An area student from Kansas State University has been nominated for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Kansas State University has nominated four students including one from the area for the 2012 Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Those nominated include Joshua Ericson of Junction City. He is a junior in mathematics and is conducting research, looking for ways to use mathematics to accurately describe how biological epidemics can spread in rural settings. Ericson is a 2011-2012 department of mathematics I-Center scholar. He attended Wichita State University before coming to Kansas State University. A graduate of Junction City High School, he is the son of…
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After one year in the making, the Catholic Faith is welcoming a new Bishop to the Salina Diocese. Msgr. Edward J. Weisenburger, 51, was announced Monday as the 11th Bishop of Salina’s Diocese after previously serving as vicar general for the Oklahoma City Archdiocese since 1996. Weisenburger has also been rector of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Oklahoma City since 2002. He is the first bishop in the 125-year history of the diocese to have lived previously in the diocese, and his Kansas connection was one of the first things he shared during a Monday afternoon press conference at…
No foul play is suspected in a case Riley County police are labeling ‘an apparent suicide’ According to reports, RCPD received a call late Tuesday evening regarding an unconscious person. Officers were then dispatched to 856 S. Manhattan Avenue where upon entry they discovered Maritza Sumners, 38, not breathing. Police say it became obvious after a few minutes that Sumners was dead, with preliminary indications pointing toward drug overdose being the cause. Sumner’s next of kin have been notified. An autopsy will be conducted at a later date to confirm the cause of death.
The Flint Hills Discovery Center Advisory Board met Monday to discuss details involving its opening. Director Bob Workman is excited for the grand opening coming up in a couple of months. “One of the most important topics we discussed was our proposed membership program,” Workman says. “We’ll be selling memberships to the Discovery Center starting in March.” The proposed membership structure will be going before the Manhattan City Commission on Feb. 28 for approval. The grand opening for the Flint Hills Discovery Center is planned for Saturday, April 14. “We’re encouraging everyone to keep their calendars open,” Workman says. “We don’t have…
Ever had an interest in working with the police department? Thursday marks the beginning of the Riley County Police Department’s Citizen’s Academy. “We take applicants from citizens the police department serves,” Scott Hegemeister, Community Relations Officer with the RCPD, told Riley County Commissioners on Monday. “So not just citizen’s of Riley county or the City of Manhattan, but anyone who’s interested in how our department provides services for our community.” The presentations are held mainly at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center, though a few of the sessions will take place off site. Among the topics covered during the ll-week academy…
Members of the Little Apple Chorus stopped by KMAN’s Morning News for Valentine’s Day!
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes had an opportunity to speak with Karen Davis, the City of Manhattan Community Development Director, about the Housing Rehabilitation Program.
A Riley County Jail inmate has entered a plea of no contest to battery of a corrections officer. Daniel Weaver, 25, was charged last year in connection with an incident at the Riley county jail in December of 2010, involving the battery of a corrections officer at the jail, while being held on another charge. Weaver entered the plea in Riley County district court Monday. Weaver’s sentencing is set for March 26th.