RCPD filed a report for theft by deception on Monday afternoon in Manhattan. The report was filed just before 1:45 p.m. and listed a 20-year-old male as the victim when a subject known to him deceived him into sending $6,000 over the course of the week. Anyone with information in this case is encouraged to [...]
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Manhattan residents can expect some additional road construction in downtown for the next week to repair potholes. The City issued a press release on Monday saying that 12th Street in Manhattan will be closed to through traffic at the Houston Street intersection starting Monday, October 7, southwest of City Hall. East-west traffic on Houston will [...]
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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie county commissioners on Monday refused to help Wamego maintain its burn pile. Last week, Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem requested financial help from the county to keep the city burn pile operating “as is”. Commissioner Greg Riat was absent due to illness at that meeting, so the issue [...]
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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury A new fire station north of Manhattan could break ground as early as next week if all goes smoothly, officials said. Riley County officials on Monday unanimously approved the special use and platting of 0.3 acres of land into a single lot for a new rural fire station. The site is [...]
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Officers filed a report of burglary on October 5, 2024, at approximately 2:36 AM in the 2000 block of Shirley Lane. Officers listed a 28-year-old female and a 35-year-old-male as the victims when it was reported their residence was broken into by an unknown subject who stole a handgun with case, a tote bag, and [...]
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A Manhattan teen is being held on $150,000 bond after being arrested Sunday for the distribution of drugs within a school zone. 18-year-old Terriundis Merrill Toliver Jr. was arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday at the RCPD substation in Aggievile on 2 charges of distributing opioids within 1,000 feet of a school, one charge of using [...]
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By Emma Loura Emergency management director Russel Stukey told county commissioners on Thursday that volunteers work alongside county firefighters to handle structure fires and that Riley’s volunteer fire department give the town double the coverage. “We’re always looking for volunteers in all the towns, in the county and in the city,” Stukey said. “Riley is [...]
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The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a rate increase for Kansas Gas Service that will result in residential customers paying an average of nearly $4 more each month on their bills. According to a news release issued Thursday, a settlement agreement reduced the $58.1 million net revenue increase originally requested by Kansas Gas Service to $35 [...]
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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury USD 383 is in need of an American Sign Language interpreter. There are currently no ASL interpreters in the Manhattan-Ogden district but there are a few students who require an interpreter through what the schools call their “individualized education programs.” “We have a small number of students who do require it [...]
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The family of a young woman who was allegedly attacked near Aggieville is offering a reward for finding her attacker. On Wednesday, RCPD posted on social media that they’re seeking assistance in the case regarding Kenna Hibbs, and the family is offering a $10,000 reward to the person who assists in finding the attacker. Hibbs said [...]
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