Riley County commissioners approved the purchase of the First Christian Church property in the courthouse plaza during their meeting Monday. Commissioners brought up the purchase last meeting, but put it on hold due to a non-unanimous vote. They want to use the property for additional office space due to expansions to the courthouse. During this meeting, Commissioner Ron Wells says the commission has been working on securing this property since about 2007. “If you can imagine how short sighted it would have been if our forefathers would have built a 10 room shack over here instead of the courthouse. This…
Author: KMAN Staff
Pottawatomie County will receive up to about $21,000 in federal aid to help prepare for the primary and general elections this year. These funds come from about $2.6 million being given to county voting officials in Kansas and will go towards temporary help, publications and getting out information about in-person and mail-in voting. Kansas is also spending about $1 million on protective equipment to be used during this year’s elections. Pottawatomie County will receive one safety kit for each of its seven polling sites with supplies meant to protect workers and voters from contracting the coronavirus during both the primary…
A recent survey of major Manhattan area employers finds a huge drop in consumer confidence to be the top concern as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Some 55 survey responses submitted by the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership were received from those employers in Riley and Pottawatomie counties. They represent over 7,600 jobs in the Manhattan area, averaging 115 full-time and 42 part-time employees. Also of concern was the financial impact on operations and/or liquidity and capital. In addition, concerns were raised that a recession may be imminent as well as the status of Kansas State University and the long-term enrollment at…
Segments 1 & 2: K-State College of Veterinary Medicine clinical professor Dr. Sue Nelson shared some spring health tips for cats and dogs, including fleas and ticks, tularemia, chiggers and heat-related illnesses. Segment 3: USD 383’s summer STEM program was previewed with Teaching and Learning Executive Director Dr. Paula Hough and STEM administrators including Woodrow Wilson Elementary Principal Dr. Deb Nauerth and Marlatt Elementary Principal Sheila Stephens. Segment 4: American Red Cross account manager Kristi Ingalls previewed some upcoming blood drives in Manhattan and Junction City.
Update 10:30 a.m. Monday Junction City Police have identified the person who died Saturday following a seven-hour standoff. Captain Trish Giordano says 39-year-old Damien Paul St. Julien died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers had been attempting to arrest him on a felony warrant out of Douglas County. St. Julien was initially located in his vehicle and asked to exit the vehicle, but then brandished a handgun and fled to a home on West Third Street, where officers established a perimeter. JCPD were assisted at the scene by Geary County Sheriff’s deputies, Riley County Police and the Kansas Bureau of…
Fort Riley museums and the 1st Division celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory of Europe during World War II, or VE Day on Friday. Fort Riley Museums Dr. Robert Smith showed KMAN some of the museums artifacts that involved the 1st Division during the war. Over 43,000 soldiers served in the Big Red One during WWII, with over 4,000 of those who were killed. Of those who served in the division, there were 17 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, 161 Distinguished Service Crosses, and over 21,000 Purple Hearts. The 1st Division commander at the time was Major…
Ascension Via Christi hosted another warm sendoff Saturday for two nurses leaving to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago. Ascension Via Christi nurse Jessica Wolfe explained her reasoning for going to Chicago. “I think it’ll be a great challenge and a great experience. And I wasn’t able to in school to do the kind of thing where you get to go to Haiti or somewhere like that. So I think this would be a good experience as well. We don’t have that many cases here yet. It’ll be nice to kind of get a taste of it,” says Wolfe. The…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas state parks saw a “significant” increase in visits last month, especially with new users. State Parks Director Linda Lanterman said the increase in the last weeks of April offset the revenue state parks lost in March, when Kansas issued its stay-at-home order, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. The number of visits is up about 200,000 from last April, Lanterman said. If the parks are able to remain open and the high traffic continues, “we can make good strides to increasing our revenue we lost,” she said. Kansas’ state parks also lost about about $1.2 million in user…
Release from the Kansas Department of Revenue. TOPEKA – Since March 24, 2020, extensions to driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations have been made through Executive Order 20-12 signed by Governor Laura Kelly. While those extensions are still valid, the Kansas Department of Revenue will start to reopen driver’s license offices on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Under Ad Astra: A plan to reopen Kansas, presented at the end of April by Governor Kelly, steps will be made to ensure the health and well-being of all who enter Kansas Department of Revenue offices. This includes requiring appointments and screenings before entering offices and implementing…