The Wamego Chamber of Commerce updated the City Commission on recent events at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page talked about the partnership formed with the Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau earlier this year. With this partnership, a regular update was part of the agreement. Chamber Executive Director, Megan Umscheid (um […]
Carrie Underwood debuted her music video for her new song "Heartbeat"!
BabyCenter.com just released their report on baby naming trends for 2015. And here are the four big trends . . . 1. Instagram filters. The name Lux is up 75% . . . Ludwig is up 42% . . . Amaro is up 26% . . . and Valencia is up 26%. Other filters like [...]
Thanksgiving didn’t slow them down. The Manhattan City Commission was ready to get back to work Tuesday night. With two items on the general agenda, commissioners heard the first reading of an ordinance that would allow for the construction of a new pylon sign at the entrance to the Stonecreek Commercial Business Development. Assistant Director […]
A Manhattan man has waived a preliminary hearing in an aggravated battery case in Pottawatomie County. Russell Mayes had been set for the hearing Tuesday. He’s now set for a January 22nd arraignment. Mayse was arrested in August following an early Sunday morning incident at State Lake Two in rural Manhattan. A female victim was […]
A Riley man facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of his 6-year-old daughter was scheduled for status and preliminary hearings Tuesday afternoon in the Riley County District Courthouse. Joshua Michael Mall, 39, was allegedly driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.13 when he collided with another vehicle and then struck a tree […]
A report of a burglary to a vehicle was filed in the 1700 Block of South Manhattan on Monday at approximately 12:31 p.m. Crossland Construction of Columbus Kansas reported that an unknown suspect had entered a semi-trailer and removed several miscellaneous tools and portable heaters valued at approximately $1,350. No arrests have been made at the time […]
1921 Bingo made its debut! The bingo industry now brings in $6 billion a year Despite popular belief that it's an "old-folks game", 67% of players are under 45 years old 1935 Monopoly made its debut! FUN FACT: The space you have the greatest statistical chance of landing on is Illinois Avenue! That's followed by B & O Railroad, Free Parking, Tennessee [...]
Google just put out a list of the most annoying pests in every state based on Google searches. And overall, spiders are number one. Read the full article here!
