The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Riverchase Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Riley County. The advisory took effect Tuesday afternoon and will remain in effect until the conditions are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a power outage causing [...]

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Manhattan city staff has changed their approach to the 2025 budget after commissioners last month indicated they would not support the proposed $2 million worth of reductions which would primarily be personnel cuts. Commissioners deliberated Tuesday on ways to decrease costs for 2025 and beyond in order to reduce expenditures and increase its general fund [...]

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More than 15,000 fans cheered for the entry of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard from Fort Riley recently at the “Daddy of ‘Em All.” Fort Riley’s mounted color guard attended the 127th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days at the end of July to give displays of cavalry horsemanship and military [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested on Monday afternoon after it was reported he committed a theft in Riley County. RCPD arrested 22-year-old Gage Ireton (Ear-ton) just before 2:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Kearney (Kear-knee) Street on probable cause charges of theft of property of services with a value of $1500 and $25,000, [...]

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By Beth Day/Times of Pott County The City of St. George has received an official letter from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding its water supply. St. George has been experiencing high nitrate levels for some time and has begun the process of designing a water treatment facility. Brian Foster, BG Consultants, who [...]

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WoodFest, hosted by Symphony in the Flint Hills, will return Sept. 28 to Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale. According to a press release, the family-friendly event is a day-long celebration of music, art and nature in the Flint Hills. Throughout the day, attendees can participate in music workshops, horseback riding, archery and guided hikes. The [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Initial field work is set to begin this month for the Keats sewer project. Riley County public information officer Vivienne Leyva on Monday told county commissioners BG Consultants will start doing surveys of the Keats area throughout August as it prepares to design the new sanitary sewer collection system, lift station [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report on Sunday after a man reported his moped was stolen. Officers filed the report just before 2:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Kearney Street after a 20-year-old male reported his 2002 Honda moped was stolen by an unknown subject from his backyard. Total loss from this report is [...]

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By Megan Moser/Manhattan Mercury A local landlord says Manhattan mayor Susan Adamchak attacked his wife during an argument about a lease agreement. Roger Seymour, whose company owns and rents properties in Manhattan, spoke during public comment at the Manhattan City Commission meeting this week. He said he was discussing a lease agreement with a family [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden school board on Wednesday set public hearings for its 2024-25 budget before board members can approve it. There will be two hearings prior to the Sept. 4 school board meeting, with the hearing about the decision to exceed the revenue-neutral rate set for 6:20 p.m. and the [...]

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