At a recent intergovernmental meeting a briefing was given by the Deputy Garrison Commander Linda Hoeffner on the expected impacts of military cost cuts, and the possible upcoming sequestration. Governor military council director John Armbrust says the actual reduction in operating funds for units on Fort Riley will be significant. Some units will see up to a 32% reduction in funding. The cuts will be felt across the state, and nationwide, as installations brace for the impact on operational budgets. Armbrust says the first significant thing probably to be seen will be furloughs of civilians, but warns the full impact…
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According to Pottawatomie County Appraiser Lois Schlegel home sales in Pottawatomie County reached a three year high in December. County Commission Chair Pat Weixelman says the average value of the homes sold was around $182,000. The Highway 24 corridor saw the most increases in sales of homes.
Floods are spreading after days of heavy rains in South and Central Georgia. A flood warning covering much of the state is set to continue through Tuesday afternoon.
The second huge storm in less than a week is pounding the Plains states. At least two deaths are reported and thousands lost power.
C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America’s attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS, and by railing against smoking, has died at age 96. A cause of death hasn’t been disclosed.
Facing an end of the week deadline, U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress can avert sweeping across-the-board cuts with “just a little bit of compromise,” as he sought to stick lawmakers with the blame if the budget ax falls.
With billions of dollars at stake, the trial to figure out how much more BP and other companies should pay for the nation’s worst offshore oil spill began Monday in New Orleans.
Thomas Gipson scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds as K-State pulled away in the final 14 minutes to beat Texas Tech 75-55 at Bramlage Coliseum on Monday night, and maintained their hold on the Big 12 lead. Angel Rodriguez added 16 points and seven assists, Nino Williams had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Rodney McGruder posted 10 points and seven boards. The Red Raiders were topped by 14 points from Dusty Hannahs and 13 from Jaye Crockett. The Cats pulled out to an early 12-4 lead before Tech made the rest of the first half a…
Winter Storm Q caused a number of cancellations and closures on Thursday, including the closure of Riley County offices. For this reason, a number of items from that tentative agenda carried over to Monday’s meeting the following week. The busy agenda included two bid openings-one for aerial photography project and one for the CPE elevater update project. Only one bid was submitted for the elevator modernization. Thyssen Krupp, out of Wichita, submitted a base bid of $119,104 and an alternate bid of $8,454.24. The commission moved the bid forward for staff evaluation and recommendation. A total of eight bids were submitted…
Riley County officials are looking for a new health department administrator. That comes following news of current administrator Susanne Kufahl’s resignation at(Monday’s Riley County commission meeting. Kufahl adds it’s been a busy year, since she took over the administrator role from the retiring Chuck Murphy. She’s been with the department for nearly 16 years. Kufahl declined to say what she will be doing, saying only that she is pursuing some ventures that are a little more private than public. While she’s enjoyed working in the public realm for a long time, she says she’d like to do something a little…