Loss of food vendor The Manhattan-Ogden school district has lost its largest food vendor. That’s according to assistant superintendent Eric Reid, who told the school board Wednesday that the vendor informed the district just last week that it would be canceling its contract. The vendor, Sysco, which is a wholesale food distributor, supplied about 80 percent of the district’s food supplies. According to Reid, Sysco attributed the canceled contract to supply chain issues stemming from staffing shortages. Reid says child nutrition director Stephanie Smith has been working to find alternative solutions until other vendors can be found, however the district may…
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WICHITA, Kan. — Police are investigating after the body of a man was found in a Wichita alley. Police say officers were called Tuesday afternoon to the area in southeast Wichita after a person walking through the alley behind a business spotted the body. Police say the victim appeared to be a man in his late 20s or early 30s, although police Lt. Krys Henderson said it appeared the body “had been there longer than a day.” Investigators say the victim had suffered some type of trauma to his body. Police say a person was taken into custody, but did…
SALINA, Kan. — The body of an Abilene man who fell into the Smoky Hill River just east of Salina has been recovered, and authorities have ruled his death as accidental. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday, when a witness reported seeing a man peering over, then tumbling over, the rail of a bridge spanning the river. A search for the man was called off Monday night and resumed Tuesday morning, when the body was found about a quarter-mile downstream from the bridge. Authorities identified the victim as 78-year-old Troy Leatherman.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Lawrence police are investigating a death in the parking lot of a grocery store. Lawrence police spokesman Patrick Compton said officers were called to a Dillons grocery store Wednesday morning and found the victim in the parking lot. Authorities arrested 54-year-old Robert Earl Davis of Lawrence. He was booked into jail on possible charges of second-degree murder and cruelty to animals. No other information was immediately available.
OMAHA, Neb. — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6. Any score above 50 suggests growth. The survey shows nearly 16% of bankers reported that continuing drought conditions are the greatest threat to banking operations over the next year, while more than 40% of bank CEOs see low farm loan demand as their bank’s greatest challenge over the next year. Bankers…
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 criminal damage to property in the 1500 block of Fairchild Avenue in Manhattan on August 18, 2021 around 9:30 AM. Officers listed a 23-year-old female as the victim when…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Jason Smith and Talent Strategies Coordinator Amber Wilhelm.
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Four people from Kansas and one from Oklahoma have been arrested in the 2017 death of an Emporia man. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the suspects were arrested early Wednesday in locations in Emporia and Tulsa, Oklahoma. They are suspects in the Sept. 6, 2017, death of 19-year-old Jesus Avila-Galvin Jr., whose body was found in a burning car east of Emporia. The KBI did not say what motivated the killing or what led investigators to the suspects. The suspects are Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, 21; Armando Nunez, 20; Alan Alanis, 19; and Jovan Pecina, 22, all…
Riley County is reporting one new COVID related death this week. The 60-year-old woman was unvaccinated and died July 30 at the University of Kansas St. Francis Hospital in Topeka after testing positive just three weeks earlier. Her death represents the county’s 53rd COVID-related death. Eight COVID-positive patients are currently under care at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan. Five patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on ventilators. Riley County has identified 85 new positive Coronavirus cases and 81 additional recoveries since the last report on August 11. There are currently 126 active cases. Third doses of the…