Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Derek Shepard, 31, of Ogden, Kansas for the offense of aggravated battery. He was arrested in the 400 block of 15th Street in Ogden on October 6, 2015 at approximately 10:00 AM. Police made this arrest after responding to an incident that is domestic in nature and […]
Wamego’s City Manager reported strong economic indicators for Pottawatomie County. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page reported the September sales tax numbers for both the City and County showed a 2 percent increase over the same time period a year ago. He went further by analyzing the sales tax numbers over a […]
The Wamego City Commission approved all the documents for a Bond sale. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the transaction that began 7 months ago, with the resolution of intent to issue infrastructure and improvement financing for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 property. The City issued temporary notes, and it’s now time […]
At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Reese and Novelly’s Michelle Morton, the prime auditor for the City of Wamego. Morton went over the 2014 audit financial notes and reported no problems. She noted no significant deficiencies, but did make recommendations for the Police Department and the Library. A motion was made […]
A South Carolina mother is under investigation by the Department of Social Services after dressing her son in women's clothes and parading him around a Walmart store as punishment. Cops were called to the store and found the boy dressed in a tutu, women's boots, a women's undergarment, and a T-shirt. The word "bad" was [...]
1968 The Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X." The MPAA rating system is not enforced by law; films can be exhibited without a rating, though many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films 1985 Lynette Woodard became the first girl to play for the Harlem Globetrotters [...]
A 50-year-old woman in southwest Michigan named Julie Leach came forward yesterday, after hitting the Powerball lottery for over $310 MILLION.She's worked at a fiberglass factory for almost 23 years, and says she was having a worse day than usual last week. She was on her lunch break when she checked the lottery numbers. Then, [...]
Following a week’s break, the Manhattan City Commission was back in session on Tuesday night. Mayor Karen McCulloh opened the meeting with proclamations, declaring October 4th – 10th both Fire Prevention and 4-H week. In addition, the mayor also named October National Arts and Humanities Month. As commissioners work to ensure a bright future for […]
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — A press release from the office of United States District Attorney Barry Grissom says former city attorney of Manhattan Bill Raymond is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., today on charges of distributing child pornography. Raymond, 53, now of Andover, is charged with three counts of distributing […]
On 10/05/2015, the Junction City/Geary County Drug Operations Group, assisted by the Junction City/Geary County SWAT team executed a search warrant at 527 W. Pine St. after a two month long investigation into the cultivation of marijuana occurring at the residence. The following were arrested: Lawrence Daniel Nielson II, age 46 of Junction […]
