Manhattan First Responders will compete in the 20th Annual Battle of the Badges blood drive. RCPD, Riley County EMS, and the Riley County Fire Department will compete to receive votes from donors. The current trophy holders are the Fire Department, who are looking for their 3rd straight win. RCPD Lieutenant Dan Bortnick revealed their secret [...]
Riley County Commissioners approved an amendment to the contract for its $14 million Public Safety Headquarters project Monday. Public Works Director John Ellerman presented amended costs to be paid to architectural firm Archimages to finalize designs for the station 1 for EMS and remodel of the old station for emergency management. Ellerman requested $135,860.00 more for [...]
Manhattan City Park hosted a Model-T car show Friday, the final event of the 2023 Model-T Ford Club of America (MTFCA) National Tour. Nearly 90 Model-T cars were on display for the public to view and, in some lucky cases, even tour around the area. Great Bend’s John Vsetecka (John She-tet-shka) spoke about touring [...]
Riley County Planner Amanda Webb detailed the Comprehensive Plan update Thursday to the Riley County Commission. Webb released the Comprehensive Plan Committee member list, outlining the goals of the committee and discussed the various categories they are focused on. The Commission approved the plan, while Commissioner John Ford requested mental health be added, and Webb [...]
Kansas State University recently received a $1 million NSF Engines Development Award aimed at creating a biotech hub in the animal health corridor. The NSF Engines Grant is designed to fund projects in areas that previously have had little federal attention. The grant that has been approved is a Type I grant, intended to allow [...]
The Riley County Law Board received an email from the community asking for clarification on how RCPD releases information to the public after a press release about Fentanyl overdoses in Riley County. On Friday, it was noted there have been 8-10 potential overdoses on Fentanyl in the last three months in Riley County. Eight have [...]
The Pottawatomie County Planning commission approved by unanimous vote a plan to build a new Casey’s General Store at the intersection of of 14th and Green Valley Road. The new building is roughly the same size as the existing building. The site is located in Blue Township, and would require the building to meet [...]
Steve Minton met with the Pottawatomie county board and asked to delay the final approval of the Scenic Woods plat due to high levels of nitrates coming from wells 7 and 8. These wells are used during the summer months to fulfill demand. Minton spoke about what to expect from KDHE on the matter. Minton [...]
Camso Facility in Junction CityGovernor Kelly announced that Michelin will invest more than 100 million dollars in the Junction City facility over the next five years. Kelly said, “Michelin’s expansion is further proof that the work we are doing to recruit, retain, and expand businesses is the state is paying off. Now, 200 more Kansans [...]
Wamego Community Care Ministries celebrated their 20th anniversary Friday with a bench dedication to their founders. Community Health Ministry was the original name of the organization founded by Rosemary Helms, Lorena Carlson, and Elizabeth Hesse in 2001. Helms gave a brief history of the earliest days of Community Health Minstries. In 2019, Community Health Ministries [...]
