Nominate your Hometown Hero!
No one covers the Cats better!
Coverage of Wamego, Rock Creek and Riley County!
Stream us anywhere 24-7!
Fence Post
KMAN Local News
Riley County considers $100 gift card exception for protective homes
Riley County officials are revising the county’s gift card policy to allow community corrections to provide $100 gift cards to protective homes caring for children removed from their families. Brittany Phillips, the county’s budget and finance officer, presented the proposed policy update Monday to Riley County commissioners. The initial proposal would have limited each gift [...]
The post Riley County considers $100 gift card exception for protective homes appeared first on News Radio KMAN.
Junction City man sentenced to more than 8 years for kidnapping
A Riley County District Court judge on Monday sentenced a Junction City man to serve almost nine years in prison for kidnapping. Jane Lawrence Luthi, 23, will serve eight years and 11 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. Luthi pleaded no contest to the charge of kidnapping as part of a plea deal with [...]
The post Junction City man sentenced to more than 8 years for kidnapping appeared first on News Radio KMAN.
Rising gravel and salt prices to increase Riley County road maintenance costs
Riley County will pay more for gravel and road salt next year, increasing costs for road maintenance and winter operations, public works director John Ellermann told county commissioners Monday. Gravel prices will increase about 10%, from $16.60 to $18.31 per ton. Road salt prices also have climbed, rising from 49 cents to 57 cents per [...]
The post Rising gravel and salt prices to increase Riley County road maintenance costs appeared first on News Radio KMAN.
Riley County commissioners approve letter of support for ATA bus grant
Riley County commissioners approved a letter of support in a 2-0 vote Monday for the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency’s application for federal funding, reaffirming the county’s financial commitment to the public transportation agency. Commissioner John Ford was absent. Anne Smith, ATA bus director, requested the letter for the agency’s grant application, which supports rural [...]
The post Riley County commissioners approve letter of support for ATA bus grant appeared first on News Radio KMAN.