Manhattan PEO Chapter IW presented an $1,800 continuing education grant Wednesday to Manhattan Christian College student Jennifer Hasenbank, who is majoring in Biblical Leadership. Hasenbank, of Abilene, was presented with the check by IW’s Continuing Education Chair Cathy Scroggs, with committee members, Candace Pannbacker and Marcia Schuley. The PEO Program for Continuing Education is a […]
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On the evening of August 8, 2016, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 9380 Broderick Rd. in rural Wamego, Kansas. The search warrant was in regards to the investigation of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs believed to be in the home. As a result of this search warrant an unspecified quantity […]
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A 30 year old Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday Aug. 9 on a 10 thousand dollar bond. At approximately 1:12 PM James Schuyler was apprehended at 100 Courthouse Plaza on the offense of probation violation. His original offenses included drug related cou...
The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility recognized two local law makers for efforts in preventing drunk driving. State Senator, Tom Hawk and Representative Tom Phillips, both of Manhattan, received 2016 Leadership Awards recently in Chicago. The recognition was for legislation that offers limited, situational immunity for people under 21 who call for medical help for either themselves […]
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Orchestra on the Oregon Trail (OOOT) has been cancelled because of a lack of ticket sales. The event’s steering committee made the decision on Tuesday night. Committee member Brad Ekiss said all ticket holders and donors will be contacted within the next two weeks to arrange refunds. “We want to thank our volunteers, sponsors, performers, […]
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U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said the Donald Trump campaign asked him to be an adviser on the Republican nominee’s agriculture committee if elected to the White House. Roberts said Tuesday he was asked while in Cleveland for the Republican National Convention in July. Roberts was in Manhattan as a part of a state tour […]
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October 12th is the date for Irwin Army Community Hospital’s ribbon cutting ceremony, according to U-S Senator Jerry Moran of Manhattan. The project had originally been set for a fast-tracked completion date of 2012. Moran of Manhattan made the ribbon cutting announcement Tuesday during a visit to KMAN, and he says it’s been a long […]
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While much of Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting dealt with refunding bonds on county projects and hearings for sewer, streets, and water assessments on several development projects–the group also received updates on public works projects. Rain has slightly delayed progress on the Flush Road/Highway 24 intersection’s re-opening, but Pottawatomie county Public Works officials assured county […]
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Riley County’s GIS (Geographic Information System) department showed off some new hardware at Monday morning’s county commission meeting, and it wasn’t the type of hardware one installs in a computer. Department director Kevin Howser told commissioners Riley County was honored for at the Annual User Conference in San Diego, Cali., in late June. Esri, a world leader in geographic […]
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A 19-year-old defendant pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy on Fort Riley, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Juwuan D. Jackson, 19, who lived on the Fort Riley base at the time, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter. He admitted that […]
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