When he’s not busy catching criminals and cracking cases, it turns out Geary county sheriff Tony Wolf has a lesser-known talent — eating brisket. On Oct. 1, Wolf and four other competitors chowed down at Cox Brothers BBQ to help the establishment celebrate their five-year anniversary. And celebrate they did. Wolf said he had no […]
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Riley County commissioners were updated on the local housing market Thursday. County appraiser Greg McHenry told the commission positive trends continue. There were 1,051 real estate sales in 2015 through Sept. 30. The median sale price for homes was $187,500, compared to $188,00 at the same point last year. The average sale price was $206,319, […]
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A Manhattan man was arrested on Wednesday evening on a Geary county warrant. Bradley McGuire was arrested by Geary County sheriff’s deputies in Junction City on a warrant for rape. No further information is available at this time.
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The logistics of an upcoming Nov. 30 public forum are becoming more clear for the administration at USD 383. At Wednesday’s board meeting, President Marcia Rozell was able to clarify the format of the upcoming session which will give the public an opportunity to issue their opinions on the controversial Manhattan high school mascot. Students […]
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(Courtesy K-State Media) The Kansas State University Police Department is investigating an aggravated battery that involved an altercation between two students on the Manhattan campus, resulting in one student being stabbed. At approximately 2:00 A.M. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, two Kansas State University students got into an altercation in their room on the sixth floor […]
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The Wamego City Commission approved an engineering study at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page informed the Governing Body that he’d talked to an engineer about a study to eliminate a lift station in the northern part of the City. Page said the engineering study would cost about $23,000 and would include a field evaluation […]
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RCPD filed a report for the offense of motor vehicle theft in the 2300 block of Stagg Hill Road in Manhattan yesterday. Officers were told that Enterprise had become the victim of theft when a 2016 Chevy Cruze was not returned or paid for by a customer. At the time of this report, officers were […]
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Marlin Fitzwater, less than two months away from his 74th birthday, walked into a room of reporters Tuesday like he’d done countless times before during his storied career as the only press secretary in U.S. history appointed by two different presidents. Hale Library on the campus of Kansas State University may as well have been on 1600 […]
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(much of this report comes from KSNW News in Wichita) A Manhattan man is being charged in connection with an attempted murder case in Wichita reported Monday. Dane Thomas Owens, 27, was taken into custody after the Monday shooting which left a 22-year-old woman in critical condition. Steve Logback, Associate Vice President in Communications and Marketing […]
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The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley are seeking the public’s help in locating a soldier who has been missing for several days. Pvt. Solomon Yoseph Grice, a fire control repairer with the 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, was last in contact with family members on Oct. 2. The 22-year-old is 5 feet, 8 […]
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