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Following is a document prepared regarding the upcoming Fake Patty’s Day in Manhattan: Things You Should Know Before Fake Patty’s Day Prepared by City of Manhattan and Riley County Police Department Fake Patty’s Day will be held on March 10, 2012. For many, particularly college students, this is a time to enjoy the atmosphere of Aggieville and the company of friends before the mid-semester break. Unfortunately, in the past, many attendees have perceived Fake Patty’s Day as an opportunity to act irresponsibly without consequences. The event has been associated with many negative issues including overcrowding, public intoxication, traffic congestion,…
The Kansas Staet Wildcats Baseball team opened a four-game stand at San Diego’s Tony Gwynn Stadium with a 7-2 victory over the home standing Aztecs Thursday night. Righthanded Pitcher Kayvon Bahramzada hurled six solid innings and got plenty of offensive support. The senior pitcher allowed just one run on four hits while striking out two during his 69-pitch outing. Jared King and Wade Hinkle each collected three hits for the Bat Cats and Blair DeBord drove in a pair of runs. K-State with the victory moves its record on the young season to 2-2 while San Diego State drops to…
Following is a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation regarding K-18 work beginning next week: Weather permitting, on Monday, February 27, numerous traffic changes will take place as construction work resumes on the K-18 improvement project in Riley County. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of K-18 will be affected during project construction. Beginning on Monday, February 27, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the following traffic changes will occur for Fort Riley Boulevard/K-18 drivers. These traffic changes (except for Walnut Street and Davis Drive closures) will be in place through late May 2012, weather permitting. Please click on this…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The United States Postal Service plans to consolidate seven mail processing centers in Kansas to reduce costs. The Postal Service said in a news release Thursday that processing centers in Hays, Salina, Dodge City and Hutchinson will be consolidated with the processing and distribution center in Wichita. It says work at the Liberal processing center will be moved to Amarillo, Texas; the processing center in Topeka will be consolidated with one in Kansas City, Mo., and the Colby processing center operations will move to North Platte, Neb. No specific dates have been set for the consolidation. Once…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) House Democrats have successfully amended a bill to provide $90 million in property tax relief over the next two years to Kansas cities and counties. The measure was added Thursday during debate on a bill that would restrict the growth of property taxes in municipalities if the overall property valuation increases. The entire bill advanced on voice vote to final action on Friday. Democrats tried earlier in the week to get $45 million in property tax relief inserted in a bill, a move defeated largely along party lines. Rep. Jim Ward of Wichita renewed the effort Thursday,…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has approved Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s bill to require some potential voters to prove their U.S. citizenship ahead of this year’s presidential election. The House’s 81-43 vote Thursday sends the measure to the Senate, where some of Kobach’s fellow Republicans are cooler to the idea than they are in the House. Legislators enacted a proof-of-citizenship rule last year for people registering to vote for the first time in Kansas. But at the Senate’s insistence, the requirement doesn’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2013. Kobach wants to move the effective date up to June…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) House members have approved a bill that would amend Kansas laws regarding mandatory reporting of alleged child abuse. Thursday’s 123-1 vote sends the measure to the Senate. Supporters say the changes were in response to the allegations of child sex abuse at Penn State University involving former football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The bill expands the list of individuals required to report allegations of child abuse to authorities for investigation. It also strengthens the penalty for failure to report cases of suspected sexual abuse. It also would remove the defense that a person believed someone else was…