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 [...]
Evergy Representatives met with the Riley County and Manhattan City Commissions during a joint meeting Thursday to discuss implementation of new lines and substations to handle the rapidly expanding areas in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties. Mark Freel and Aaron Spreer were the Evergy representatives who met with the Commission. Aaron Spreer gave the presentation. [...]
Flag Day was celebrated Wednesday in Manhattan, as Boy Scouts from Troop 74 commemorated the holiday with the annual flag raising ceremony at City Hall. Event organizer Stormy Kennedy spoke to KMAN about the local history of the event, and her involvement in the City Hall kiosks about the 101 US Army Division – as [...]
