On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith and Director of Membership Sharla Meisenheimer.
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Masks will no longer be mandated at Manhattan High School. The USD 383 school board voted 6 to 1 Wednesday for the revised pandemic response plan which makes masks optional at both the east and west campuses, beginning Nov. 1, and continues through Nov. 19. All other school buildings will continue to mask up until at least Nov. 19, when the plan will be revisited. Superintendent Dr. Marvin Wade says this decision comes from a mix of the positive and vaccination rates in the county. Wade says now is the time to allow those who have had the ability to…
On August 16, the Law Board unanimously offered me an extension of employment beyond my current contract terms scheduled to expire on December 31, 2021. I thought it appropriate to write your readers and listeners about why I have chosen to retire. I doubt I can say everything that I would like so I may write again before my retirement on February 1, 2022. I am not one to harbor regrets about past decisions I have made nor events I do not control, but I do have one regret as my time with the RCPD concludes. I regret that I…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man from Overland Park, Kansas, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for a series of armed robberies in Kansas City and Grandview, Missouri, three years ago. U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs on Tuesday sentenced 28-year-old Joshua West, who pleaded guilty in April to robbery and firearms charges. Federal prosecutors say that during July and August in 2018, West robbed a CVS Pharmacy, a Sprint store and the Phone Shack in Kansas City. He also robbed an AT&T store in Grandview and tried unsuccessfully to rob a T-Mobile store in Grandview.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — A 23-year-old Tennessee man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was shot to death in Kansas. The Crawford County Prosecutor charged Bri’yon Baker, of Mount Boswell, Tennessee, on Monday. He is being held on $1 million bond in the death of 18-year-old Jase Delich, of Pittsburg. Officers responding to a call about a bleeding woman on Saturday night found Delich inside an apartment. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Baker was arrested after officers spotted him later that night walking on a Pittsburg street.
WICHITA, Kan. — A 25-year-old Wichita man has been charged in a shooting that injured an 11-year-old girl. Byron Purcell is being held on $250,000 bond after being charged Tuesday in a drive-by shooting on Oct. 12. Police say shots were fired at a house and a girl who was inside lying on a bed was hit by a bullet. Her injuries were not life threatening. Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said investigators believe Purcell was targeting someone who lived at the house. None of the other four people inside the home were injured. Purcell was charged with aggravated battery, criminal…
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A 21-year-old Lawrence man is charged with several felonies after an accidental shooting killed a toddler. Bishop Mendoza was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter and three other felonies. Officers responding to a shooting report at a Lawrence home on Sept. 17 found a 2-year-old critically wounded. The child, Legend King, later died. Police said at the time the shooting appeared to be accidental. Court records indicate Mendoza is also accused of endangering a nearly 4-year-old child who was in the home at the time. Police have not released details of how the shooting happened.
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers filed a report for theft in the 4500 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on October 19, 2021, around 9:11 a.m. Officers listed Blueville Nursery Inc. as the victim when it was reported…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with USD 383 Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and board member Darell Edie. Oct-flu-ber-fest was previewed with RCHD Clinic Supervisor Aryn Price. In our final segment Flint Hills Wellness Coalition Chair Deb Nuss and Community Coordinator Anna Biggins previewed Dementia Friendly Manhattan’s kickoff event happening Sunday.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — A Kansas City suburb has agreed to ban controversial conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. The Kansas City Star reports that licensed medical or mental health professionals face a $1,000 fine for trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity under the ban that the Prairie Village, Kansas, City Council approved 11-1 on Monday. The ban does not prohibit churches or religious leaders from speaking with youth about their sexuality or gender identity.