The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Deputies responded on Tuesday afternoon to Range road and Old Highway 77 for a single vehicle accident.

Steven Bokelman, Junction City, was traveling east on Range Road in an International Dump truck when it struck an overhead power line. No injuries were reported.

The Junction City Commission has voted to approve the sale of the former Florence Manufacturing Company warehouse at 2106 Old Highway 40 to the Burris Holding Company Inc. for $325,000.

Mark Burris stated they are an oil and gas equipment manufacturer. “So we do everything from mid stream to the production side of the business. We manufacture, we do some importing, and we do assembly, and then we reach out throughout the United States as well as we have international markets that are active.”

Burris explained there is a projection, but the number of employees to be hired depends on how much manufacturing is done by the company. “Obviously we’re affected greatly by the oil and gas prices, but we anticipate somewhere in the neighborhood of about 25 employees over the next three years.”

 

(Manhattan, Kan., April 4, 2017) — The City of Manhattan and Manhattan Housing Authority will sponsor the annual Fair Housing Seminar on April 18.

The free event gives property owners and managers, tenants, real estate agents, builders and others the opportunity to refresh their knowledge of fair housing issues. The seminar will be from 7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. April 18 at the lecture hall at Fire Station Headquarters, 2000 Denison Ave.

Topics will include “Educating and Advocating for Student Tenants” presented by Sarah Barr, Student Legal Services, and Jack McHugh, Off Campus Housing Support; “Rental Registration Program” presented by Brad Claussen, City of Manhattan; and “Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act/Service Animals” presented by Teresa Baker, Housing and Credit Counseling Inc.

“We think our topics this year will interest landlords and tenants alike, and others involved in the housing industry in Manhattan will benefit,” said Christina L’Ecuyer, grant administrator with the City of Manhattan.

The seminar is free, but space is limited. Pre-register online at CityofMHK.com/FairHousing or call 785-587-2412 by 5 p.m. April 14.

MANHATTAN – K-State Alumni Association membership now includes two new benefits: a discount at the K-State Campus Store and a discount on tickets to Country Stampede.

“We are incredibly excited to offer these discounts to our members,” said Amy Button Renz, president and CEO of the Alumni Association. “The K-State Campus Store and Country Stampede are both tied closely to our Wildcat Community. These discounts strengthen that connectedness and add to the value of membership in the Alumni Association.”

The K-State Campus Store is Kansas State University’s official university bookstore and offers a wide selection of K-State apparel and gifts. As the official merchandise partner of the K-State Alumni Association, the K-State Campus Store will now offer a 10 percent discount to members. To use the discount, members simply need to show their membership card at the store’s locations in the K-State Student Union on the Manhattan campus and the College Center on the Polytechnic campus. The discount applies to apparel and gift items only. Online shopping will be available soon.

In addition, the K-State Campus Store will serve as a co-sponsor of the Alumni Association’s graduation and orientation events, such as the annual Grad Bash and Grad Breakfast.

Alumni Association members also will receive a discount to the Kicker Country Stampede, a popular three-day country music and camping festival June 22-24 at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan. The 2017 lineup includes Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, Big & Rich, Thomas Rhett and many more artists.

The Alumni Association member discount is a $20 savings on each general admission ticket and a $40 savings on each VIP ticket. Alumni Association members will receive the discount when ordering tickets and entering a special promo code between April 16-30. The member promo code will be available on the Alumni Association website.

The Alumni Association offers many other benefits, exclusive to members, throughout the year, such as the K-Stater magazine, annual wall calendar, McCain Performance Series discounts and more. Membership in the Association is open to anyone, not just K-State graduates. Learn more about joining or the member benefits.