While the Manhattan Urban Are Planning board had a full agenda Monday night, it was an off-agenda item that might have been the most interesting. One of the members brought a resolution of support for public transportation, and the group voted in favor of the resolution, by a vote of 4-2-1, with one abstention. The item wasn’t on the original agenda. Final plats for Grand Mere Village received the blessing of the Manhattan urban area planning board Monday night, as items on the group’s consent agenda. Board members also had a public hearing to consider amendments to the Riley County zoning and…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State lawmakers from south-central Kansas will hold their final public forum of the 2012 session later this month. The gathering is scheduled April 21 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Wichita State University’s Metroplex. Members of the House and Senate will take comments and questions from the public. The Legislature ended its regular session last Friday with several major issues unresolved, including a new state budget. Lawmakers are taking a break before returning to Topeka on April 25 for the annual wrap-up session.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) Military officers from three countries will be at Fort Leavenworth on Thursday to be inducted into a hall of fame on the northeast Kansas post. The officers are from Turkey, Moldova and the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The International Hall of Fame is located at the Command and General Staff College and has 245 members from 69 countries. The honorees are graduates of the command college who have achieved their nation’s highest military rank or held a top position in an international military organization. The hall of fame was established in 1973.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials and university economists will meet next week to issue new forecasts of state revenue through June 2013. The forecasting team includes legislative researchers, members of the governor’s budget staff, Revenue Department officials and economists from three universities. The April 13 meeting will include a review of economic trends. The forecasters will then issue revised revenue projections for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, and the 2013 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The most recent forecast was issued in November and showed Kansas collecting $6.2 billion in revenues in both fiscal years. But…
Concern about the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida that has generated national attention came to Manhattan Monday night, with a march on the Kansas State campus to recognize the tragedy. Manhattan Mayor Jim Sherow took part at the invitation of the Beta Sigma Chi Christian Sorrority on campus. Mayor Sherow says he was happy to participate and shared some comments with the group. Sherow indicates those in attendance weren’t pre-judging in the case, just want to see justice to be served. The event also featured a gathering in prayer, a dance selection from the Black Student Union, and words…
WESTMORELAND, Kan. – County treasurer’s offices throughout the state of Kansas could absorb a hit in funding for their new DMV Modernization Project. The new system is designed to streamline the record-keeping process while simultaneously eliminating the Kansas Driver’s License, Vehicle Information Processing, and Kansas Vehicle Inventory systems. The burden associated with maintaining the systems could soon fall to the county level. “There’s a bill out there with the state legislature on potentially sweeping some funds from some of the treasurer’s monies that they use for motor vehicle and driver’s license,” Robert Reece, County Administrator, said. The total statewide impact…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night. The Wildcats (38-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half and were still up 15 with 5:13 to play. Kansas (32-7), a team which rallied from several big deficits this season, was able to get as close as 62-57 with 1:37 to play. Kentucky closed the game by making five of seven free throws over the final 1:11 and that set off quite a celebration in the Superdome. Kentucky’s Anthony Davis,…
– The Manhattan High boys golf team edged out Seaman for the Salina Central Invitational title yesterday (Monday). The Tribe turned in a team score of 303 at Salina Municipal, and the Vikings were one shot back at 304. MHS’ David Woods earned medalist honors with a bogey-free three under par 67. Scott Woods came in 3rd with a 73, and Cole Dillon also tied for 7th with an 80. – The Riley County boys won the Washington County Invitational last (Monday) night to open up the 2012 season. Four Falcons finished 1st in field events, Joel Garver in the…
The system for issuing driver’s licenses and Kansas identification cards is currently down across the state because of a problem with a vendor’s server. The outage affects driver’s license exam stations run by the state and those in various county treasurers’ offices. The titles and registration system is unaffected. A replacement part for the problem server has been ordered and the Kansas Department of Revenue hopes to have the system back online this afternoon.