MANHATTAN TOWN CENTER

H & M, Hennes and Mauritz Inc., one of the world’s largest fashion retailers famous for offering fashion-forward apparel at affordable prices in a sustainable way, is thrilled to announce a new location in Manhattan, Kansas.

Measuring approximately 18,000 square feet, the new location at Manhattan Town Center is set to open in the fall of 2019. H&M has experienced a warm welcome from customers and fans in Kansas and is happy to continue to expand its store and employee count in the state.

The new H&M location will offer Manhattan residents a one-stop shopping destination for quality clothing for the whole family, with collections for ladies, men and teens, as well as separate “store within a store” sections for accessories.

The Manhattan Town Center location will also carry the H&M Kids collection for newborns to 14 year olds. The breadth and variety of H&M collections make it easier for any consumer to find fashionable products, no matter their personal style. With an emphasis on design, quality, and sustainability, H&M offers inspiring, high fashion at an unbeatable value.

“Manhattan Town Center is excited to bring H&M to the Little Apple,” said Jeff Sutton, Manhattan Town Center marketing manager. “With this being H&M’s first location in Kansas outside of Wichita or Kansas City, our mall will continue to serve as a destination for Kansans to shop, dine and unwind. Having H&M join our team of retail offerings reinforces our commitment to serving this community.”

H&M prides itself on its support of local economies by adding jobs with each new location. As a continuously expanding brand, H&M constantly searches for new talent to grow within the company. With the opening of the Manhattan Town Center location, H&M is proud to add approximately 20 employees to the current, ever-expanding total of approximately 16,000 U.S. employees. In 2019, H&M was recognized as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes magazine. For available job opportunities, please visit career.hm.com.

Sustainability is an integral part of H&M. The brand is growing and making significant long-term investments for sustainable development. In 2013, H&M launched Garment Collecting, an in-store clothing recycling project and was the first global fashion company to implement such a program. In 2018 alone, H&M U.S. diverted over 3 million lbs. of unwanted textiles from landfills.

Since H&M opened the doors to its first U.S. store 19 years ago, the U.S. has been one of the retailer’s most successful markets. H&M is proud to offer U.S. consumers quality fashion at competitive prices at its 552 locations across the country and looks forward to continued expansion at the best properties worldwide.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials at the Kansas state agency responsible for inspecting nursing homes say it did not act correctly in response to problems uncovered in a federal government audit.

The Office of Inspector General report estimated that the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services failed in 2014 to verify that 65 percent of the issues found during nursing home inspections had been corrected.

The office also determined that the state agency neglected to conduct inspections every 15 months, as it is required to do. The report said the longest break between inspections was 18 months.

The Office of Inspector General is submitting recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid that would change the way all states handle inspection reports.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Michael Sledd photo Geary Co.

MICHAEL DOMINIQUE SLEDD, 27, Manhattan, Violation of offender registration act; 1st conviction;Bond $5000

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By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN

Thousands of Kansas children and teens go without vaccines that could save their lives.

A series of policy changes, though, could protect more Kansans against everything from cervical cancer to swift-acting meningococcal disease.

The changes

(1) The meningococcal vaccine may soon join the list of immunizations required to attend school in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is going through regulatory steps for that potential change, which could take effect as early as the 2019-20 school year.

Outbreaks of meningococcal disease are rare but aggressive and scary where they occur. Nearly a third of patients suffer serious effects, such as brain damage, loss of limbs or even death.

Kansas would require the vaccine that protects against four types of the disease. A separate vaccine against another type seen in recent college campus outbreaks would not be required.

(2) Starting in July 2020, vaccination reports will all feed into a statewide database that clues physicians to patient needs. Today, not all providers use it. Eventually, if a parent takes her teen son to a new doctor within state lines, that doctor will have a reliable record. Maybe the teen got his first HPV shot, for example, but still needs one or two more.

The same change will help health officials better spot patterns and troubleshoot.

Take the question of access: It’s not even across the state. Not all doctors carry all recommended vaccines. Some may refer patients to county agencies many miles away. Others might vaccinate a privately insured patient but turn away one on Medicaid. Still others may do the exact opposite. Such scenarios hinge on nitty-gritty details like cost, batch size and vaccine stock.

