KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Hollywood casino is opening its doors for a nine-hour demonstration that will allow invited guests to be the first to place their bets at Kansas’ newest gambling hall. The casino near Kansas Speedway opens Friday, but on Monday it’s doing a run-through required by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission to make sure everything is running as it should be. Proceeds from Monday’s test run at the casino will be donated to Sunflower House, a charity that protects children from physical and sexual abuse in Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Hollywood Casino, which overlooks Turn 2 at…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Aerospace companies seeking engineers and other workers have been reaching out to Boeing Co. following its announcement this month that it will close its plant in Wichita. Boeing, which employs 600 engineers at the Wichita plant, plans to move some of the work to its facilities in Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Seattle over the next two years. Companies have been asking about the availability of Boeing’s Wichita workers, but Boeing is still determining how many new openings it will need to fill at the other locations, Boeing spokesman Jarrod Bartlett. “But right now we’re still assessing…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Hollywood casino is opening its doors for a nine-hour demonstration that will allow invited guests to be the first to place their bets at Kansas’ newest gambling hall. The casino near Kansas Speedway opens Friday, but on Monday it’s doing a run-through required by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission to make sure everything is running as it should be. Proceeds from Monday’s test run at the casino will be donated to Sunflower House, a charity that protects children from physical and sexual abuse in Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Hollywood Casino, which overlooks Turn 2 at…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has hirred a new chief information technology officer. Brownback says Monday that Anthony Schlinsog will be the permanent choice for the position. Schlinsog has been interim chief of information technology since November. Schlinsog was named to the post on an interim basis after Brownback’s first choice for the post resigned when questions were raised about his academic credentials. Brownback signed an executive order in November requiring the information technology officers from all executive branch agencies, except the Kansas Board of Regents, to report to one information technology official. Schlinsog previously had been the…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A top Kansas social services official is telling legislators that a new policy reducing or cutting off food stamp benefits to hundreds of U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants is fairer than the previous policy. Michelle Schroeder, public policy director for the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, also told the House Appropriations Committee Monday that federal rules gave the SRS few options. An SRS policy enacted Oct. 1 changed how household incomes are calculated for determining eligibility for food stamps. SRS officials have said the change ended a practice that favored families with illegal immigrants. Majority…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) State officials say an affidavit needed to obtain a free Kansas birth certificate will be online sometime this week. A birth certificate is one of the documents that can be used to get a new voter photo identifications. Under a new state law, people may use a birth certificate to get a photo ID if they don’t have any of the other 12 acceptable items to prove U.S. citizenship. An application to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is required to get the free birth certificate and have the usual $15 fee waived. People also must…
The number of cases of whooping cough in Riley County more than doubled over the weekend. Eight individuals, mostly Infants and young children, have displayed symptoms of the disease known as pertussis. That’s Riley County health administrator Suzanne Kufahl says taking simple measures such as making sure you are up on your immunizations will go a long way in ridding the community of the disease. It’s now recommended people age 11-64 be immunized with the T-dap vaccine, which stands for tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis. “Vaccinations are available, readily available, at physicians’ offices or the health department,” Kufahl said. “You don’t…
Riley County Extension Agent Greg McClure with this week’s Extension Report.
Brittany Chambers scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the K-State women broke a three game losing streak with a 67-56 win at Oklahoma State. The Cats built a 26-point lead over the Cowgirls with just over 12 minutes to go in the game, and had to hold off a late charge by Oklahoma State. Tasha Dickey added 15 points for K-State. The Cats hit 11 three pointers as a team, including five from Chambers and three for Dickey. The K-State women will make the trip to Texas on Wednesday for a 7:00pm tipoff at the Erwin Center. Pregame…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Senate committee is expected to debate proposals for redrawing the boundaries for the four U.S. House districts reflecting changes in the 2010 census. Legislators must redraw the boundaries every 10 years to reflect population shifts. While Kansas does not lose a district in this year’s process, the geographic shapes must change. At issue in the Senate meeting Monday will be the issue of where to place Manhattan, currently in the 2nd District. As KMAN news announced the end of last week, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is concerned about possible changes, saying she wants to keep the…