Dean of K-State Libraries Lori Goetsch is retiring at the end of the school year. Her last day will be May 28, 2021. Goetsch has led the library since August 2004 and during that time faced many challenges, most notably the May 2018 fire at Hale Library. She says the fire and the aftermath have [...]

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  U.S. Senator Jerry Moran has announced about $2.5 million in grants to Kansas law enforcement agencies, including about $32,000 going to Riley County and Junction City. Riley County is receiving about $19,628 and Junction City will receive $11,788. These funds will be issued in the form of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, also [...]

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Kansas State University has hired Claudia Petrescu as its first ever vice provost for graduate education. She will also be the dean of the graduate school, a role previously held by Carol Shanklin since 2009. Petrescu will come to K-State from Michigan, where she served in several administrative and leadership roles for over a decade [...]

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Belvue Bridge The Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County Commissions have narrowed their options for repairing the deck of the Belvue Bridge down to two options. “One of those was putting a new concrete deck onto the existing steel and rehabilitating the steel,” Peter Clark, Pottawatomie County public works director, said. “It’s service life is only about [...]

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There is at least some optimism coming from the Riley County Health Department with regards to coronavirus case numbers. While 67 new cases were reported over the weekend, there were 51 recoveries, and more importantly the percent positive rate the past two weeks has been around 12 to 13 percent. “We’re happy to see that [...]

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The 2021 campaign kicked off Tuesday for Konza United Way with new campaign chair and former Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler at the helm. Butler hopes to use his knowledge of the Manhattan business community to foster growth in employee giving campaigns. Speaking on Tuesday’s edition of KMAN’s In Focus, the campaign [...]

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The 9th annual C. Clyde Jones Fun Run 5K and Midge’s Mile Fun Walk will still take place this year, albeit a few changes. With the ongoing pandemic, C. Clyde Jones himself says the event was almost cancelled as they were having trouble locating a venue. After speaking with the City of Manhattan, the run [...]

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A Riley County Police Officer went above and beyond to get a new special needs bike to an individual in the community after it was stolen. Officer Joshua Berard responded to a stolen bike call earlier this year and while on the call learned just how important the bike was to its owner, who used [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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