By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four [...]
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Wamego Public Schools is in the market for a new superintendent. At Tuesday’s monthly meeting, the USD 320 board of education accepted Rob McKim’s resignation. McKim informed the board he would be sending an email to district staff and had notified several staff members prior to the meeting. According to KNZA Radio in Hiawatha, McKim [...]
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a Wamego woman died following a car crash early Friday morning on Highway 24 near Belvue. The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident has been identified as Mary Miller, 22, of Wamego. Law enforcement say Miller was driving a 2014 Ford Fusion as she headed [...]
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School districts across the country have been impacted by a cybersecurity breach affecting the PowerSchool Student Information System. PowerSchool is a software used to keep track student’s report cards, fill out school forms or put money in cafeteria accounts. USD 320 Wamego was affected by the breach. Superintendent Rob McKim said that the district was currently [...]
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Megan Steele, the newly elected Republican representative for Kansas’ 51st House District, will take office next week with a focus on balancing her conservative principles with a willingness to collaborate across ideological divides. Steele on Monday will replace fellow GOP Rep. Kenny Titus, who successfully ran for the State Senate, leaving the 51st District seat [...]
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It was a record-setting blizzard for Northeastern Kansas on Sunday. Snowfall estimates say that Wamego received 17.5 inches of snow, which is the third-most on record for the city behind 20 inches on Feb. 25, 1912 and 2 feet of snow on Feb. 27, 1900. Manhattan had 14.8 inches, which is the second-most for a [...]
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(Jan. 8 at 10:27am Update): All residential streets in Wamego have been cleared as of this morning. Crews still out monitoring for hazards. City officials are encouraging anyone who feels like their roads may have been missed to should reach out to City Hall at 785-456-9119. (Jan. 8 at 5:31am Update): City of Manhattan crews [...]
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Lewis Marien, Mercury staff photographer, documents the month of December. Happy New Year! GOOD AS NEW — Repairing and resurfacing of Anderson Avenue in Manhattan between Wreath Avenue and Seth Child Road recently finished, as seen Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Ebert Construction had been working on the road since August. FUNDING — Bridgette Jobe, tourism [...]
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The Wamego Police Department is warning local residents of a new scam popping up that involves fradulent rental properties. In a Monday Facebook post, the Department said that one person had fallen victim to fraud. The victim was searching on a legitimate webpage for an apartment to rent, where he contacted the fake “landlord” through [...]
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A Wamego nurse practitioner is suing the practice where she worked for discrimination and harassment after she said the company fired her for taking maternity leave. Sarah Pageler filed suit against Prairie Winds Family Care Dec. 6. In court documents, she says that her supervisor, Jennifer White-Slough, became irritable with Pageler after Pageler in March [...]
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