Manhattan City Hall is closed today, due to the air conditioning system being out of service. Repairs are ongoing but city staff are currently working remotely. Other facilities are not affected and remain open with normal hours. The City will be open for business by phone only today. The customer service line is 785-587-2480. Residents [...]
One person was injured Tuesday in a crash in Wamego. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Nissan Rogue failed to yield at the intersection of Hwy 24 and K-99, shortly after 5 p.m. colliding with a southbound Ford Fiesta. The driver of the Ford, 18-year-old Elijah Bergmeier, of Wamego was transported to Wamego Health Center [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners heard updates Tuesday from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce on economic development throughout the community. Chamber Director of Economic Development Daryn Soldan said 2023 has been a successful year with multiple projects on the horizon, recent business attraction and significantly improved labor statistics. Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills Founder Sheila [...]
An expected plea hearing for a man suspected in a 2020 Aggieville shooting has been delayed after negotiations between the prosecution and defense stalled Tuesday. Travell Hairston, 31, was expected to plead guilty to a slew of charges that were headlined by attempted first degree murder. However, miscommunication over the length of the sentence led [...]
The Riley County Commissioners heard the amendment to increase the budget for the Keats lagoon, necessary due to the deteriorating septic tanks in the area. Planning Director Amanda Webb updated the new costs. The total project cost is now $16,000. Planning Director Amanda Webb explained that some of this money could be recouped. A representative [...]
Fort Riley has postponed the planned installation wide power outage, the Black Start exercise, initially planned for Wednesday due to extreme high temperatures and heat indices. Black Start will be rescheduled to a later date. Fort Riley will hold its annual full-scale exercise Wednesday as planned but won’t include shutting off power to the installation. [...]
A Topeka man was in Riley County District Court Monday for sentencing after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. 22-year-old Ronald Saunders received probation from Judge Kendra Lewison after entering a plea agreement and subsequently being found guilty in June on six counts of domestic violence and interference with law enforcement charges. The charges stem [...]
Kansas State University has announced that the open house for the Tracz Family Band Hall has been rescheduled for this Saturday. The come-and-go event will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The space is the new home for the Pride of Wildcat Land and Classy Cats, located in the northwest corner of the [...]
Roger Sink, the long-time managing partner of accounting firm Sink, Gordon & Associates LLP died over the weekend following a brief illness. He was 87. Sink spent 65 years with the firm, joining full time in 1958, after receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University. As managing partner, Sink worked with [...]
A 31-year-old Sacramento man has entered into a plea agreement with the Riley County Attorney’s Office related to a 2020 case involving attempted murder. Travell Hairston was set to face a jury trial this week in Judge John Bosch’s courtroom on those charges. Details of the plea agreement are unknown at this time. A plea [...]