“Like most things in public health, everything is local,” said Phil Griffin, who directs immunization efforts at the state health department. “There’s multiple layers of complications.”

(3) Kansas pharmacists can give children the flu shot as early as age six. As of 2017, however, they can also administer other recommended vaccines to kids as young as 12.

Since kids at that age generally don’t visit their doctors as often as when they are very young, public health experts hope families may at least drop by a local pharmacy to get vaccines and that that will gradually boost the state’s teen immunization rates.

Kansas vaccine rates

Federal data on the subject are far from perfect. But compared to other states, Kansas seems to have particularly low vaccine rates against meningococcal disease and against cancers caused by the nearly ubiquitous Human Papilloma Virus.

As for seven vaccines recommended for toddlers, including measles, Kansas hovers around the national average.

“Average” still means 30 percent of Kansas toddlers don’t complete those seven.

“It is dismal,” said Barbara Pahud, a Children’s Mercy pediatrician. “And it is sad.”

Low vaccination rates erode the herd immunity that protects people who can’t be inoculated because they are too young or have weakened immune systems.

Opposition to vaccines — either philosophical or based on debunked claims that the shots cause autism — have fueled the ongoing measles outbreak in the Pacific northwest.

In Kansas, hundreds of children catch vaccine-preventable diseases each year. (Or thousands, if you count the flu.)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – today cosponsored the VA Provider Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation that would bring much-needed accountability to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

“It is critical that those on the front lines of caring for our veterans are held to the highest level of accountability,” said Sen. Moran. “I am introducing this legislation to make certain no adverse medical outcome impacting a former servicemember is swept under the rug. Our veterans deserve a VA that is worthy of their service and sacrifice, and holding providers accountable is an important step to restoring trust in the VA.”

A troubling 2017 GAO report revealed an unacceptable trend of VA facilities failing to report providers who made major medical errors to the National Practitioner Data Bank and the relevant state licensing boards responsible for tracking dangerous practitioners. As a result, these practitioners can go into private practice or move across state lines without disclosing prior mistakes to patients or state regulators. A 2017 USA Today story uncovered specific, horrific medical care failures and mistakes that the VA concealed and allowed to continue.

The VA Provider Accountability Act would require the VA to inform the National Practitioner Data Bank and state licensing boards of major adverse actions committed by medical providers at the VA. Additionally, it would prevent the VA from signing settlements with fired employees to hide major medical mistakes in their personnel files.

The VA Provider Accountability Act was authored by U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and is also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine).

Full text of the legislation can found here.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man arrested in Manhattan has been charged with one count of attempted first degree murder in connection with a shooting in Wichita.

Jeffrey Porter, 25, Wilsey, Kansas, made his first court appearance on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office.

At approximately 1 a.m. on January 6, police responded to an unknown call for EMS in the 2400 block of south Glendale in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.

Upon arrival, officers located a 21-year-old man who had sustained gunshot wounds to the upper body.  EMS transported the victim to an area hospital in serious condition. He remains hospitalized.

The investigation revealed the victim and Porter were in the parking lot of the Wildwood Apartments, 5001 E. Pawnee in Wichita.  While at this location, Porter fired multiple shots from a handgun, striking the victim.  The victim was able to run to a nearby residence and ask for help.

On Monday, police located Porter in the 200 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhattan where he was arrested.

According to the Sedgwick County Attorney, Porter is being held on a $250,000 bond

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

James Stepney -photo Saline Co. Sheriff

DOMINGO ISMAEL WARD, 34, Manhattan, Driving under the influence of drugs/alc; 2nd conv; 1 incapable of safely driving; Bond $1500

JOSEPH JAMES STEPNEY, 40, Manhattan, Probation Violation; Held without bond

BROOKE CHEYENNE FENNELL, 17, Junction City, Possession of opiate, opium, narcotic or certain 1 stimulant, Possession of marijuana 1 Use/possess w/intent to use drug paraphernalia 1 into human body; Juvenile

NOTE: Kansas state law allows law enforcement to release the names of juveniles age 14 and older involved in criminal cases

By JIM MCLEAN

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation officials outlined plans Wednesday for putting a state highway program abandoned by former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback back on track.

