The Mayor of Ogden was in court Wednesday morning fighting against a final protective order brought by his sister to prevent stalking. Mayor Robert Pence and his sister Karen Lundin were involved in several confrontations on July 11th which led up to Wednesday’s hearing. The conflict elevated until it turned physical at Mayor Pence’s residence. According to court testimony Pence told Lundin to exit his property, and after a brief verbal altercation wrestled Lundin to the ground. Riley County District Magistrate Judge Sheila Hochhauser ruled in favor of Mayor Pence stating that the evidence didn’t support the establishment of a…
Author: KMAN Staff
K-State women’s basketball will begin the new 18-game Big 12 schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 4, as the league office released the new double round robin slate. The Wildcats have also added another non-conference contest and a pair of exhibition games to finalize the 2011-12 schedule. K-State’s Big 12 schedule will begin with a home date against the defending national champions, Texas A&M, on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Brittany Griner and Baylor will invade Manhattan on Saturday, February 4th. The Cats will meet rival KU in Lawrence in the second Big 12 game on Saturday, January 7th, while the Jayhawks make the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mark Reynolds homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Tuesday night. Reynolds hit his 24th home run in the ninth with Nick Markakis and Vladimir Guerrero aboard to break open a 4-2 game. Chris Davis also homered in the ninth off Royals rookie left-hander Everett Teaford, who was just recalled from Triple-A Omaha. Reynolds, who leads the Orioles with 60 RBIs, stroked a two-out double in the third, scoring J.J. Hardy, who snapped an 0-for-18 slide with a single, and Markakis, who had walked. Reynolds’…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The official logo for the 2012 All-Star game has been unveiled. Next year’s game is at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, and the Royals were well-represented when the logo made its debut Tuesday. All-Star relievers Aaron Crow and Joakim Soria and manager Ned Yost all attended the unveiling. Kansas City has not hosted the All-Star game since 1973, leading mayor Sly James to declare, “I just want to say to Major League Baseball: We’ve missed you.” The Royals’ blue and metallic gold are in the logo, which has a family crest, accompanied by flags and…
21-year-old Veandre Siler is in fair condition after being involved in a motorcycle accident on Stagg Hill Tuesday evening. Siler had been transported by lifeflight to Stormont Vail after his motorcycle left the road after attempting to pass another motorcycle on his Suzuki GSX-R 600, and losing control. Siler sustained a head laceration, and an injured ankle, and RCPD reports that Siler was not wearing a helmet.
Junction City Police have arrested the person believed responsible for the burglary of the Waste Management Office located at 2300 Elmdale Ave which occurred on July 17th. 23 year old Pedro Montoya of 418 W. 18th in Junction City was taken into custody by Detectives at around 6:20 last (Tuesday) evening near his apartment and brought to the JCPD for questioning. He was then confined at the Geary County Jail on charges of Burglary and Criminal Damage to Property. His First Appearance in Geary County District Court was this (Wednesday) morning. JCPD had put out a news release last Friday (July 29th), seeking the help of the…
Several area restaurants are facing Food Safety Violations. Five restaurants were leveled with critical violations; Colbert Hills, Ingredient, Mr. K’s Cafe, Denny’s, and the Sonic Drive-In in Wamego. Denny’s on Tuttle Creek Boulevard was leveled with the most violations at 10, the majority of which were corrected on site, though it was noted the thresh hold of the back door was worn down enough for pests to enter the kitchen. Colbert Hills and Mr. K’s were both hit with nine violations, while Ingredient and Sonic both had six critical violations. Again most correctable at the time of the inspection. All the inspections…
It’s budget time again and at Tuesday’s Wamego City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page threw out dates and times for the Work Session and Public Hearing for the 2012 City Budget. It was decided the Work Session will be Monday, August 15th at 4:30 p.m. , with the Public Hearing set at 6 p.m. , also on the 15th. According to Page, the deadline for the Public Hearing is August 15th by state statute. In other business, the Commission approved the purchase of new equipment for a cost of over 3-thousand dollars. According to Page, the City set all…
Manhattan’s City Commission gathered Tuesday night at City Hall, and much discussion on a wide variety of topics ensued. First up was the first reading of the 2012 City Budget Ordinance, presented by Director of Finance Bernie Hayen. Hayen laid the basics of the 2012 budget out for the Commissioners, who then asked numerous questions and brainstormed on how to save more money for the City in the future. One idea posited was to move the Manhattan Arts Center’s funding to the Parks and Recreation Department’s budgetary concerns. Director Curt Loupe gave his opinion on the idea, saying that though…
Fort Riley is mourning the loss of a 1st Infantry Division soldier killed in Afghanistan. 22-year old Private First Class Brice Scott died of wounds sustained from small arms fire on July 31 while pulling security at a strong point in the Kandahar Province of Southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Scott was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. He joined the Army in March, 2010 as a cavalry scout and made his first deployment to Afghanistan with the 4-4 Cavalry in February, 2011. Scott is survived by his…