It’s Pottawatomie County day as Cathy sits down with Commission Chair Pat Weixelmann and Julie Roller with the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation. [mp3-jplayer]
Author: KMAN Staff
Updated list: 1-24-13 While still an unofficial list from Pottawatomie County Clerk Nancy McCarter, indications are there will be no need for a primary. St. George’s City Council had the most interest for candidates, with eight candidates filing for three positions. Wamego had two people file for the two available city commission positions, Westmoreland had four council candidates for two positions, and one for mayor. Onaga had three file for city council and two for Mayor, with Olsburg having two file for council and one for Mayor. Louisville had five trying for five positions and one for Mayor, with Belvue having three…
Two people were taken to a Topeka hospital following an accident at the I-70 junction with K-99 Tuesday morning. Cheryl Tinkler, 53, and Jeffrey Tinkler, 58, both of Salina, were taken to Stormont Vail, following the Wabaunsee County accident reported shortly after seven in the morning. The Kansas Highway patrol reports a 2006 Honda Accord driven by Temairra Taylor, 26 of Topeka was eastbound on I-70 in the left lane, with Tinkler’s 2005 Ford Taurus eastbound in the right lane. The driver of the Taurus, Cheryl Tinkler, reportedly attempted to change lanes, However striking the honda with both drivers losing control. TheTinkler vehicle struck…
Riley county Elections Supervisor Jolene Keck reports eight last minute filings the last hour and a half before the noon deadline, mostly for smaller city council positions. There were no last minute filings for Manhattan City commission or USD 383. And there will be no need for a primary in Riley County. Ogden, which always seems to have a lot of interest, had last minute filings from former mayor Jimmy Bond–who filed for both mayor and city council. Roger Graham filed for Ogden City council, bringing the number of candidates for the five open positions to seven, with two for Mayor. Also filing…
First place in the Big 12 is on the line during the Dillons Sunflower Showdown for the first time since January 30th, 2008. Of course, that’s a night K-State fans will never forget as Michael Beasley & Bill Walker knocked off then #2 Kansas 84-75 to break the streak at Bramlage Coliseum. Both the Wildcats and Jayhawks are 4-0 in the Big 12 in Tuesday night’s matchup, and both teams are on long winning streaks. Someone’s bubble will burst as #11 K-State has won eight straight games, while #3 KU has bagged 15 victories in a row. The Cats earned…
Believe it or not, the K-State baseball season will begin in three and a half weeks. Wildcat junior outfielder and reigning Big 12 batting champion Jared King has been named a second team preseason All-American by Perfect Game. King is a three-year starter as he hit .378, with 15 doubles,seven home runs and 47 RBI. King was one of just two Big 12 players to earn All-America accolades from Perfect Game, joining Texas relief pitcher Corey Knebel. It was the first career preseason All-America designation for King, who was a second Team All-Big 12 and first team all-midwest region selection following the 2012 season.…
The Manhattan High bowling teams swept a home meet on Monday afternoon at Little Apple Lanes. The Tribe girls won the meet by just five pins over Shawnee Heights, while Emporia was third and Junction City was fourth. Meghan Dooley led the Tribe with a 593 series. The MHS boys won by over 250 pins over Shawnee Heights, and were led by Alex Huerta with a 683 series.
Still no details, but Riley County Police responded to the 24-hundred block of Charlois Lane on the northeast side of Manhattan early Tuesday morning. The incident was called in at 6:42 this morning and there were reportedly shots fired. Police had nothing further to announce at their daily news briefing Tuesday. ——— Details were since released regarding this incident. Earl Billot (38) was the individual who originally reported the shots to Riley County Police. The shots were fired in his home and his fiance was injured. Upon arrival, police found Kendra Billam (48) deceased from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Billam was a former…
Britain’s Ministry of Defence revealed late on Monday that Prince Harry is returning from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache helicopter co-pilot with the Army Air Corps.
People from across the United States came to Washington to attend inaugural events, including the balls that wrapped up the day. People attending expressed excitement about seeing the President and First Lady, as well as many of the performers.