WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An observatory about 20 miles southwest of downtown Wichita is inviting people to bring their own telescopes. Friday’s event at the Lake Afton Public Observatory is billed as an opportunity for people to get help from members of the Kansas Astronomical Observers. Members of the group also will have several of their own telescopes to look through. The observatory says the event also is a great chance for people considering buying a telescope to get information on the different models.
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K-State senior-to-be Erik Kynard took a break from training for the London Olympics with warmup event today (Friday) in Monaco. In a stacked field of nine Olympians among ten athletes in the field, Kynard finished fourth with a leap of 7′ 6 1/2″. An athlete who is also coached by K-State coach Cliff Rovelto won the competition. Defending world champ Jesse Williams jumped 7′ 7 3/4″. Kynard and the rest of the Olympic high jumpers will have their prelims on Sunday, August 5th in London, and the finals are Tuesday, August 7th. Opening ceremonies are a week away on Friday,…
In July, sixty-six primary counties and 16 neighboring counties were declared federal disasters. After his drought tour of the state, Governor Sam Brownback has requested an additional 37 counties to be added to the list. The newest additions would include Atchison, Brown, Chase, Cherokee, Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Ellis, Ellsworth, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Jewell, Johnson, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Marion, Miami, Mitchell, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Republic, Riley, Rush, Russell, Saline, Shawnee, Smith, Wabaunsee and Wyandotte. Brownback has made the request due to the drought conditions, extreme heat, high winds and wildfire. If the request is approved, one hundred three counties…
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Friday is a time to grieve and remember the lives lost in the Colorado shootings. He told supporters in New Hampshire that justice will come another day for the person responsible.
President Barack Obama says the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. He says the event “reminds us of all the ways that we are united as one American family.”
The culmination of a project that’s been ongoing since 1998, Fire Station #3, will be holding a grand opening ceremony on July 28th beginning at 10:30 am. Station and apparatus tours are available after the completion of the opening ceremony. Manhattan Fire Chief Jerry Snyder says that the station will hold rescue equipment, including the jaws of life and other tools. Also constructed on the premises will be a salt storage building to be used by the Public works department to service western Manhattan during and after winter storms. “It’s everything we expected,” Chief Snyder says of the new station.…
Several drug-related arrests have been made in Junction City, following a seven month long investigation. The Junction City-Geary County Drug Operations Group assisted by Junction City-Geary County SWAT, executed search warrants Friday at two locations including the Super 8 motel on East Sixth street and in the 900 block of East fourth street. Arrested were Alfred Wilson, 24, Sharon LIttleton, 44, and Deonerick Friend, 23, all of Junction City. Both Wilson and LIttleton face a variety of charges including possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. Friend was charged…
Unemployment numbers for the Manhattan metropolitan area this past month are up some from the month before, but steady with numbers from the same time last year. The Manhattan metro area includes Riley, Pottawatomie, and Geary counties–and a 5.9 percent rate was reported in June, compared to 5.2 in May, but the same as June of 2011. The Manhattan metro number is still the lowest in the state, with the closest metro area being Kansas City with a 6.1 percent rate. The city of Manhattan continues to compare favorably with other towns in the state with its five percent number. Only…
A trio of K-State football players have been nominated for the Walter Camp player of the year in college football. Sophomore Tyler Lockett was a Walter Camp first team all-American at kick returner last season, and senior defensive back Nigel Malone made the second team. Both Lockett and Malone are on the watch list along with Wildcat senior linebacker Arthur Brown. Fifty players from across the country have been put on the Walter Camp watch list for the award given to the nation’s most outstanding player. The Cats are one of three teams with three candidates. The others are Oklahoma and USC.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan.— Areas north of Madison Creek at Milford Lake have been placed under an advisory after testing was conducted for cyanobacteria by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. NOTE:Areas south of Madison Creek are not currently under an Advisory or Warning and are open to water-based recreational use. Cyanobacteria is commonly called blue-green algae, and when harmful algal blooms are present, KDHE, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and other lake managers where appropriate, responds by informing the public of these conditions. Based upon sampling results and established health risk levels,…