The Wamego City Commission secured a new fire truck during Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page reviewed the financing of the purchase, noting that 550 thousand dollars would be paid out of the Fire Department Reserves, and the remaining 300 thousand would be handled through a lease/purchase for 10 years. Bids were received from four local banks, with […]
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The time came to take the noise off the table. Manhattan city commissioners removed the noise ordinance from the backburner for approval, with first reading approval by a vote of 5-0. Assistant City Manager Kiel Mangus indicates in the current ordinance there is no language regarding decibel limits. There are two district boundaries, which are Aggieville […]
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Ra’dsa Herbert, 24, of Odgen, Kansas was arrested on the offense of aggravated assault (domestic related) in the 200 block of 7th Street in Ogden on September 19, 2016 at approximately 1:55 PM. Herbert was arrested after an altercation that involved a kitchen knife that was brandished. There was one adult male listed as a […]
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“Torturous” is the way Riley County Police legal adviser Mike Gillespie described to Riley County Law Board members Monday continuing attempts to get state approval for a self-funded workers compensation plan for RCPD. Gillespie was obviously frustrated, adding the city, county and police department are in agreement as to how such a plan should be done […]
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A Riley man found guilty of second-degree murder will spend 205 months in prison following the aftermath of a drunk driving accident that took the life of his 6-year-old daughter. Riley County District Court Chief Judge Meryl Wilson sentenced Joshua Mall Monday afternoon. Mall’s daughter, Madilyn, was a passenger in his vehicle after he lost […]
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A single vehicle injury accident occurred Friday morning. In an area near Avery Avenue, and Kimball Avenue, police found that a truck driven by Brandon Kerwin, 22, of Manhattan left the roadway and struck a “Riley County Fair” permanent sign, a power pole, and a residential fence. Kerwin was transported to Via Christi Hospital by […]
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The outgoing commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, Navy Admiral Cecil Haney, has been added to the Landon Lecture series this fall at Kansas State University. Haney’s lecture will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in McCain Auditorium. It is free and the public is welcome. The U.S. Strategic Command is one of nine unified […]
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A driver of a pickup truck lost control of the vehicle, crashed through a sign and ended up in the backyard of a residence Friday afternoon. The accident took place near the intersection of Kimball and Avery Avenue in Manhattan — just across CiCo Park and the Riley County Fairgrounds. Riley County Police Department Public […]
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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for the offense of burglary to a vehicle which occurred overnight between Wednesday and Thursday. Police listed Mary McMullen, 29, of Manhattan, as the victim after her unsecured vehicle was entered by an unknown suspect(s) and items were removed. These items included a handbag, a […]
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A woman fired by Kansas State University after she made complaints about the ventilation system in her building lost her court case. The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals’ decision Friday, reversing the Riley County District Court’s dismissal of Rachel K. Platt v. Kansas State University in favor of KSU. Platt, a probationary employee […]
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