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Goddard City leaders put off vote on substantial water rate increase
GODDARD, Kan. (KWCH) - Following pushback from residents, the Goddard City Council opted to put off a vote on a substantial water rate increase. Last Monday, city leaders tabled the proposal for a month. The proposed water rate would nearly double what most people pay, from $8.50 per unit to...
Income and Expense Questionnaires Mailing This Week
As part of the annual reappraisal process mandated by the State of Kansas, the Riley County Appraisers office is conducting a survey of multifamily, commercial, and industrial properties. Income and expense questionnaires will be mailed this Thursday, August 15th to Riley County properties in those categories. “We are studying trends in the local real estate market regarding rent prices, occupancy, and operating expenses, and we respectfully request participation from property owners,” explained Riley County Appraiser Anna Burson.
Endangered red panda born at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – Staff at a zoo in Manhattan are welcoming the arrival of a rare baby red panda this week following her birth in July. Melissa Kirkwood with the City of Manhattan shared the news of the birth on Wednesday, Aug. 14 in a press release that local red panda parents, Loofah and Simone, […]
Five decades in business: Dollar General takes over rural KS supermarket
SILVER LAKE (KSNT) – A supermarket that has served the community of Silver Lake since 1969 is closing to make way for a Dollar General store. On Jan. 13, Wehner’s announced the Silver Lake location would be closing its doors. When asked in January, store management said the other Wehner’s Thriftway location in Rossville wasn’t at […]
USD 428 putting two Great Bend properties up for bid
Getting some property back on the county tax rolls. USD 428 announced Monday night that two of its properties are up for bid with a third to be on the market later this fall. Kevin Sundahl with Sundahl Appraisal Services appraised the former district building at 201 S. Patton Road in Great Bend and the former central kitchen building at 2201 Broadway Ave. Superintendent Khris Thexton said the surplus property can now be sold.
WATCH: Daryl Agpalsa, Kansas OL break down the position room
Kansas football held its 13th practice of preseason camp on Wednesday. After practice, KU offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa and select players met with reporters. Click the video above to see what Agpalsa had to say. Click the videos below to see what the players had to say.
City of Manhattan names new Director of Public Utilities
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Interim Manhattan City Manager Jason Hilgers announced the city’s newest Director of Public Utilities on Wednesday, August 14. The City of Manhattan added the current Utilities Director for Odessa, Texas, Kevin Niles. Niles will oversee the reconstructed Public Utilities Department in Manhattan, which provides services for the city and surrounding infrastructure.
Lockett is a special name in football and especially for the Kansas State Wildcats
A third Lockett is taking to the field for Kansas State and this time around, he is almost certainly cemented in Wildcat royalty. Following in the footsteps of his father, Kevin, and his older Tyler, Sterling Lockett is heading into his sophomore season in Manhattan, and there are promises of big things ahead.
It’s a go! $14 million manufacturing plant Elite Harness opens in Wellington
In one of Wellington’s most dynamic, well-planned ribbon cuttings in memory, Elite Harness officially opened its doors to business at 1515 N. A, the former TECT building, yesterday afternoon. A misty-eyed Nathan Smith, President of Elite Harness, picked up the Chamber scissors and made the ribbon cut with the...
Topeka food truck asks thief to return generator and gas tanks
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local food truck is asking for help after saying someone stole more than $5,000 worth of equipment. La Creperie Co., a Topeka food truck that specializes in the popular French deserts, is out of power. Staff say someone stole their $5,000 inverter along with multiple full gas tanks. Owner Carmen Romero-Nichols […]
Topeka man arrested after alleged assault on Shunga Trail
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A 28-year-old Topeka man was arrested along the Shunga Trail after an alleged assault. The arrest adds to a violent year-and-a-half-long history along the trail. At 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to reports of an assault on the Shunga Trail near Southeast Second and Golden […]
New school year underway for USD 253 Emporia
Students at Emporia Public Schools are back at it. Wednesday is the first official day of classes, and Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder says there are a lot of students in the buildings, based on enrollment stats. Back-to-school means renewed emphasis on safety around schools, and Police Capt. Ray Mattas says one...
In rural KS, the police fight crime with trust
Just half of Americans trust their local police. That is actually up from a record low of 43% last year, as measured by the Gallup poll. Not so in Parsons, KS. There, 83% of the town’s residents trust the police. And that is mainly thanks to Chief Robert Spinks.
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