They’ll be pouring concrete at the NBAF site in Manhattan for the next two and a half years…but it’s all good, according to Ron Trewyn, K-State’s liaison to the large Homeland Security project…Currently there are 80-100 construction workers at the NBAF site–but that number could approach a thousand in a few years. Where will those folks live […]
The 2016 state legislative session is just a few weeks in and local services are already preparing for the worst. Big Lakes Developmental Center, which provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Riley, Geary, Clay and Pottawatomie counties, may see a program face the chopping block just 18 months after it started. Big Lakes […]
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The Riley County Police Department arrested Petra Amaro, 37, of Topeka, on January 22, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m. while at the Riley County Law Enforcement Center. Amaro was arrested on the offenses of possession of a hallucinogenic drug, possession of an opiate, opium, or narcotic drug, and interference with law enforcement. He was also […]
There's a list making the rounds of the ten grossest things you touch on a daily basis. You KNOW your phone is filthy. But these might surprise you. 1. Your toothbrush. Just putting it away while it's still wet helps bacteria grow. 2. Salt and pepper shakers. The ones in restaurants are the worst. [...]
The Kansas Highway Patrol responded to an injury accident early Saturday morning on K18. A 2004 GMC Sierra driven by Brandon Tucker (28) of Fort Riley was travelling westbound on K18 when the vehicle left the roadway near mile post 187 for an unknown reason. The vehicle then entered the median and struck a culvert […]
A Topeka woman was arrested Friday on the 1000 block of Seth Child Road for drug offenses. Petra Amaro, 37, was arrested for possession of opiates, narcotics, unlawful possession of hallucinogen among other offenses. She remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a $15,000 bond. Also, a Manhattan man was arrested Friday afternoon in […]
The state’s December seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, unchanged from November and decreased from 4.2 percent in December 2014. Manhattan’s unemployment rate was 2.5 percent, up from 2.3 percent in November. Junction City also saw a slight increase, up to 5 percent from 4.9 percent in November. Pottawatomie County also saw an increase, […]
