The Pottawatomie County budget is almost finalized for 2013. According to County administrator Robert Reece some of the items commissioners are looking to include in the budget are road improvements. Reece says that being said the budget will look very similar to 2012, and Pottawatomie Commissioners are working to keep taxes under control to promote growth in the County. The Pottawatomie County 2013 budget will be published by August 25th.
Author: KMAN Staff
An Olympic gold medal in the high jump is within the grasp of K-State’s Erik Kynard. The 21-year old cleared the first three heights of Sunday’s preliminaries without a miss at seven feet one inch, seven feet three inches, and seven feet five inches. Kynard did miss on his attempt at just over seven feet six inches, but came back to hit the mark on his second attempt. He officially tied for third in the prelims with Jesse Williams of the USA. Jamie Nieto of the USA did not clear any of his three chances on the final jump but…
Michael Phelps won his 18th gold medal of a mind boggling career on Saturday, reclaiming the lead with his trademark butterfly stroke and giving Team USA a first place finish in the 4×100-meter medley relay. (
A home in upstate New York has been leveled and two people are hurt following an explosion and fire this morning. Officials say it isn’t clear if a fire or explosion happened first.
After days and multiple attempts at the world record for a formation during a head first vertical drop, 138 skydivers set the mark Friday in Ottawa, Illinois. Videographer Brian Buckland was along for the record jump.
Former K-State standout Austra Skujyte of Lithuania found herself in gold medal position after three events in the heptathlon at the London Olympics. Skujyte won two competitions on Friday in the high jump with a leap of six feet, three and a half inches, and a toss of 56 feet, nine and a half inches in the shot put. The 2002 K-State graduate was not able to hold her lead as eventual gold winner Jessica Ennis of Great Britain passed in the overall standing after the 200 meter dash in the final event on Friday. Skujyte still sat in second…
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Jeremy Guthrie delivered a quality start for the Kansas City Royals on Friday night against the potent Texas Rangers offense. Guthrie limited the Rangers to six hits and three runs in six-plus innings, but it was not enough for him to pick up his first victory in more than two months. Matt Harrison gave the beleaguered Texas pitching staff a strong start, Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer and the Rangers defeated the Royals 5-3. Guthrie (3-11) is winless in three Kansas City starts since being acquired in a July 20 trade with the Colorado Rockies for Jonathan…
Hear from Bill Snyder on how well he felt his players did in their off-season conditioning work. Snyder and the Cats are two practices into fall camp.
The July sales tax report has been released. Bernie Hayen, Director of Finance for the City of Manhattan, announced Friday afternoon that things “remain strong with nearly every sector continuing to report consistent sales”. For the Month of July, the City sales tax equaled $840,414. To see the entire report click on the link below. July Sales Tax Report
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Two prosecutors who were at the side of Sedgwick District Attorney Nola Foulston are now vying to replace her in a Republican race which seemingly cannot shake Wichita’s divisive abortion past. Foulston, a Democrat who supports abortion rights, is retiring after 24 years with no Democrat running to replace her. Foulston led the successful prosecution of the man who shot and killed Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider. The two Republicans on Tuesday’s primary ballot both say they personally oppose abortion but vow to uphold the law. Kevin O’Connor is a former assistant district attorney now working…