Gov. Laura Kelly with Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz at a news conference announcing plans to resume at set of unfinished highway projects.
JIM MCLEAN / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE

Years of lean budgets prompted annual raids of the state highway fund. With more than $2 billion siphoned off since 2011, it became known as the “bank of KDOT.”

“By reducing transfers from the state highway fund, we move closer to closing the bank of KDOT,” Kelly said at a news conference staged at the transportation agency.

Kelly said her plan to stop diverting highway dollars would pave the way for restarting T-WORKS. The 10-year transportation program was launched in 2010, but stalled a few years later when Brownback’s tax cuts tanked the state budget.

The new governor’s proposed budget reduces KDOT transfers by $160 million in the coming budget year with a goal of phasing them out entirely by 2023.

“To be clear, we still have a long way to go in order to get our transportation system where we want it to be,” Kelly said. “But this is an important incremental step.”

The immediate infusion of cash, said KDOT Secretary Julie Lorenz, would allow the agency to resume work on four of the delayed T-WORKS projects.

Work to expand a section of US-54 in Seward County and modernize a stretch of US-169 in Anderson County would start this fall. Work to modernize a portion of US-281 in Russell County and to expand a section of US-50 in Lyon County would begin in the spring of 2020.

Those projects are first in line, Lorenz said, because they are, “the only four we have ready to go immediately.”

Another 17 projects remain on the unfinished list.

The loss of funding made it impossible for the agency to complete all the preliminary work needed to get those shovel ready, Lorenz said.

“We need assurance that we’re going to continue to have stable, reliable funding so that we can continue to push forward to complete the designs and acquire the right-of-way for the remaining T-WORKS projects,” she said.

A special legislative task force on transportation recently issued its recommendations. At the top of the list was increasing funding for the “heavy maintenance” work that KDOT does to preserve roads and bridges.

The agency needs $500 million a year to keep up with the needs on the system, the secretary said. It currently has only $350 million, but Kelly is proposing an additional $50 million in her budget.

That’s enough, Lorenz said, to maintain another 200 miles of roadway.

Sen. Carolyn McGinn, the chair of the task force and the Kansas Senate’s budget writing committee, said the funding restoration proposed by the governor are the first steps in a long rebuilding process.

“Today is a new day,” said McGinn, a Wichita Republican. “I’m excited that we’re moving forward.”

In addition to the four major projects and the additional maintenance, the plan outlined Wednesday includes money to help cities maintain the state highways that pass through them.

That’s welcome news to Donald Roberts, the mayor of Edgerton, a Kansas City suburb that serves as a freight distribution hub for railroads and trucking companies.

“We’ve got to start somewhere,” Roberts said, emphasizing the need to get KDOT’s maintenance funding back to adequate levels.

“That’s a ‘pay me now’ or ‘pay me a lot more later’ situation,” he said.

Jim McLean is the senior correspondent for the Kansas News Service. You can reach him on Twitter @jmcleanks.

Riley-

Including the city of Manhattan

525 PM CST Thu Feb 14 2019

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST

FRIDAY…

.Thursday night…Colder. Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 14. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Much colder. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow accumulation of 5 to 6 inches. Highs around 18. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Wind chill readings 3 below to 7 above zero.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 6. Northeast winds up to 5 mph. Wind chill readings 5 below to 5 above zero.

If weather related postponements or cancellations are received they will be posted here at Little Apple Post.

–USD 481 Rural Vista has cancelled school for Friday. That district includes both Hope and White City. All activities are cancelled.

–USD 379 Clay County schools will begin two hours late.

–USD 378 Riley County closed.

–St. Xavier School in Junction City is closed. Evening activities are cancelled.

–USD 320 Wamego is closed on Friday. All activities are postponed.

–USD 501 Topeka public schools are closed.

–Due to the possibility of inclement weather on Friday the Flint Hills Regional Council has cancelled their February board meeting. That meeting was scheduled in Onaga.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Michael Sears -photo Shawnee Co.

