Orchestra on the Oregon Trail (OOOT) has been cancelled because of a lack of ticket sales. The event’s steering committee made the decision on Tuesday night. Committee member Brad Ekiss said all ticket holders and donors will be contacted within the next two weeks to arrange refunds. “We want to thank our volunteers, sponsors, performers, […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Authorities say a 39-year-old man formerly of Manhattan was arrested after officers who noticed him monitoring a Portland, Oregon police precinct found weapons and ammunition in his vehicle. Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson says Eric Crowl was arrested Sunday on charges of attempted assault, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a […]
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U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said the Donald Trump campaign asked him to be an adviser on the Republican nominee’s agriculture committee if elected to the White House. Roberts said Tuesday he was asked while in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention in July. Roberts was in Manhattan as a part of a state tour […]
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October 12th is the date for Irwin Army Community Hospital’s ribbon cutting ceremony, according to U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan. The project had originally been set for a fast-tracked completion date of 2012. Moran of Manhattan made the ribbon cutting announcement Tuesday during a visit to KMAN, and he says it’s been a long […]
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While much of Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting dealt with refunding bonds on county projects and hearings for sewer, streets, and water assessments on several development projects–the group also received updates on public works projects. Rain has slightly delayed progress on the Flush Road/Highway 24 intersection’s re-opening, but Pottawatomie county Public Works officials assured county […]
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Riley County’s GIS (Geographic Information System) department showed off some new hardware at Monday morning’s county commission meeting, and it wasn’t the type of hardware one installs in a computer. Department director Kevin Howser told commissioners Riley County was honored for at the Annual User Conference in San Diego, Cali., in late June. Esri, a world leader in geographic […]
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A 19-year-old defendant pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Fort Riley, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Juwuan D. Jackson, 19, who lived on the Fort Riley base at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter. He admitted that […]
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Philanthropic gifts and commitments by alumni, friends, parents, faculty, students and corporate partners of Kansas State University totaled $150.6 million in the fiscal year that ended Jun. 30. This level of support marks the third most successful year in charitable giving in the more than 70-year history of the Kansas State University Foundation, and the fifth […]
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Seth Lightfoot, 22, of Blaine, Kansas was arrested on Saturday August 6 at approximately 1:50 AM while in the 1900 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. Lightfoot was arrested on the offenses of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of marijuana. He was also arrested on the offenses of possession of drug paraphernalia and […]
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MANHATTAN —Kansas State University’s 2016-2017 Landon Lecture schedule includes a variety of public figures who are affecting American intellect. “This academic year will be an exciting and thought-provoking year in regard to Landon Lecture speakers,” said Jackie Hartman, the university’s chief of staff, director of community relations and chair of the Landon Lecture Series. “We’ve […]
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