Karla Hagemeister has announced her intent to seek a seat on the USD 383 Manhattan/Ogden Board of Education. Hagemeister stated, “I believe that learning begins in infancy and it never stops. The goal of any public school system should be to prepare young people to be their best selves. To me, that means creating a [...]
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WAMEGO — When U.S. Congressman Roger Marshall hosts a town hall meeting, he usually leads off with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. Something went awry on Wednesday evening at the Ironclad, because the former obstetrician from Great Bend appeared in front of a crowd to boos and jeers. There was no Pledge or [...]
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Riley County Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1000 block of Yuma St. on May 9, 2017 at approximately 9:15 AM. Officers listed Emily Vogts, 21, of Manhattan, as the victim when she reported that an unknown suspect threw a beer bottle at her rear window, shattering it. The total [...]
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An injury accident has been reported on Highway 99 in Pottawatomie County, a couple miles north of Louisville and just south of Brush Creek. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the wreck occurred shortly before 7 a.m., and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Lifestar was called in and the Kansas Highway Patrol is [...]
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A new property tax lid took effect on January 1, but Manhattan residents may not experience the property tax savings statehouse leaders intended when they passed the bill two years ago. At Tuesday night’s Manhattan city commission work session, city staff introduced the first draft of the 2018 budget that calls for a 3.194 mill increase, or [...]
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A noose found in a tree on the campus of K-State Friday didn’t go unnoticed by university president Richard Myers. In Monday’s K-State Today, Myers released a strong and poignant statement on the issue, which can be read below: Last Friday, a beautiful spring day was marred by an ugly symbol found on our Manhattan [...]
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BOSSIER CITY, La – (May 3, 2017) Navy Flight Demonstration Team, the “Blue Angels,” #7 Pilot Lt. Brandon Hempler, from Wamego, Kansas, briefs Bossier City Sheriff’s Detective Mike Lombardino prior to the detective’s backseat ride Wed., May 3, at Barksdale Air Force Base. Lombardino was among a handful of “key influencers” selected for the rare [...]
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Parents and citizens of Wamego packed into the USD 320 Professional Learning Center on Monday evening as the board of education took a six-to-one vote in favor of a proposed drug testing policy. Starting this fall, students at Wamego High School who take part in athletics and activities sponsored by the Kansas High School Athletics Association will [...]
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A Manhattan-based nonprofit is deeply concerned with moves the federal government is making with healthcare. Big Lakes Developmental Center, Inc, began in 1973 and serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Riley, Geary, Clay and Pottawatomie counties. Its director, Lori Feldkamp, told Riley County commissioners Monday during her 2018 appropriation request that last week’s passage [...]
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A man and a woman from Manhattan were sentenced Monday to 28 years in federal prison for taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Larry L. Anderson, 28, Manhattan, Kan. pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping resulting in death. His [...]
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