MICHAEL ANTHONY SEARS, 32, Ogden, Aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14, Rape; Offender is 18 or older and victim is < 14 YOAAggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; Bond $100,000

JOSHUA LUCAS SHARP, 28, Manhattan, Attempted aggravated battery; Knowingly cause great bodily harm or disfigurement; Bond $30,000

LIANA ANGELICA GONZALEZ PADOVANI, 20, Junction City, Probation Violation (2x); Bond $5,000

KADE WESLEY SCHULZE, 23, Palmer, Kansas, Interference with LEO; obstruct/resist/oppose misdemeanor warrant service or execution; Bond $1,000

Austin Swafford – photo Mitchell Co.

AUSTIN KIRK SWAFFORD, 34, Beloit, Probation Violation; Bond $5,000

CITATION REPORT

JACKSON RAGLAND, 19, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 2320 ANDERSON AVE; COL IN MANHATTAN FOR X POSSESSION OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY MINOR (4-3(B)) AND FOR X FAILURE TO PERFORM DUTY (5-26) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM.

STANLEY HOERMAN, 76,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1500 BLK TUTTLE CREEK BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY STOP/YIELD (159) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:56 AM.

MICHAEL KALMER, 28,  LEONARDVILLE, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 300 BLK E BARTON ST IN LEONARDVILLE FOR X MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:53 PM.

RUTH ROBERTS, 23,  FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 3700 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN MANHATTAN FOR X MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS (08-1558) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY12:43 AM.

HENRY BRAUN, 21, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT 315 N 16TH ST IN MANHATTAN FOR X CRIMINAL TRESPASS (22-29) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY10:23 PM.

KALECIA DOWELL, 34, FT RILEY, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 2400 BLK KIMBALL AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR NO DRIVERS LICENSE (19-192) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:27 PM.

JONATHAN CARGAL, 24,  MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 6800 BLK FORT RILEY BLVD IN OGDEN FOR VEHICLES; UNLAWFUL ACTS (08-142) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20 PM.

DAVID GARCIA, 35, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT GRIFFITH DR & CASEMENT RD IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY STOP/YIELD  AND FOR TAMPER-IGNITION INTERLOCK (6-30.3) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:46 AM.

SYDNEY ACEDO, 21, OF 3214 BUFFALO RD, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT N 5TH ST & BLUEMONT AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR CELL PHONE-TEXTING VIOL (14-126.2) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:50 PM.

ERIC BROWN, 29, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1900 BLK CASEMENT RD IN MANHATTAN FOR TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS (7-32) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:50 AM.

LILLIAN CHERRINGTON, 72, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT TUTTLE CREEK BLVD & MEADOWLARK RD IN MANHATTAN FOR FTY RIGHT OF WAY ENTER ROAD AND FOR X DRIVE CANC/SUSP/REV LICENSE (19-194) ON FEBRUARY 10, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25 PM.

JOHN LATIMER IV, 24, OF 1215 VATTIER ST # 1; APT 2E, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1600 BLK ANDERSON AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR UNSAFE TURNING OR STOPPING (9-54) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:50 PM.

LINDSY EKART, 26, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE IN THE 1600 BLK BROWNING AVE IN MANHATTAN FOR SPEEDING (7-33) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:32 PM.

MEI TERHUNE, 71, MANHATTAN, KS WAS CITED WHILE AT ANDERSON AVE & HUDSON CIR IN MANHATTAN FOR IMPROPER PASSING OF SCHOOL BUS (12-81) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:16 PM.

Riley County police have reported that they entered into their emergency accident reporting phase just after 8 a.m. on Friday. That decision was announced as snow moved into the region.

RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child sex crimes.

Michael Sears -photo Shawnee Co.

Just before 1p.m. Thursday police arrested Micheal Sears, 32 of Ogden while at the Riley County Police Department, according to the RCPD activity report.

Sears was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for two counts of rape and four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

Sears was issued a total bond of $100,000.00. Sears was no longer in custody Friday morning, according to the police report.

