Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education voted to proceed with a bond issue. At Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Denise O’Dea went over the list of priority items approved at an earlier meeting, plus new additions of turf to the Sports Complex with an approximate cost of between $750,000 and $850,000, and 1 to 1 technology additions […]
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Roadwork in Pottawatomie county will make travelling inconvenient for the rest of the summer. Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Dee McKee tells K-MAN Flush Road is now closed until August. McKee noted at Monday’s meeting that there has been some frustration about the projects on Highway 24 and Excel road, but the public seems to be […]
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Riley County commissioners reluctantly voted to change 13 county positions from salaried to hourly status in accordance to a recent update to Department of Labor regulations on overtime pay that will go into effect Dec. 1. For now, employers are not required to pay overtime to salaried workers making more than $23,600 and are considered […]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Daniel Dimond, 40, of Kansas City, Kansas while at RCPD on June 10, 2016 at approximately 4:20 PM. Dimond was arrested on a warrant for the offense of probation violation (original offenses of stalking, theft, criminal trespass). He was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the […]
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A member of the Levin family spoke with KMAN’s Dave Lewis Friday. Steve Levin, son of owner Jon Levin, talked about the closure of Varney’s Book Store, a business that has been in his family for 126 years. Thursday, Varney’s announced it was closing all its locations by June 30. The interview can be heard […]
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FORT RILEY — The 1st Infantry Division likes to do everything with a bang, and Friday morning was no different on Cavalry Parade Field — especially with the ceremonious cannon fire. The Big Red One celebrated the end of Victory Week with its Victory Cup ceremony — an occasion that awards the winning battalion following days of […]
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The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a Pottawatomie County Court conviction in a second degree murder case. The opinion announced Friday involves State v. Pablo Alberto Gonzalez, who was convicted of unintentional but reckless second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Levi Bishop more than two years ago. Gonzalez alleged insufficient evidence as […]
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Jamie Magnuson, 53, of Salina was arrested for failing to appear in Riley County District court. Magnuson was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on June 9th, 2016 at approximately 10:30 PM. The original offense is listed as DUI. Her bond was set at 10,000.00 Wanda Silva, 39, of Westmoreland was arrested following […]
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The World War II Memorial on the campus of Kansas State University was the site of a flag retirement ceremony Thursday evening. The approximately 500 Boys State delegates were in attendance during the ceremony, as well as the honor guard from the American Legion Pearce-Keller Post No.17 in Manhattan, which presented the ceremony. The event is an observance […]
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Riley County commissioners agreed to maintain the current alcoholic beverage policy for CiCo Park Thursday morning. Riley County Extension director Jennifer Wilson, who spoke with county commissioners about the policy, said since the county has allowed alcohol during the Kaw Valley Rodeo in recent summers, other parties have been asking the county to broaden its […]
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