Many activities and personnel at Fort Riley are impacted by the current government shutdown; however, all employees not on leave must report for work Monday, Jan. 22 to conduct an orderly shutdown, according to information sent from Fort Riley. No matter how long the shutdown lasts, “life, health and safety” and mission-critical services will continue [...]
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Joshua Jacobs, 32, of Manhattan, was arrested in the 3300 block of Valleywood Dr. in Manhattan on January 18, 2018 at approximately 9:45 PM. Jacobs was arrested on charges of distribute marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, use communication facility, and endangering a child. Jacobs’ total bond was set at $15,000.00. Jacobs was not confined at the [...]
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The final contract for the Harris radio system upgrade for the county was reviewed by the Riley County Commissioners on Thursday. Emergency Management Director Pat Collins presented to the commissioners during their meeting on Thursday, discussing what the agreement entails. “This is the binding agreement that says we’re going to buy this system,” said Collins,”the system [...]
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A Pottawatomie County resident made the trip to Topeka to claim a $1 million dollar Mega Millions prize, according to the Kansas Lottery. The winning ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Megaball, to win the $1,000,000 prize. The winning numbers in the Jan.12 Mega Millions drawing were 17-18-33-46-60 Megaball 24. The lucky [...]
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The eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is coming to Kansas State University after raising concerns about President Donald Trump’s recent remark about immigrants. Martin Luther King III will give a lecture Jan. 25 in the university’s Student Union. The lecture was originally scheduled to take place inside the KSU Alumni Center, [...]
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Matthew Snyder, the son of K-State associate football coach Sean Snyder and the grandson of head football coach Bill Snyder, died Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The Manhattan Mercury reports emergency personnel responded to a medical call Wednesday afternoon in the 3300 block of Claflin Avenue in Manhattan. Riley County police confirmed that there had been [...]
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K-State’s Black Student Union, Student Governing Association, Union Program Council and Athletics Department have joined together to welcome six-time NBA Champion, best-selling author, motivational speaker and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Manhattan on Feb. 6 for a special lecture inside Bramlage Coliseum. The special event, which is free and open to the public thanks to [...]
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A 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead in an off-post residence in Junction City Monday, according to a press release from Fort Riley sent Wednesday. Spc. Hunter Schmidtke, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was found unresponsive in an off-post home and [...]
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A corrections officer was recognized with a Life Saving Award during Tuesday’s Riley County Law Board meeting. “We don’t give a lot of these out, but the occasion arises every once in a while,” Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen told the board. Schoen said Corrections Officer Sharlene Beverly provided critical lifesaving assistance to [...]
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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and the Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday the formation of a regional economic development alliance to be called the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership, according to a press release from the chamber. Funded entirely through private dollars raised in both Manhattan and Pottawatomie County, this partnership is the [...]
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