• Eugene Field and College Hill after school childcare will close this afternoon at 3:40pm
• MHS Basketball has been Postponed until Monday.
• Anthony Middle School after school practices/activities are canceled – including Boys & Girls Club
  
• Eisenhower Middle School after school practices/activities are canceled – including Boys & Girls Club
  
• Manhattan High School
  • Forensics today at Topeka High is canceled
  • Forensics tomorrow at Salina is still on, as of this moment
  • Homecoming basketball tonight has been postponed to Monday Feb. 18
  • Boys state swimming today and tomorrow in Topeka is on
  • JV league bowling today in Topeka is canceled
  • Regional wrestling today and tomorrow in Garden City is on
  • Tonight’s winter play performance is postponed to Sunday Feb 17 at 2 p.m.

GEARY COUNTY — Three people were injured in an accident just after 5:30p.m. Friday in Junction City.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Tahoe driven by Ishmail Maurice Thomas, 21, Junction City, was eastbound on Ash Street in Junction City.

The tire tracks show the Tahoe went left of center and was struck by oncoming train.

Thomas and two passengers Travis Ray Allen, 40, Junction City, and Solton, Marcus Dewayne
Solton, 31, Bossier City, LA., were transported to the Geary County Community Hospital.

There were no injuries reported on the train. The occupants of the Tahoe were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

The following is a summary of arrests, citations by the Riley County Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Marie Berry -photo Geary Co.

DEVON EUGENE LENTZ, 21, Fort Riley, Driving under the influence of drug or combination of drugs; 1st conviction; Bond $750

DATIN DALE SEAN PALMER, 28, Topeka, Forgery; Making or altering a written instrument; unknown conviction(2X)Theft of property lost or mislaid; Value $25,000 to $100,000; All Other Larceny; Held without Bond

DONOVAN JAMES DUMAS, 26, Manhattan, Failure to Appear; Bond $3000

MARIE ANTOINETTE BERRY, 29, Junction City, Giving a worthless check; Value < $1,000 (2x) Geary County Sheriff

 

 

Manhattan, Kan. – On February 23, the Flint Hills Discovery Center (FHDC) will be hosting Storytelling Saturday from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. This family-friendly event celebrates storytelling through activities focused on early childhood literacy.

Dive into literature and explore with us the different ways you can tell a story! Activities will include art programs with the Beach Museum, a Kids Story Corner, “F is for Flint!” Scavenger Hunt and more.

Two performers will be featured throughout the event. Hear “Seriously Silly Stories” from storyteller Priscilla Howe at 11 AM and 1 PM. Listen to the “Band in a Bucket” music show from Thad Beach at 12 PM.

During the event, guests can also visit the FHDC’s two newest exhibits. In Framed: Step into Art, immerse yourself into different paintings and gain a newfound appreciation for the artists who created them. Then experience your favorite children’s books come to life in Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites.

This event is made possible by a USD 383 K-LiNK literacy grant and the FHDC Foundation.

Regular admission rates apply. Admission is $9 for adults (18-64 years old), $7 for military, students, educators, or seniors (65+ years old), $4 for youth (2-17 years old), free for children under two years old and free for FHDC members.

For more information on Storytelling Saturday at the Flint Hills Discovery Center, visit www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/storytelling, call 785-587-2726 or visit 315 S. 3rd St. in Manhattan.

Dr. Cheryl Grice was named the 2018 C. Clyde Jones Volunteer of the year during the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the Manhattan Conference Center.

Director Strategic Relations at Kansas State University, Grice focuses upon talent acquisition. She has been a 25-year employee on the KSU campus, beginning as a Senior Strategic Planner.

Grice has worked to support such causes as Friends of McCain and Little Apple Pilot Club. A founding member of Fairy Godmothers Fund, which is connected to the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, she sits on the boards for Boys and Girls Club Manhattan, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the community foundation.

Grice has supported Talent Attraction and Retention, one of the three basic tenets of Region Reimagined for Geary, Pottawatomie and Riley counties. She has volunteer time on the Manhattan Chamber’s workforce advisory board and has served as chair of the Chamber Board’s CEO search committee that ultimately offered Jason Smith.

Grice has also led multiple initiatives to connect Fort RIley troops with the regional business community.

The Chamber’s volunteer of the year award honors C. Clyde Jones, a 60-year Manhattan resident, who served as the first dean of Kansas State University’s College of Business. Jones has a long-running record of community service activity in Manhattan to include Shepherd’s Crossing.

Grice is the 30th recipient of the C. Clyde Jones Volunteer of the Year award.