A long time pillar of the Manhattan community, Bill Stolzer, passed away Saturday. Stolzer was 86. The Kansas City native married Eleanor Griffith in 1957 after meeting as students at K-State. He served in the US Air Force in England, and then returned to Manhattan where he followed his father and father-in-law, T.J. Griffith, into community banking at Union National Bank of Manhattan. During his career of over 50 years at Union National, Stolzer served as President, CEO and Chairman. Stolzer was active in the Kansas and American Bankers Associations, The Kansas State University Foundation, and also was the Chairman…
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Health officials Wednesday officially designated COVID-19 outbreaks centered around Aggieville and Kansas State University. Riley County health officials updated the public via Facebook Live, saying the designation was made that morning in collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The county reported 24 new positive cases since Monday and 51 since Friday the 19th. Officials say 30 cases are linked with Aggieville activity and 14 student athletes have tested positive. Health Officer Julie Gibbs says contact tracing is underway, though specific businesses linked to the outbreak are not being released at this time. Gibbs says the recent spikes…
Facing COVID-19 related revenue hits, the City of Manhattan foresees some tough calls in allocating funds to outside agencies. City Commissioners Tuesday heard fiscal year 2021 requests from the various organizations Manhattan provides funds. Those groups range from the Manhattan Public Library and Manhattan Arts Center to business districts and the city’s multitude of social service agencies. All requests were flat or decreased from 2020’s figures, altogether amounting over $4.2 million. Even that amount, though, is uncertain as the city awaits April’s sales tax receipts — when the region felt the brunt of pandemic-prompted stay-at-home orders. Sales tax figures for…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Food and Drug Administration has recalled bagged salad distributed to a dozen Midwestern states by Hy-Vee, Aldi and Jewel-Osco grocery stores after 122 people in seven states were sickened. Nineteen have been hospitalized. The salad mix is contaminated with cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe diarrhea. The salad mix is packaged as Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salads, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salads ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salads. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the most people sickened are in Iowa with 54 and Illinois with 30. Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,…
TOPEKA, Kan. — The city of Topeka is looking to cut more than 30 jobs next year to deal with a $5 million budget deficit resulting from efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Topeka City Manager Brent Trout on Tuesday proposed cutting 32 full-time position and reducing at least one position to part time in 2021. The mayor and City Council will consider the proposal before finalizing the budget in August. The Capital-Journal reports that 14 of the cuts would be with the public works department. The proposed cuts come as reduced sales tax revenues have left…
USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Assistant Superintendent Eric Reid and school board member Katrina Lewison joined the show to preview Wednesday’s school board meeting. Aggieville Business Association Executive Director Dennis Cook spoke about the recent spike in cases involving Aggieville businesses and what owners are doing to limit the spread of the virus in their establishments. Lastly, KMAN’s Derek Simmons spoke with Cathy “Dawes” Scroggs and husband Ken Scroggs about Hope Ranch summer activities.
The Pottawatomie County Commission is beginning to question whether its annual contribution of approximately $5000 to the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization, which helps coordinate and promote the area’s transportation system, is worth the return. Dee McKee, a Pottawatomie County commissioner, spoke about some of her concerns on Tuesday’s In Focus, saying being part of the FHMPO makes gaining access to federal funds more complicated. McKee also addressed the cost increases that can come with being an FHMPO member, specifically referencing labor costs for the US-24 Highway/Green Valley Road intersection project. According Peter Clark, Pottawatomie County Public Works director, county…
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 and criminal damage to property in the 4500 block of Anderson Avenue in Manhattan on June 22, 2020, at approximately 7:25 AM. Officers listed Blueville Nursery as the…
Freedom still rings this September with Boomtown officially back on. Wamego’s annual parade and fireworks show has been officially rescheduled for Sunday, September 6th after receiving approval from the city commission. In addition to the parade and fireworks show, the annual car show will be featured in Wamego City Park and both the Wamego Aquatics Center and Splash Park will be open. Concessions will be available both at the parade and the sports complex during the fireworks show. The band “Departure” will return as well to perform a free concert at the Wamego Rec Complex before the fireworks show. They…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Embattled Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia has resigned amid escalating problems with the state’s unemployment insurance caseload. Gov. Laura Kelly announced Monday she had accepted Garcia’s resignation Sunday night and appointed the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff Ryan Wright as acting secretary until a permanent candidate is nominated. On June 10, duplicate payments totaling $7 million were made to more than 4,500 claimants of pandemic unemployment assistance and compensation programs. The Labor Department last week reversed those payments, causing some recipients’ bank accounts to become overdrawn.