomie county had several Friday election filings. Mark Goodenow filed for Westmoreland Mayor, and Jeff Rosell and Angel Alvarado for council member positions in Westmoreland. Terry Force filed for mayor of Wheaton, with council member candidates including Rex Green, Roger Magnett, Cynthia Pedersen and Michael Ridder. In the Louisville city race, Bobby Benton filed for Mayor, and Eugene and David Prockish added their names to council member filings. Three filed for Belvue council member positions including Brad Caudill, Chad Fitgerald, and Matthew Woodward.
The city of Manhattan has apparently won in a civil lawsuit regarding its termination of free water to Manhattan/Ogden’s USD 383. That’s the apparent ruling of the State Court of Appeals. The eight page opinion says the city does not have any continuing obligation to provide free water to the school district, referring to the original deed on the land grant involved, which was conditioned on the use of the property to treat water for Manhattan city residents, a use that has long since ended. The case was filed in December of 2010 and was a challenge by the school…
An Anthony Middle School’s teacher was named one of 32 Kansas Horizon Award Winners. Jesse Peters, 8th grade social studies teacher, was named a 2013 Kansas Cable Telecommunications Horizon Award recipients. This award recognizes exemplary first-year educators and is sponsored by the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Cable Telecommunications Association. To be eligible for the award, teachers must have successfully completed their first year of teaching and have performed in such a way as to distinguish themselves as outstanding. The program is a regional competition with four regions corresponding to the state’s U.S. Congressional districts. Four…
A possible arson may be to blame for two vehicle fires during Friday’s early morning hours. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to a call at the 600 block of Yuma of a vehicle on fire. Upon arrival, the crews found two vehicles were on fire. The estimated loss at this time is $15,000 from both the 2003 Hyundia Sonata and the 2008 Dodge Caliber. The investigation is still ongoing and there is consideration of a possible arson. —- An early morning fire here in Manhattan has left damage to a carport and a duplex. The Manhattan Fire Department responded to…
A woman who is one of five charged in connection with a neglected horses case in Pottawatomie County has been sentenced to 12 months to each of four counts she entered a plea to. However 25 year old Kayla Paz’s sentences are to run concurrently. Paz is to serve 10 days in the Pottawatomie county jail and pay costs and restitution of about 61-hundred dollars. She will be on supervised probation for 24 months. Paz entered a plea of no contest to four counts of animal cruelty, and was then found guilty on January second in Pottawatomie County District Court.…