Riley County Commissioners met in Randolph Thursday evening for the third of four quarterly meetings in the county. The meeting primarily served as an avenue for department heads to update county officials. Presenting from the Riley County Police Department was North County Sergeant Pat Tiede (Tee-dee), who met with school administrators recently at Riley County and [...]
Budget fix Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Phillips presented a small, but significant change to the yearly budget at Thursday’s Riley County Commission Meeting. As per Monday’s request, budgeting and finance officials have reworked numbers for investment income, now offering $2 million in investment interest income, based on increased revenue from interest, totaling approximately 3.5%. [...]
A jury trial began this week for a 39-year-old man accused in an October 2021 incident of attempted first degree murder. Torrey Lindsay is charged in Riley County District Court with single counts of attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm and aggravated intimidation of a witness. Lindsay reportedly [...]
Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Philips presented a budgetary change to the Riley County Commission on Monday. Due to an error made with the Rural Fire district budget, the Riley County Commission has approved a change made to the overall budget. This will reduce the mill levy from 8.914 to 7.737, an overall reduction in [...]
Riley County Police reported that a 35-year-old woman has been hospitalized following a shooting in Aggieville. RCPD officers responded to multiple gunshots in the 1100 block of Laramie Street shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Officers discovered a 35 year old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her back. Her injuries are not [...]
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch in effect from Saturday the 19th through the evening of Wednesday 23rd. Riley County Emergency Management has also issued a no-burn notice. They also listed seven precautions to take during these extreme heat events. Never leave children or pets alone in a hot vehicle, check [...]
On Friday, Manhattan celebrated Stormont Vail Health’s new campus with a ribbon cutting. CEO of Stormont Vail Dr. Robert Kenagy gave a little bit of history about the project and why it began. Vice President and Regional Administrator for Stormont Vail Mary Martell thanked Radina’s for opening [...]
RCPD arrested 40-year-old Brandon Cameron for aggravated burglary and sexual assault. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 11:45 p.m. on August 12. The call came from a 26-year-old woman reporting a burglary in the 1300 block of Flint Hills Place. Officers discovered that a sexual assault had occurred during the burglary. Officers investigated, [...]
Saturday was National Garage Sale day, and K-State celebrated by having a garage sale of their own. Thousands gathered outside Bramlage Coliseum to have a chance to buy some Wildcat memoribilia and collectibles. A wide variety of of items were available, including team-issued gear, game-used jerseys, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more. Fans came from all around, [...]
The Riley County Commission heard a number of updates at Thursday’s meeting. Supervision Officer II Sandi Harper presented about on-call staffing issues they are presently facing in Community Corrections, noting the department has been running with four on-call officers for the past year, the lowest amount in many years. Recently the department has had to [...]
