A public hearing for the 2013 Manhattan City budget will be held on Tuesday during the city commission meeting. The new budgets is proposed to be $120,049, 142, and will include a small increase in mill levy rates from 2012’s 42 to 43.4. Manhattan Assistant City Planner Jason Hilgers says the budget includes a 4% increase in stormawater fees, and discussion on the 2013 Salary Ordinance. Hilgers says the Manhattan city staff will provide many options for the public and commissioners to consider, but will be asking the commission to implement the 2013 budget as published. The second item on…
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This was no Dream Team. This was reality. The Americans led Spain by only one point after three quarters, a back-and-forth, impossible-to-turn-away-from game that almost anyone would hope for in an Olympic final.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita’s signature event has lost money for the fourth straight year and organizers say reserves that helped cover the deficits are nearly depleted. The Wichita Eagle reports the River Festival is expected to lose about $85,000 this year as button sales and corporate sponsorships have failed to keep pace with expenditures. Wichita Festivals Inc. puts the blame on the economy, though there’s also some concern that people are attending the events without purchasing a $5 button they’re asked to have. President and CEO Janet Wright says festival officials have some tough decisions ahead about what kinds of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas prison inmate who was convicted of killing a Wichita man more than three decades ago has been granted parole. The Wichita Eagle reports 57-year-old Ronnie Rhodes was notified earlier this week of the decision after being rejected for parole eight times in the past. Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay says Rhodes will be released to a state-approved structured living facility. He will remain at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility until plans are completed for that move. Rhodes was convicted of first-degree murder in the Feb. 2, 1981, stabbing death of 48-year-old Cleother Burrell. Rhodes had…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil – Sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez ignited a 20-4 run with a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter, as Kansas State posted a 79-72 win over Mogi Das Cruze Club team on Saturday. The win was the first of K-State’s 10-day trip to Brazil after dropping an 81-67 decision to Sao Jose dos Campos on Friday night. Much like Sao Jose, Mogi Das Cruzes is a member of the National Brazilian Basketball (NBB) League, which is considered the top professional league in Brazil. Mogi Das Cruzes will be playing its first year in the NBB in…
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Kansas City Royals, and Alex Gordon in particular, showed their late-night prowess on a dreary night at Camden Yards. Gordon hit two of Kansas City’s four home runs, Luis Mendoza took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Saturday night after the start of the game was delayed by rain for more than three hours. Salvador Perez and Billy Butler also connected for the Royals, who have 14 homers in their last seven games. Gordon has nine home runs this season, three in this four-game series that concludes Sunday afternoon. The game started at 10:14 p.m. and spilled into…
(Courtesy K-State Sports Information) SAO PAULO, Brazil – The Kansas State men’s basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, but Brazil’s second-best professional team showed their experience in rallying back to take an 81-67 victory at Associacao Esportiva Sao Jose on Friday afternoon. Sao Jose dos Campos is regarded as one of the top professional teams in the National Brazilian Basketball League (NBB), finishing as the national runner-up early last month. They have been one of the Top 5 teams in Brazil for the last five years and one of the Top 3 in Sao Paulo…
BALTIMORE (AP) — When Manny Machado arrived at Camden Yards amid much fanfare, Orioles manager Buck Showalter insisted the 20-year-old player was promoted for no other reason than to help the team win. And that is precisely what Machado did in his second game in the major leagues. Machado thrust himself into the Orioles’ record book by hitting two home runs and driving in four runs, a power display that carried Baltimore past the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Friday night. After going 2 for 4 in his debut on Thursday, Machado hit a solo shot in the fifth inning and a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Adams caused a big chunk of Kansas City to catch its breath Friday night. Jamaal Charles, on his first carry since ACL surgery on his left knee last September, took a solid shot from the Arizona cornerback right where the scar is. But he jumped up and hustled back to the huddle, helping K.C. score touchdowns on its first two possessions en route to a 27-17 victory over the Cardinals in a very satisfying preseason opener. “That was a relief,” said coach Romero Crennel. “For him to take that hit, I think that helped clear his mind…
The U.S. women’s basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, collecting their fifth straight Olympic gold medal. The win was the latest in a dominant run that dates back to 1996.(