Staff Reports ATLANTA, Ga. – The Kansas State Wildcats battled hard with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to open the season but came up just short falling in four sets 25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 25-27 in an exciting match in front of a loud and packed O’Keefe Gymnasium at the Georgia Tech Courtyard Classic. Sophomore middle blocker Kaitlynn Pelger had a career-high 21 kills in the loss, but it was not enough for the Wildcats to get the win. K-State came out of the gate firing scoring kills on each of the Wildcats’ first five swings to take a 5-3 lead.…
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As a result of a search warrant issued at the address of 1225 North Pawnee, St.Mary’s Kansas, the Sheriff’s Office and St.Mary’s police department seized a quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Arrested as a result of this search warrant was Amy Renee Griffin 35 year old female resident of 1225 N Pawnee Drive St Marys Kansas. Griffin is being held at the Pottawatomie County Jail for Aggravated Child Endangerment, Manufacturing Methamphetamine, Possession of Meth with Intent to Distribute, Criminal Possession of Firearm, possession of Precursors, and Unlawful acquiring Pseudoephedrine. Bond has been set at 200,000 dollars. An additional warrant…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff Office is seeking public assistance in locating two runaways from the St. Marys area. The missing children are Cassidy F. Stockman, a 17 year old white female, 5’01 height, blond hair and green eyes weighing 145 lbs, and Olivia J. Scheier, 15 year old female, 5’03 height, brown hair and green eyes weighing 117 lbs. It was reported to the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday that these two girls are believed to have walked away from the St. Marys High School. They are possibly together and could be in the Topeka area. Anyone with information is asked…
Several police agencies assisted in the arrest of a St. Mary’s woman Thursday. According to Pottawatomie county Sheriff Greg Riat, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, St.Mary’s Police Department and the Wamego Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of 1225 Pawnee Street, St.Mary’s. As a result of this warrant, Investigators located two suspected methamphetamine labs. Members of the above agencies, as well as the Riley County Police Department and the KBI are processing the suspected labs. Only one female has been taken into custody at this time.
TORONTO (AP) Jeff Francis pitched six-plus innings to win for the first time since July 29, Melky Cabrera homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Thursday night at the Rogers Centre. Billy Butler went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and scored twice as the Royals won their first series since taking two of three against Baltimore from Aug. 2-4. It was Kansas City’s first series victory in Toronto since August 2002. Butler doubled and scored in the fourth, singled in both the sixth and seventh and doubled home a pair of runs…
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami football coach Al Golden has confirmed a number of Hurricanes players have been declared ineligible after a university investigation found the players likely committed NCAA violations by associating with booster Nevin Shapiro. A person with knowledge of the process tells The Associated Press that eight players, including quarterback Jacory Harris, are ineligible. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no one is authorized to discuss the ongoing investigations by the university and the NCAA. Shapiro is a convicted Ponzi scheme architect serving a 20-year prison sentence for bilking $930…
Three subdivisions may be receiving a facelift in the future. The Riley County commission passed a resolution to repave Lakewood, Driftwood and High Meadows subdivisions. Assistant county counselor Craig Cox explains the next step in the process. “This resolution will be mailed to all of the landowners in each subdivision,” Cox said. “There will be a cover letter explaining the protest period and what needs to be done to file an official protest.” The commission has set a public hearing for September 19th of this year to pass the sales tax resolution for the project. Landowners will have until that date…
Sales tax numbers for Manhattan declined slightly for August compared to the same period in 2010. $768,817 were collected in August figures, which actually reflect two months prior. The adjusted rate is $728,920, and reflects a decline of $25,948 from the year before. The budget had called for 750-thousand dollars. Manhattan Finance Director Bernie Hayen attributes part of the decline to the partial month’s collection of sales taxes from Wal-Mart. He anticipates those additional numbers will be credited to the city in the September report. However, Hayen says most big box stores were down a little from a year ago…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A Fort Riley soldier who said he was shot and robbed while jogging in Kansas City has been charged with making a false report. The Jackson County, Mo. sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Pvt. Brian Anderson was charged Thursday after he admitted that the wound he suffered on Aug. 8 was self-inflicted. Anderson had told investigators that he was shot and robbed on the Little Blue Trace Trail in Kansas City. Anderson was taken back to Fort Riley Thursday where he is in custody of the U.S. Army.
Continued strong student enrollment and an improved financial situation at Kansas State University will permit a permanent mid-year 2.5 percent pay increase for faculty and unclassified staff. President Kirk Schulz indicates they realize many people have been without salary increases for a considerable time and says this represents a start toward getting salaries up to where they should be to meet K-State 2025 goals. April Mason, provost and senior vice president says one of the outcomes they intend to reach in the first five years of the K-State 2025 plan is to achieve faculty and staff compensations competitive with peer…