Riley County commissioners gave approval to extend the local emergency declaration during their meeting on Thursday. This is still due to flooding experienced from the spring and summer. The idea of extending the declaration was brought up last week to help the city be reimbursed for the recent damages from flooding. Emergency Management Director Pat Collins says not only are they still seeing flooding, but they cannot tell if it is related to recent flooding or earlier in the year. “We still have roads underwater so it’s imperative we continue this on. I don’t see any harm in keeping this…
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Tuesday’s guests were Manhattan City Mayor Mike Dodson and City Manager Ron Fehr.
Manhattan residents will soon get a chance to let their hair down for a good cause. Katie’s way, an organization that assists the youth with mental health problems is hosting a fundraiser called Hair for Hope later this month. Katie’s Way Resource Development Coordinatore Deanna Nitschke says all funds raised will go to Katie’s Way. Attendees will also be treated to a hair fashion show where attendees will get to watch different styles go through the runway. The event will cost $25 to attend. There will also be an auction and a raffle to help fundraise. Hair for Hope Chair…
Monday’s program featured Riley County Historical Museum board member Roger Brannan and Rocky Ford School Committee member Doug Tippin discussing one room schools in Kansas and their role in the state’s history as well as baseball in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s in Riley County. We also previewed the Rocky Ford School open house planned for October 6.
Governor Laura Kelly has appointed Assistant Riley County Attorney Kendra Lewison as the next district judge in the 21st Judicial District. Lewison’s appointment fills the vacancy created when former Chief Judge Meryl Wilson retired in June. Her name was one of four submitted to the governor’s office as a finalist for confirmation. The position encompasses Riley and Clay counties. She also becomes the first woman to serve as a district judge in the 21st Judicial District. After serving one year in office, Lewison will stand for a retention vote in the next general election to remain in the position. If…
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) — A sanitation worker for the southeast Kansas town of Independence has been killed in the crash of a truck. The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened Thursday on U.S. 160 as the truck was on its way to the county landfill, killing 20-year-old Taylor Lee Edwards of Independence. Edwards was a temporary worker for the sanitation department. Officials say a second employee in the truck, a 52-year-old man, was hurt and taken to a hospital. The Kansas Highway Patrol says in a report that a driver’s side tire blew out on the truck, sending the…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas State Fair will reevaluate its gun policy this fall because concert security concerns could conflict with state law that allows gun owners to carry their weapons openly. The Wichita Eagle reports that the fair had to screen concertgoers at the Sept. 7 Billy Currington performance because he required it in his contract, and the show was delayed while everyone and their bags were checked. Fair Manager Robin Jennison says the fair will likely have to employ that kind of security more often if it wants to continue booking top acts because such requirements are…
Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. — Skylar Thompson only threw one touchdown pass in Kansas State’s 31-24 road win at Mississippi State, but boy was it a big one. With 5:37 left in the fourth quarter and the game tied 24-24, Thompson rolled out and found Dalton Schoen wide open in the right side of the end zone and hit him with a 15-yard pass that would ultimately stand as the game-winner. “He lives for those moments,” KSU head coach Klieman said. “He’s prepared for that moment.” Thompson threw for 123 yards on 10-of-18 passing and managed to keep the Wildcat offense from crumbling under…
The City of Manhattan’s Airport Advisory Board and airport consulting firm Coffman Associates updated the public on Manhattan Regional Airport’s Airport Master Plan Thursday night in a public workshop. The Airport Master Plan lays out the next 20 years of development on the airport’s property while taking into account aspects such as environmental impact, current and future demand for flights, changes in laws and regulations and project costs and includes potential projects and several ways in which each project can be done. Coffman Associates principal Mike Dmyterko led the meeting and and explains its focus. Runway 3-21, the primary…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly 78 years after he died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur Clayton Barrett will be laid to rest in his native Kansas. Barrett’s remains were returned to Wichita Thursday. He will be buried in El Dorado on Saturday. He was an El Dorado native who enlisted in the Navy in May 1940 at age 25. The Wichita Eagle reports Barrett’s remains were commingled in mass graves in Hawaii with hundreds of others killed on the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack. Advances in DNA and a renewed push…