Riley County Commissioners moved Thursday to grant a replat application for property in University Park, but not without some pushback from neighbors. The applicant, Danielle Maple, requested to have four lots re-platted into a single lot to build a bigger shop on her property. University Park Improvement District Board President James Slaymaker challenged the replat, [...]

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City officials say two future infrastructure projects could potentially utilize federal COVID funds to help lower the city’s financial obligation. The city received $12.7 million from the federal government as a result of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The city has earmarked $2.7 million for an eligible project and has engaged Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors to help [...]

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Manhattan city officials are considering adding consolidated trash compactors in Aggieville as part of ongoing redevelopment in that district. Members of Olsson engineering presented two initial concepts at Tuesday’s city commission meeting with plans for compactors to be located next to the alley between Moro and Laramie Street and in the north part of the [...]

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Tuesday was election day in Kansas as the state conducted the first Presidential Preference Primary since 1992.  Results of the election saw no surprises as the presumptive nominees are both projected to win Kansas. President Joe Biden had about 84% of the Democratic party vote, with about two-thirds of the vote counted. Former President Donald [...]

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The Riley County Police Department says an aggressive dog was shot by officers early Monday morning. Initially, dispatchers were told the pitbull had bitten a child. Upon arrival, police say the dog acted aggressive toward one of the officers, who then shot at the dog in defense. Animal control personnel attended to the injured pitbull, [...]

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The Riley County Law Board got their opportunity Monday to weigh in on efforts made by the Riley County Police Department during Fake Patty’s Day activities on March 2. As previously reported, this year’s event saw an uptick in arrests and citations, as RCPD made a concerted effort to control some of the large gatherings [...]

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The Kansas Senate did its part late last week approving a tax bill that includes a new version of a flat tax proposal. Senate Bill 539 would change income tax rates over six years, beginning with a universal rate of 5.7% this year, reducing a half a percent annually until 2029, when it would become [...]

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Authorities are searching for information connected to a burglary at Brooks Yamaha, in east Manhattan. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says it responded March 12 to a burglary reported early that morning. An investigation revealed that the suspects arrived in a 15 foot U-Haul truck and broke out the glass door to the storefront. The [...]

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A former Ogden city official was charged over the weekend with misuse of public funds. The Riley County Police Department says 70-year-old Jimmy Bond was arrested Friday evening on a custody warrant. He’s also charged with official misconduct. An online criminal complaint alleges the felonies occurred between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 involving [...]

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A local organization is proposing utilizing a Community Land Trust to help a failed housing development south of Ogden. Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Flint Hills Director Josh Brewer spoke to Riley County commissioners Thursday about the concept. He says the organization recently formed its own Good Steward Community Land Trust, selling its first [...]

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