A drug-related arrest is listed in a separate news release and report on this website. ### A report for theft of a motor vehicle was filed in the 3700 block of Pillsbury Drive in Manhattan Wednesday at approximately 2:10 PM by officers with the Riley County Police Department. Police found that a Dodge 2500 truck […]
At approximately 3 a.m. Thursday, the Manhattan Fire Departmentwas dispatched to 608 Fremont Street for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a three story residential structure with light smoke showing from the roof and a fire located in a second floor bathroom. The fire reached a second alarm before it was […]
Riley County Health Department Director Brenda Nickel will be stepping down in December. County commissioner approved the paper work during Thursday morning’s meeting. Nickel, who has 40 acres of land with her husband near the Emporia area, will move back there and take a newly-created risk management director position with the Flint Hills Community Health […]
Detectives with the Riley County Police Department Special Investigations Unit made an arrest related to the possession and distribution of illegal narcotics on October 21, 2015 at approximately 2:40 PM. This arrest stemmed from an investigation that led to a search warrant which was executed at 10919 Lakeside Drive in Riley County. Jason Ludecke, 37, […]
1938 Chester Carlson patented his strange invention . . . the Xerox Photocopier IBM, RCA, and Kodak all had no interest in his wacky gadget because they didn't think there was a use for a machine that "only" made copies 1990 Tim McGraw signed his first deal with Curb Records After cutting a demo single, McGraw [...]
Taylor Swift and her HUGE 1989 tour stopped in Greensboro, North Carolina last night, and guess who her special guest was??? Miranda Lambert! MIRANDA FREAKING LAMBERT!!!! And yes, the performance was everything it should have been. Check out the videos here!
The website Glassdoor.com just released their annual list of the best jobs in America based on three factors: Total job openings, salary potential, and career opportunities. 1. Physician assistant. 2. Software engineer. 3. Business development manager. 4. Human resources manager. 5. Finance manager. 6. Marketing manager. 7. Database [...]
Local students were among more than 540 students from 60 Kansas counties, 37 states and 28 countries earned a degree from Kansas State University over the summer. A complete list of graduates was published by the university on October 21st. Local graduates are listed below. Pottawatomie Olsburg: Joshua Wilcox, Master of Landscape Architecture St. […]
An internationally recognized motivational keynote speaker and author gave a smaller group of Manhattan business men and women a sneak preview at a Wednesday luncheon, prior to two seminars planned for Thursday. David Aaker has also been named as “Among America’s Best Speakers” by Sky Radio on American Airlines, and it was evident why during […]
The below article was written by Beth Howell Day, and originally posted in the Wamego Smoke Signal on October 21st 2015. What’s good for Wamego? More educational and recreational opportunities. Two groups approached the Wamego City Commission at Tuesday night’s meeting to discuss improvements to the public library and the pool facility. These potentially million […]
