TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An executive with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services has resigned. The SRS confirmed Tuesday that Pedro Moreno, deputy secretary for disability and behavioral health services, resigned Monday. It offered no explanation for the resignation. Moreno was responsible for oversight of state mental health facilities, addiction and prevention services and the Kansas Neurological Institute. Before coming to Kansas, Moreno worked in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and in a supervisory role with Florida’s Agency for Persons with Disabilities. The Lawrence Journal-World reports SRS spokeswoman Angela De Rocha said that Gary Haulmark, a…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Drivers near Memorial Stadium in Lawrence will have a hard time forgetting former Kansas football coach Don Fambrough. Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday to rename a portion of 11th Street near the stadium to Fambrough Drive. The change will create an intersection of Fambrough Drive and Fambrough Way. Kansas officials already planned to name a private street just west of the stadium to Fambrough Way, to honor the coach who died in September. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the new Fambrough Drive will intersect with Missouri Street. Fambrough was renowned for his dislike of the Jayhawks’ main rival,…
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) The Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City is planning a year of festivities to celebrate its 85th birthday. The party begins Friday with a Kansas Day theme. Visitors will be able to observe some Kansas animals being fed and interacting with zoo staff, as well as other special activities. Misty Ayers, manager of special events at the zoo, says other family-friendly events are planned for March 18, July 4 and Nov. 10. The Garden City zoo that was established in 1927 by a Garden City chapter of the Izaack Walton League in conjunction with the city.…
Manhattan/Ogden NEA Representative Usha Reddi sits down with KMAN weekly to discuss issues facing children and parents.
A potential ballot issue this year was the focus of much discussion Tuesday night by the Manhattan City Commission. The half-cent economic development sales tax is up for renewal, and City staff presented a proposal to begin the discussion, which called for greater Commission control as to how the proceeds from the tax are spent. The proposal shown Tuesday allows for some Commission decision power on how to utilize the tax money. Commissioner Wynn Butler reached out to his constituents, and brought their concerns in. “I like the idea of the flexibility,” he said. “But a number of folks have…
An autopsy of a Fort Riley soldier found dead last Thursday at his Manhattan residence has determined the death was from natural causes. The preliminary report states 37 year old Frank Kincaid died of natural causes as a result of internal organ failure. The Riley County police department investigation into the matter is now closed. In the original report, Riley County Police responded to the 800 block of Ewing Rd for a report of an attempted burglary in progress. Upon arrival officers found no signs of forced entry and attempted to locate the caller, Frank Kincaid . After a search of the residence officers located him inside and discovered…
Discussion on Lot 9 of the downtown entertainment district is ongoing, and last night’s Manhattan City Commission moved the process forward a bit with an amendment to the planned unit development. The plan calls for two new hotels and a multi-use building which will be used for a restaurant or coffee shop as well as loft apartments. While voting in favor of the change, Commissioner John Matta had an issue with the whole situation. “I’m not really a fan of the City getting involved in development work,” he said. “For me, someone who’s come on where we’re at, we had…
The Manhattan Fairfield Inn just completed the process of upgrading all of their room’s televisions to high definition quality. But what happens to their old sets? Dennis Peterson, Riley County Noxious Weed/Hazardous Waste Director, says his department took them in and now has the available to the public. “We’ve checked them all out and they work fine,” Peterson said. “We have quite a lot of people who wanted TVs during our last run to stick in their child’s room to play Playstation on.” The Noxious Weed/Hazardous Waste facility is located at 6245 Tuttle Creek Boulevard and is open weekdays from 7:30am…