STOCKTON, Kan. (AP) Two fellow north-central Kansas nursing home residents have turned 100 on the same day. The Hays Daily News reported that Neva Marshall and Grace Turnbull met in the dining room of Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton in March of 2008. They soon learned they shared a birthday, and they marked the occasion Sunday with parties. Before World War I even began, Marshall was born in Rooks County, and Turnbull, in Phillips County. They have lived to see nearly half of the 44 U.S. presidents in office. Marshall was a teacher. All along the way, they have kept…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Museum of History is hosting a new exhibit featuring presidents and presidential elections. “Hail to the Chief” opens Friday and runs until Feb. 24 at the Topeka museum. The Kansas Historical Society says the exhibit marks the 2012 presidential election by looking back at national campaigns throughout history. Items on display include campaign materials, banners and personal items as well as souvenirs of candidates’ visits to Kansas. Prominently featured are Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The U.S. Department of Education has named a half-dozen schools in Kansas as National Blue Ribbon Schools for their efforts to improve student achievement. One elementary school Marshall Elementary in Eureka is among the 2012 honorees. The others are Basehor-Linwood High School; Blue Valley High School in Stilwell; Garden City High School; Goddard High School; and St. Thomas Aquinas High School, a private, Roman Catholic school in Overland Park. Blue Ribbon schools are honored as high-performing schools based on state assessment scores, or as exemplary improving schools that have shown progress in helping disadvantaged students improve on…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Democrat Tobias Schlingensiepen has picked up the endorsement of one of his former primary opponents in his race in for Congress in the 2nd District. Former rival and Lawrence attorney Bob Eye said voters in the eastern Kansas district would be well-served by electing Schlingensiepen in the November general election. Schlingensiepen is a Topeka minister and hopes to unseat two-term Republican congresswoman Lynn Jenkins. Eye said he believes it’s important for Democrats to recapture control of the U.S. House, and Schlingensiepen’s election would help. However, Jenkins is favored to win, partly because of voter frustration with…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say a 38-year-old woman could be responsible for more than 30 tire slashings in southeast Wichita in the past month. The woman was arrested Saturday after a man reported seeing her beside his car. He said he heard a hissing sound and saw his car tire deflating. Police say the man followed the woman and his yelling attracted the attention of other neighbors, who helped pursue her. Police say the woman threatened at least two men with her knife. The tire and knife will be taken to the CSI laboratory to determine if it is…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) The Women’s Christian Temperance Union is back at this year’s Kansas State Fair, still preaching its message that alcohol is dangerous. It’s the 100th straight year that the group has been at the fair. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union led the drive for prohibition, which was in place across the country from 1920 to 1933. Kansas had statewide prohibition from 1881 to 1948, longer than any other state. The Hutchinson News reports that the organization has 125 members this year. The oldest member, 90-year-old Glenna Dellenbach, says there is renewed interest in the group. Dellenbach said she…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka police say the deaths of man and woman in the apartment during the weekend were a murder-suicide. The bodies of Kahlyn Hiene (22) and Jeremiah Campbell (26), both of Topeka, were found in their apartment Saturday morning. On Monday, police said investigators determined the deaths were a murder-suicide, with Campbell shooting Hiene and then himself. No other details, including a possible motive, were released. Officers were dispatched to the apartment complex after a tenant reported finding a bullet hole in the wall of her apartment. The couple was found dead in an adjacent apartment.
DERBY, Kan. (AP) Crews have recovered a body from the burned-out wreckage of a home in south-central Kansas. The fire near Derby was reported by a passerby shortly before 2 a.m. Monday. Sedgwick County Fire District Division Chief Doug Williams the flames were visible from several miles away, and firefighters were unable to get inside. Authorities have not released the victim’s name, but relatives identified her to The Wichita Eagle as a 53-year-old woman who lived alone in the home. The roof of the two-story, 3,000-square-foot home caved in. Crews brought in construction equipment to clear the debris and locate…
For the second time in his career, K-State senior quarterback Collin Klein has been tabbed the Big 12 offensive player of the week. Klein passed 9 of 11 for 210 yards and a touchdown this past Saturday against Miami. His 23.3 yards per pass completiton was the highest at K-State since 2005, and his efficiency rating is 3rd in the Big 12 and 10th in the NCAA. Klein also ran for 71 yards on 22 carries and three more scores, the 10th time in his career he has scored at least three rushing TD’s. He also was named Big 12 player…
Food safety training, new museum exhibitions, and a new dog park are just a few of the new opportunities and amenities discussed during Monday’s Riley County Commissioner meeting. Riley County Historical Museum Director, Cheryl Collins, shared information regarding the “Forces: the Shaping of Manhattan, Fort Riley and Kansas State University” educational exhibit. This exhibit opened on September 7th at the Flint Hills Discovery Center, and will run through January 13, 2013. Collins mentioned the temporary exhibit even sparked a tour. Thursday, September 13th, beginning at 6 p.m. will be the walking tour of historical downtown Manhattan. The tour is free…