A Manhattan businessman is indicating an interest in the soon to be vacated State Representative seat of Susan Mosier of Manhattan. Radio Shack owner Frank Beer tells KMAN he is interested in seeking the seat at the point Mosier officially resigns. Mosier had confirmed to KMAN news last week she would be resigning her position as a state legislator to take on a new role as Director of Medicaid Services for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. However she added an exact date had not yet been determined, although her new job starts March first. Beer says he’s had a life-long…
Author: KMAN Staff
– Riley County Commissioners met for the second time in 2012 beginning their meeting with a reorganization. After serving as the Vice Chair in 2011, Commissioner Alvan Johnson, who is the county commissioner for Riley County District 2 is now the Commission chair. Johnson was elected in November of 2000 and is currently in his third term as a county commissioner in Riley County which expires in January of 2013. – Public Works Director Leon Hobson said that the work at Wildcat Creek Road should be completed this spring with grating, seeding, and striping left to do. Along with the completion of that…
A candidate has filed for election to the position of Third District Riley County Commissioner. David Fiser is trying for the post, currently held by commission Chair Karen Mcculloh. Fiser told KMAN Friday he’s interested in a good quality of life for Manhattan, and he wants to be sure it continues to have a good and orderly growth. He describes himself as a fiscal conservative, although adds he’s always willing to listen. Fiser graduated from Manhattan High in 1957, and K-State in 1962 before going into the military and serving as a cavalry officer until he retired from the Army after 30 years…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) Residents across much of Kansas have a tough time finding dental care. The Hutchinson News reported that three proposals are being considered to address the issue. The most controversial proposal would allow a new type of dental worker to work in underserved areas. If the Legislature signs off on the idea, registered dental practitioners could perform routines services such as cleanings and fillings. Complex procedures would be left to dentists. Fort Hays University wants to offer a training program. But the Kansas Dental Association is objecting, raising concerns about safety and the creation of two levels of…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) State health officials are warning people not to eat the fish caught in some Kansas lakes and rivers. The Wichita Eagle reported that people are being warned not to eat bottom-feeding fish taken from the Arkansas River between the Lincoln Street dam in Wichita and Cowskin Creek near Belle Plaine. They’re also suggesting that people limit their consumption of any species of fish taken from the Little Arkansas River between Valley Center and the river’s confluence with the Arkansas River in Wichita. A monthly maximum of one eight-ounce serving for adults or one four-ounce serving for children…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Topeka is remembering victims of gun violence nationally and locally. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Bias Busters and the Stop the Violence Memorial Committee were holding a tree dedication ceremony Sunday night in memory of Corey Brown. The 39-year-old Brown was an owner of a shopping center. He disappeared Tuesday, and his body was found Thursday morning in Douglas County. Authorities are investigating the case as a “suspicious death.” The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site also was putting on a candlelight vigil Sunday night. The vigil was being held in conjunction with a national…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The National Institute for Aviation Research will use an arena at the former Kansas Coliseum complex to take on more full-scale structural testing for clients. The Wichita Eagle reported that NIAR hopes to be in Britt Brown Arena by the end of this year and will conduct testing for commercial and military clients. Lease details are being worked out. Executive director John Tomblin says that if all goes as planned, about 70 employees would work at Britt Brown initially. Employment would rise to about 80 after the first year. He estimated that about 30 percent of the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is pushing proposals during this year’s legislative session that he says strengthen protections for child against violent crime. Schmidt, a Republican, announced his proposals ahead of Monday’s opening of the GOP-controlled Legislature’s annual session. The attorney general is asking legislators to let trial court judges issue orders barring anyone convicted of a crime against a child from having any contact with the child throughout the victim’s lifetime. Schmidt also wants to amend a law on unlawful sexual relations to clarify that it applies to foster parents and state contractors in a position…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal to rewrite the Kansas school finance formula gets another round of discussion this week by the State Board of Education. The plan would represent the first complete revision of the formula since the early 1990s. The Board of Education will discuss the proposal at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Brownback policy director Landon Fulmer, the plan’s chief architect, briefed the board in December about the plan and will be present to answer more questions. Brownback is expected to send the plan to the Legislature sometime in the next few weeks. Kansas distributes about…