Twin Valley League 8 Man Wetmore 0 (1-3) at Frankfort 50 (4-0) Axtell 58 (4-0) at Pike Valley 10 Hill City 22 at Clifton-Clyde 50 (4-0) Blue Valley 0 at Hanover 46 (4-0) Stockton 20 at Washington Co. 24 (3-1) Rock Hills 1 at Linn (Forfeit due to injuries, disqualifies Linn from playoffs) 0 (0-4) Onaga 42 (2-2) at Doniphan West 36 3OT (0-4) Twin Valley League 11 Man Republic Co. 14 at Valley Heights 34 (4-0) Centralia 30 (3-1) at St. Mary’s Colgan 0 Troy (2-1) at Christ Prep Academy…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — An Emporia couple has committed $1 million to the internal medicine program at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. The university on Wednesday announced the gift from Scott and Julie Smiley. The money will be divided into three funds. One will benefit the Department of Internal Medicine, another will support residents in the internal medicine program, and the third will fund student scholarships, with preference given to students interested in internal medicine. Scott Smiley, a native of Newton who graduated from the school of medicine in Wichita, is a physician in Emporia. Julie Smiley…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A state committee has agreed to replace a plaque commemorating the completion of the Kansas Capitol renovation that named only former Gov. Sam Brownback with a plaque bearing the names of four governors involved in the project. The original plaque was installed during a dedication ceremony in 2014 after the $325 million project was completed. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the renovation project began in 1999 and ended in 2014, when Brownback was governor. The new privately-financed plaque approved by the Capitol Preservation Committee will include the names of Govs. Bill Graves, Kathleen Sebelius, Mark Parkinson and Brownback.…
DURHAM, Kan. — A couple has decided to reopen a tiny central Kansas cafe that closed after suffering extensive damage in Fourth of July flash flooding. The Wichita Eagle reports that the restaurant, called Main Street Cafe, was among one of many businesses and homes inundated in the Marion County town of Durham after a thunderstorm. The owners said at the time that they hoped someone younger will step in and reopen the cafe. Enter Mark and Kris Wiebe, who had been setting up a booth they called Homemade Anytime at farmers markets around the area for about 17 years.…
TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal grand jury in Kansas has indicted an Army soldier on charges that he distributed explosives information and threatened to set fire to a home. The indictment charges Jarrett William Smith with two counts related to the explosives and one count linked to trying to gain entry to a home and injure someone listed only as D.H. The indictment alleges he made the threat from Kansas to Michigan. Federal prosecutors have said Smith discussed his plan to kill far-left-leaning “antifa” activists and described how to build a bomb that could be triggered by calling a cellphone.…
AIB International of Manhattan will not be closing their doors anytime soon despite rumors they would be doing so in February of 2020. AIB International CEO Andre Biane says the business is doing well, although it will be going through some restructuring. “What we had to do, though, was by listening to our customers and understanding what their needs were is they were asking us to come to them,” Biane said. “Construct the training and configure it for my needs at my site with my people. And so with that, we’ve had to change our business model a little bit…
Soldiers at Fort Riley will now be equipped with the newest night vision technology in the US Army. Officials at the fort held a media conference to see first hand what the new night vision goggles, known as the ENVG-B, are like. Assistant Product Manager for the ENVG-B Major John Nikiforakis says the goggles will now be able to see in a white light compared to the green usually seen on TV. “We’ve got two tubes instead of the traditional one, most soldiers here at Fort Riley and the U.S. Army a single tube night vision device,” says Nikiforakis, “What…
Thursday’s program featured K-State Assistant Director of the Institute for Civic Discourse and professor Tim Shaffer. We also spoke with Pawnee Mental Health Executive Director Robbin Cole.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A Hutchinson man is suing the city and a police officer after he was stopped while riding a bicycle and subsequently spent time in jail for a drug conviction that was later overturned. The Wichita Eagle reports Jon Heter was stopped in November 2016 for not having a headlight on his bike. When Heter gave a false name to the officer and refused to give his birthday, officer Josh Long arrested him. Long later discovered Heter had an outstanding warrant and also found methamphetamine in a container on the bike. Heter was convicted of drug charges…
The Pottawatomie County Commission extended a Proclamation of a State of Local Disaster Emergency by 30 days in a meeting Monday. A proclamation was signed last week in response to damage caused by late-summer rain and flooding, such as multiple sinkholes located at Hayes Drive in Manhattan. Emergency management coordinator Jennifer Merrow provided updates to the commission on these sinkholes. Merrow also provided information on the Kansas River stream advisory that was issued last Friday. Once water samples show the water is safe, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will lift the advisory. Until that happens, Merrow says it is…