Riley County is moving forward with plans to reorganize its Health Department, with the goal of bringing services together rather than operating them as separate divisions. Elizabeth Ward, the county’s human resources director, told commissioners Wednesday that staff are working to create a more integrated system that allows residents to access multiple services in one [...]

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Riley County has appointed Brittany Phillips as its next county clerk, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of longtime county clerk Rich Vargo. The Riley County Republican Central Committee announced Phillips’ appointment Thursday. She will serve the remainder of Vargo’s term, which expires in 2028, and will begin her new role Dec. 1. Phillips [...]

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A K-State student is recovering at a Topeka hospital Thursday after surviving a 70-foot fall from a highway bridge. Kyra Kinnison, 21, is at Stormont-Vail hospital following an incident Friday night at the East Riley Avenue offramp on Kansas Highway 18 near Ogden. According to a statement from a friend, Kinnison had stopped near a [...]

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We’ve come to the end of budget season for local entities, and each year we do a roundup of their property tax changes to give readers a picture of how their tax bill will look next year. Taxes from the Manhattan city government, Riley County government and Manhattan-Ogden school district are going up for the [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle valued at $30,000 from a Manhattan parking lot. Officers filed a report just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Garden Way. Enterprise Leasing was listed as the victim after a white 2026 Chevrolet Trailblazer was reported stolen from a customer’s parking lot. [...]

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A Manhattan woman reported losing $33,000 after an unknown suspect allegedly used deception to steal money from her bank account. The RCPD filed a report for theft by deception just before 6 p.m. Wednesday. A 30-year-old woman was listed as the victim. The total estimated loss was $33,000. Anyone with information is asked to contact [...]

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Rainy conditions are forecasted to continue across Manhattan through Thursday as another round of showers and thunderstorms move through the area, with several inches of additional rainfall possible. Manhattan recorded 6.47 inches of rain for September through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Tuesday alone brought 0.13 inches of rain to the [...]

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After 236 days, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on Tuesday revealed that they detained eight people in Manhattan raids conducted in February. They did not provide identities of those people or other details. A Mercury reporter on Feb. 5 filed a Freedom of Information Act request with ICE for the total number of arrests [...]

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A new Mexican snack and treat restaurant, Neveria and Mexican Snacks, is now open in Manhattan. The restaurant held its grand opening Sept. 5 at 610 S. Juliette Ave. “Today was a very special day for us,” the Neveria and Mexican Snacks Facebook account...

While college enrollment trended down slightly this fall across Kansas, most state universities — including K-State — saw modest jumps in headcount. Between its Manhattan, Salina and Olathe campuses, Kansas State University boasts 21,283 students, according to preliminary reports released Wednesday by the Kansas Board of Regents. That’s a growth of 70 students over last [...]

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