WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service says last week’s scattered rainfall did little to stem the deterioration of parched crops throughout the state. A weekly survey released Monday showed every major crop rated in poor to very poor condition: corn at 72 percent, soybeans at 75 percent, and sorghum at 70 percent. The agency said it’s the worst condition report for all three crops since data collections began in 1985. Farmers have cut 17 percent of their corn, well ahead of the 3 percent harvested at the same time last year. There was no good news for livestock producers,…
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and the Riley County Police Department are investigating a reported strong armed robbery that occurred on Sunday. The alleged incident happened in the vicinity of 101 E Bluemont in Manhattan around sunset. Pottawatomie county Sheriff Greg Riat indicated Tuesday afternoon, the victim was a 64 year old man who reported being battered by a male suspect. The victim alleged the male suspect took his blue soft sided lunch bag, which ncontained a pocket knife, tobacco and some change. The victim was taken to a Manhattan hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries. The only description given of the suspect is he…
Work continues on a corridor study of K-18 by local governmental groups. The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board held a work session Monday evening on the subject. Manhattan City Manager Ron Fehr indicates it was a good discussion, with a look at utility maps, open space plans, and what’s planned for future commercial and industrial development. Fehr tells KMAN the project has been an effort involving several groups and indicates there was some good give-and-take during the Monday work session. Fehr predicts a continuing dialouge, with the matter likely coming to a joint city/counties meeting, followed by individual meetings by the governmental groups. As…
USD 383 has 131 more students this year than last, according to a preliminary head count the first day of school (Tuesday). A total of 6,726 students showed up the first day, compared to 6,595 on the September 20th count date the year before and 6,341 in 2010. USD 383 Associate Superintendent Bob Seymour admits he did not expect the decrease at the elementary school level, although he stresses the head count numbers are just preliminary. Seymour adds things change and the numbers as students are going through tend to get larger, with larger kindergarten classes eventually moving up to the high…
An industrial accident occurred at Parker Hannifin Coporation in the 1500 of Hayes Drive shortly after noon Tuesday. Company spokesperson Jeremy Moro was reportedly in meetings much of Tuesday afternoon and was not available for official comment yet. Riley County Police Lt. Josh Kyle tells KMAN the Riley county consolidated dispatch center received a 911 call at 12:03 from an anonymous person at Parker Hannifin on Hayes Drive. The caller reported an employee had a severe laceration from some sort of industrial accident. Riley county EMS was dispatched, and the injured person was transported to the Mercy Regional Health Center by EMS.…
The 2012 Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association annual meeting was held Tuesday morning at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manhattan. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran was the featured speaker for the morning. Moran spoke about his vision and role in agricultural policy in Washington. Besides national issues, he also addressed local issues such as the farm bill and the drought Kansas has experienced this summer. Moran says, “Kansas is strongly dependent upon a viable agricultural economy.” Also on the agenda was Executive Vice President of Food and Agriculture for the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Cathleen Enright, who spoke about the latest technology and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was on the field with the rest of his teammates Monday for the first time since signing his franchise tender last week. NFL rules prevent Bowe from practicing in pads until Tuesday, but he spent time working with quarterback Matt Cassel and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. Bowe has been seeking a long-term deal and skipped the offseason program and the start of training camp. He signed his franchise tender on Friday, which means he’ll play under a one-year contract worth about $9.5 million. Bowe caught 81 passes for 1,159 yards…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven strong innings for his first home win in three months and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Monday night. Hellickson (8-8) allowed one run and six hits in ending a stretch of seven consecutive home winless starts, dating back to a 2-1 victory over Boston on May 16. Tampa Bay was coming off an 8-2 road trip that concluded with a four-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rays went ahead 4-1 in the fourth on Jose Labaton’s RBI single and a run-scoring double…
The Budget for 2013 has been approved by the Pottawatomie County Commission on Monday morning. Commission Chair Gary Yenzer said commissioners were able to lower the mill levy amount in comparison to last years numbers. The commissioners were also updated on the progress for the Justice Center construction project. The facility will begin another stage of building in mid September.
BASEHOR, Kan. (AP) The city of Basehor will pay $200,000 to a former city administrator who was fired last year. The City Council on Monday also formally apologized to Mark Loughry for allegations of wrongdoing made by some council members when he was fired. The allegations were found to be false. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/Rd0mj6 ) the settlement comes after Loughry said he planned to sue the city for defamation, breach of contract and due-process violations. None of the council members who voted to fire Loughry in September 2011 are on the council. Voters recalled two of them, along…