Champion Teamwear plans to close its Manhattan operation, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. Champion officials declined to comment and didn’t respond to email, but sources say the company, which includes the headquarters of that division as well as a production facility, is set to close later this year and move some [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher Riley County commissioners on Monday unanimously voted to have MakeMyMove proceed with an application for a federal grant on behalf of the county. MakeMyMove is a company that facilitates relocating households to areas looking for new residents. Commissioners in Thursday’s meeting decided to move forward in the process of a grant application [...]
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The RCPD is investigating the theft of a cargo trailer reported Monday afternoon in the 1800 block of Fair Lane. According to the RCPD, officers filed a report around 4:42 p.m. on July 21 after it was discovered that a white enclosed cargo trailer had been stolen. The trailer belonged to Affordable Electric. The estimated [...]
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The RCPD is investigating two separate thefts reported over the weekend involving a stolen motorcycle and an electric bicycle, with combined losses totaling more than $8,000. The first incident occurred on the morning of July 18th in the 900 block of Moro Street. Officers filed a report for theft after a 21-year-old man reported that [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled this month that Riley County District Court judge’s decision to affirm the approval of an amended planned unit development application for Liquid Art winery by county commissioners was valid. While the court saw the merit of Prairiewood Holding’s appeal, their final opinion upholds Judge Grant Bannister’s [...]
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Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday after a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 24 west of U.S. 59. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 11 a.m. when 56-year-old Dwight O. Mewes of Ogden was riding a 2017 Harley-Davidson westbound on U.S. 24. Mewes [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested Friday night after allegedly fleeing from police, crashing a vehicle, and leaving the scene with three young children inside. Police say 23-year-old Mason Moon was operating a vehicle while intoxicated when he attempted to flee from officers. He later crashed the vehicle and fled the scene. A 2-year-old girl and [...]
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A Manhattan woman was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on K-177 near mile marker 96. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at approximately 3:38 p.m. on July 18. Payton Schlieper was driving a Toyota Prius southbound when she failed to negotiate a right-hand turn onto the westbound ramp of [...]
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A Manhattan woman sustained a minor injury Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near the junction of I-70 and K-177 in Geary County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:35 p.m. on July 18, when a pickup truck exited I-70 and attempted to cross K-177 to assist at another collision scene. [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher Riley County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously voted to move forward with an application for a grant program to boost county income. The commission in next Monday’s meeting will be asked to permit MakeMyMove to apply on behalf of Riley County for the Home in the Heartland grant bringing households from out-of-state into Riley [...]
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