Thursday’s program featured Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith and Director of Membership Sharla Meisenheimer spoke about new business openings, the Chamber’s Women in Business program and the upcoming Business Showcase. Rod Kalivoda from the Lafayette Masonic Lodge and K-State Johnson Cancer Research Center spokesperson Marcia Locke previewed a free cancer screening event happening Saturday, Aug. 17 in Manhattan.
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Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the 4200 block of Spook Rock Way in Manhattan on August 14, 2019, at approximately 10:00 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old male and a 22-year-old male as the victims and a known male as the suspect when it was reported the victims were threatened and a truck was damaged. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $180.00. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1200 block of Ratone St. in Manhattan on August 15, 2019, at approximately 1:50 AM. Officers…
WICHITA — Authorities say a Kansas sheriff’s deputy who is a suspect in a felony investigation is no longer in the U.S. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the department is no longer seeking the public’s help in locating 29-year-old Derick Chandler, who worked for the department. The post didn’t say where he was believed to be located. The department said previously that Chandler disappeared after Wellington police and the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office identified him as a suspect in a jointly investigated case. Wellington police Chief Tracy Heath told The Wichita Eagle that Chandler…
GARDEN CITY — Tyson officials say a spark from welding during maintenance is the likely cause of a fire that damaged the company’s plant in Holcomb. Tyson representatives met Wednesday with state and other government officials to discuss Friday night’s fire, which caused extensive damage. No one was injured. KWCH reports the company reaffirmed its commitment to rebuild the plant and reopen it as quickly as possible. Company officials said the fire damaged a small area but affected critical operating systems. The company’s president and CEO, Noel White, and Steve Stouffer, president of Tyson Fresh Meats, told officials work will…
Hy-Vee is investigating after detecting a data breach on some of its payment processing systems, according to a Wednesday release. Company officials believe that the “unauthorized activity” was centered on transactions at some Hy-Vee fuel pumps, drive-thru coffee shops and restaurants including Market Grilles. Due to differences in the point-of-sale systems, transactions at normal grocery checkout lanes, pharmacies, clinics and Aisles Online purchases are not believed to be impacted. According to the release, the investigation is in its initial stages and they have no information on which locations nor what time frame the breach occurred. The Iowa-headquartered grocery chain operates…
Riley County EMS was recently awarded the 2019 career EMS service of the year from the Kansas EMS Services Association. Assistant EMS Director Josh Gering recently spoke on KMAN’s In Focus about their award saying this isn’t the first major award they have received. “In 2018, we actually received the KAMZA community outreach of the year award so this year we kind of graduated on up to the career service of the year award. It’s nice to be recognized by the state of Kansas,” Gering said. Gering says they try to be involved with the community as much as possible…
A Kansas Republican Senatorial candidate and retired Kansas City Chief made a stop by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce offices to meet with community leaders and residents Wednesday morning. Dave Lindstrom is the board chair of the Kansas Turnpike Authority and owned and operated multiple Burger King locations around the KC area. He says he was motivated to seek the candidacy in part because he feels the U.S. is under attack by socialist ideas by some in congress. Lindstrom was concerned with the lack of support by some politicians for increased border security, adding he supports President Trump in…
Wednesday’s program focused on education. In the first two segments we spoke with USD 320 Wamego Superintendent Tim Winter and USD 323 Rock Creek Superintendent Kevin Logan. The second half of the show featured a conversation with Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram.
Wednesday’s guests were Riley County Commissioner Marvin Rodriguez and EMS Assistant Director Josh Gering. In the first segment, Gering and Rodriguez talked about an award the EMS recently received. In the second segment, Rodriguez discussed Health Department Jennifer Green resigning from her position and the upcoming joint city/county/county meeting. During the third segment, Gering spoke about the EMS response times and the emergency services radio system upgrade. Finally, in the fourth segment had Rodriguez discussing home rule and the proposed Junietta Rd bridge project.
Two students from Kansas will have the opportunity to travel to Asia to represent the state in a week-long agriculture exchange program in late October. The 2019 Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange program is sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture as well as Kansas 4-H and FFA. The program is open to high school seniors and college freshmen with an interest in agriculture — applications are due by August 30th. Sage Collins is a 2018 program participant and calls the experience “amazing. “Immersing myself in a new culture, experiencing all the aspects of Taiwan and learning about their agricultural practices…