By Emma Loura To fill the district’s need for occupational therapists, USD 383 is contracting with the company Sunbelt Staffing LLC. At Wednesday night’s meeting, the school board gave final approval to a contract for occupational therapy services to fill the IEP needs for the 2025-2026 school year. “As a reminder, the reason we’re having [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A small committee will form this week to address road closures in Aggieville after several concerned Aggieville business owners spoke up during the monthly meeting of the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board on Monday. They expressed continued concerns about the perception the district gets from streets into the area being shut [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher A Riley County Police Department detective said in court Thursday afternoon that the medical records of several alleged victims of former local chiropractor Clark Petersen could not be found. Detective Daniel Todd was part of the investigation into Petersen, and told the jury and Riley County District Court Judge Grant Bannister that [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher The township of Ogden’s former treasurer will serve four years of probation, after pleading guilty previously to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses. Jimmy Bond, 71, was sentenced to 31 months with the Kansas Department of Corrections for the misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and 13 months with [...]

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Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash late Friday morning in Manhattan. The RCPD says the collision happened around 11:23 a.m. on August 8 near the intersection of 8th Street and Bluemont Avenue. Officers determined a 2011 Nissan Rogue driven by 30-year-old Avery Colson of Wamego struck a 2026 Kia Spectra driven by 34-year-old [...]

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Two women from Kentucky were taken to the hospital Friday evening after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Leea S. Brown of Morganfield was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer westbound near the Flintview Road overpass around 7:32 p.m. when the SUV struck the right guardrail. [...]

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By Emma Loura The high-selling market animal at the Riley County Fair hit five figures this year, officials said Wednesday. Lakyn Huncovsky, 17, had the 4-H grand champion steer, which brought $10,000 at the fair’s premium auction on Monday, possibly the highest number to date in Riley County. Huncovsky is a member of the Wildcat [...]

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By Ned Seaton Manhattan’s level of debt carried by the city government ranks 8th-highest among the 26 largest cities in Kansas, according to a Mercury analysis of statewide data. By population, Manhattan is the 9th-largest city in the state. The city’s “total bonded indebtedness,” according to data obtained by The Mercury from the Kansas League [...]

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A Chapman man was involved in a single-vehicle accident Thursday morning after his car hydroplaned off the road on K-244. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash just after 8 a.m. Clayton M. Price was traveling westbound  when the vehicle lost traction, slid off the roadway to the south, and [...]

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The City of Manhattan has agreed to lease up to 300 stalls in its downtown parking garage to HCW, the parent company of the Hilton Garden Inn. City commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the agreement, which will remain in place through 2030. Assistant City Manager Jared Wasinger said HCW will pay the city $25 per [...]

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