A man from St. Marys has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. That announcement came from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom Wednesday. Aljandro Oviedo-Tagle, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Grissom commended Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Hough for their work on the case.
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It was local board report time again in Wamego. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, The Planning Commission reported several significant accomplishments last year, with one being the review of the City’s Zoning Ordinance concerning Day Care, in order to bring the day care catagories and definitions in conformity with the new State definitions. The Board of Zoning Appeals Chairman Woody Surs said they granted seven zoning variances and one special use permit. The special use permit was issued for a home occupation for a licensed day care, which is again to comply with the new State day care licensing requirements. Surs…
Rodney McGruder will put on a K-State uniform one last time as he’ll take part in a pair of events this weekend in Atlanta at the Final Four. First up on Thursday, McGruder will be one of eight male competitors in the State Farm College 3-point Championship at Georgia Tech. McGruder will be joined by Iowa State’s Tyrus McGee in the competition. The men’s winner then takes on his female counterpart in the Battle of the Champions. The event, which also features a dunk contest, will be shown live on ESPN at 6:00pm. On Friday following the Final Four team practices at the…
The Obama administration on Tuesday warned North Korea to halt a recent spate of “unacceptable” rhetoric and actions that Secretary of State John Kerry called “provocative, dangerous and reckless.”
New York State Senator Malcolm Smith was arrested Tuesday along with several other politicians in an alleged plot to bribe his way into the race for mayor of New York City.
Authorities in West Virginia say a star of the MTV reality show ‘BUCKWILD’ and two passengers all died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Manhattan Regional Airport is getting the go ahead nod from the Manhattan city commission to keep their airtraffic control towers operational after funds are cut from the contractors on May 5th. City officials approved city staff to enter negotiations with Midwest Air Traffic Control to keep the control tower open until September 13th of 2013. Commissioner Jim Sherow says the tower is vital for ensuring continued growth of the airport, and believes the tower is essential for drawing in a new airline. Commissioner Wynn Butler says he is worried the tower will have to be funded by the city…
Senior outfielder Tanner Witt set a new career high with five hits including his first home run in three years along with a double, and finished the game on the mound in a 9-1 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night at Tointon Family Stadium. The Cats won their second straight game over the Huskers in the last eight days, as K-State claimed a 10-8 triumph last Tuesday. The first meeting between the two teams was a see-saw affair, but Witt touched off a Wildcat rout this time around with a first inning double. He came in to score on Jared…
Onaga Mayor (One open spot) Gary Holthaus – 90 August Hartwich – 131 Onaga City Council (Two open spots) Bradley Brunkow – 117 Deborah Stallard-Parry – 83 Scott Venneberg – 161 St. George City Council (Three open spots) Anthony Ernst-Tessmann – 23 Dennis Tobias – 51 Bill Wofford – 5 Kendall Ricker – 36 Hans Tessmann – 30 Mary Stevenson – 62 James Gimpert – 8 Theresa McFarland – 27 St. Marys City Commissioners (Two open spots) Adam Moats – 569 Mike Drippe’ – 491 Chris McInteer – 394 Wamego Position 2&3 City Commission Position 2: Clifford Baughman – 180…
Final Unofficial Results Manhattan City Commission 3 Positions Candidate Votes % of Vote Karen McCulloh 3,024 19.02 Usha Reddi 2,783 17.5 Rich Jankovich 2,701 16.99 Debbie Nuss 2,324 14.62 Bob Strawn 2,182 13.72 John Ball 2,130 13.4 Daniel J. Hogan 719 4.52 WRITE-IN 36 0.23 Ogden Mayor Candidate Votes % of Vote Robert Pence 161 72.85 Jimmy Bond 59 26.58 Ogden City Council 5 positions Candidate Votes % of Vote Ed Burch 186 21.23 Kenneth Carroll 137 15.69 Ward Nations 132 15.07 Brian Still 116 13.24 Paul Werle 112 12.79 Roger Graham 107 12.21 Jimmy Bond…