Some government offices will be closed Friday due to Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday. On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing Jun 19 as a federal holiday Riley County Offices will be closed in observance of the holiday. Since the 19th falls on a Saturday, the federal holiday will be observed Friday, Jun 18. Individuals who had appointments scheduled at the Treasurer’s Office Friday should call 785-537-6320 to reschedule. The Health Department is also working with those who had appointments to reschedule them for early next week. The the landfill will be…
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WICHITA, Kan. — A teenager who shot and killed his mother in 2018 has pleaded no contest to lesser charges in her death. The teenager, who was not tried as an adult, was originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Lisa Trimmell at a home near Andover. He pleaded no contest Wednesday to aggravated battery and criminal use of a weapon. Prosecutors said Trimmell was arguing with the boy’s younger brother, who was 12 at the time, when the older boy shot her. He was 14. His attorneys argued he was defending his brother from his mother,…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are seeking a driver whose car slammed into a group of spectators at a sideshow over the weekend, seriously injuring one man. Police say the sideshow, which is a street demonstration of car stunts, drew about 100 people to First Street and Osage Avenue around 10 p.m. Sunday. Police say that during the show, a 1990s Ford Mustang was spinning circles when it slid into the crowd and hit a 24-year-old man who suffered a broken neck and broken leg. Police say the driver left before officers and medics arrived and…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Johnson County health officials have warned residents in south Overland Park to avoid and keep their pets away from a creek there following a sewer line break. The Kansas City Star reports that a public health advisory was issued this week for a portion of Tomahawk Creek. Officials say the sanitary sewer line broke at a tributary that flows into Tomahawk Creek. Officials believe recent heavy rain may has caused the damage that led the line to break. Wastewater department director Susan Pekarek says more than 2,800 residents living near the creek received notice of the…
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Jason Smith.
Public art program The Manhattan City Commission discussed the possibility of hiring a full-time public arts program coordinator during its meeting Tuesday. The proposed staff member would help implement the city’s public arts program and potential new policies, duties which are currently split among multiple city departments. Mayor Wynn Butler was not in favor of the proposal, saying it’s not in alignment with what he believes should be the city’s priorities. On the other hand, commissioner Usha Reddi says hiring a public arts program coordinator would benefit both city staff and residents who want more public art. The city also looked at the…
Governor Laura Kelly has appointed K-State alumnus and former BNSF Railway CEO Carl Ice to the Kansas Board of Regents. Ice currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the KSU Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the Salvation Army National Board of Directors. He is also a former member of the KSU Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Advisory Council. Ice graduated from K-State in 1979 with a bachelor of science in industrial engineering. He was appointed alongside two KU alumni: Cynthia Lane, a 36-year education professional who currently serves as CEO of Evolve Education Leadership, and Wint…
Seek magazine’s 2020 issue won a CASE Circle of Excellence award. The Award was given to K-State’s premier research publication in the periodicals and magazine design category. CASE (Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education) received around 3,000 entries from 27 countries in 2021. The magazine has been honored with 19 previous CASE awards since publication began in 2016, and boasts a 15-member in-house team.
According to local health officials, COVID-19 variants are becoming more prevalent in Riley County. There has so far been 14 total cases from variants of concern, eight of which are the B.1.6.17.2 variant, also known as the Delta variant. Riley County has confirmed 32 new positive COVID-19 cases and 14 recoveries since June 9, bringing its total number of active cases to 40. Ascension Via Christi is caring for three COVID-19 positive patients, one of whom is in the Intensive Care Unit. The Riley County Health Department will be offering vaccines and testing at the Juneteenth celebration at the Douglass…
On Wednesday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Hilary Wahlen, Betti O, Debbie Nuss, Jurdene Coleman, Sonya and Dave Baker on Juneteenth.