A week ago, President Obama signed a law that left the No Child Left Behind Act in the dust, and USD 383 board members spared no expense on Wednesday evening when poking fun at the bill that had serious repercussions for educators over the last 14 years. Now, the “Every Student Succeeds Act” will supposedly funnel billions […]
What do the people of Manhattan and Ogden want in a new school superintendent? That was the question at forums held throughout the day Wednesday at the USD 383 Administrative office. Randy Weseman is the Director of Operations and Budgets for the Kansas Association of School Boards and he conducted the forums, including one at […]
Bob Krause, who spent 23 years as Kansas State vice president for institutional advancement and two years as acting athletic director, passed away Wednesday after a battle with cancer. He was 70. Krause came to K-State shortly before former president Jon Wefald was hired and spent his career as one of his closest friends and […]
A Westmoreland man has been bound over to stand trial on attempted second degree murder and aggravated battery charges. Travis Conder’s preliminary hearing was continued in Pottawatomie County District Court Wednesday after taking longer than anticipated in early November. The court Wednesday denied the defendant’s motion for immunity based on a right of self defense after evidence was […]
The Riley County Police Department has been made aware of what’s described as a very concerning scam involving a fraudulent caller who threatens community members and demands money. According to reports the caller will state that they have taken a family member hostage and that you must send money for their release. In one instance background noise […]
Florence Manufacturing has implemented a reduction in force, involving 80 permanent positions. Marketing Manager Donna Logback tells KMAN the company announced the lay-offs to employees Tuesday. Logback says the reduction is due to a major client of Florence suspending a program. She adds they expect to maintain just over 300 permanent positions moving forward. Florence Manufacturing, […]
The Wamego City Commission is preparing for 2016. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the City’s Merit Wage Plan that’s been in place for a few years, and asked the Commission to continue the plan into 2016. Page said for a number of years, merit based pay was based solely on evaluations. This […]
Three people have been arrested in Wabaunsee County following an investigation of recent burglaries, with several thousand dollars worth of items recovered. The arrests of 21 year old Dale Higginbotham, 27 year old Justin Goodspeed and a juvenile were made following the execution of two search warrants in Eskridge. Higginbothom and Goodspeed are both of Eskridge. […]
The Riley County Police Director had a good evaluation Monday during a special meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Law Board–and that led to an increase in salary, with his contract approved by the group. The one step increase resulted in a salary of $134,675.68. Board Chair Robert Boyd tells KMAN it was a […]
Following the completion of a Strategic Facility Improvement Plan, Manhattan City Commissioners have negotiated a contract with a local architect. Director of Parks and Recreation, Eddie Estes spoke about the hire of Bruce McMillan Architects P.A., of Manhattan during Tuesday night’s City Commission meeting. The improvement plan process involved extensive input from the community through […]
