Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating following an unattended death of a woman over the weekend. Officers responded to the scene just before 2 p.m. in the 15000 block of Zumbrunn Road in Junction City on Saturday to find a 73-year-old Linda Rubash deceased. Family members discovered Rubash and the cause of her death is [...]
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A man was taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday morning in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nicholas Cruz, 18, of Junction City was taken to Ascension Via Christi by a private vehicle for suspected minor injuries after his 2005 Honda Accord struck a deer just after 6 a.m. [...]
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A man was taken to the hospital following a crash early Monday morning in Geary County. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office reported that Nicholas Cruz, 18, of Junction City was taken to Ascension Via Christi by a private vehicle for suspected minor injuries after his 2005 Honda Accord struck a deer just after 6 a.m. [...]
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Unemployment remained unchanged in the state of Kansas for the month of September from the month of August. Unemployment remains at 3.3% in the state of Kansas but was down to 3.1% in Riley County and 2.7% in Pottawatomie County. The drop to 3.1% in Riley County is down 0.7% from 3.8% in the month [...]
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By Peter Rice The race for Kansas House of Representatives District 67 has grabbed headlines in recent weeks. Democrat Kim Zito and Republican Angel Roeser are seeking to take over for GOP Rep. Mike Dodson, who chose not to run for reelection. Roeser has garnered attention for lying about having a K-State degree and being [...]
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By Emma Loura A former Manhattan mayor and a local school nurse are vying for the open District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Democrat Linda Morse and Republican Megan Steele aim to fill the seat left behind by Rep. Kenny Titus, R-Manhattan, who is running for the Kansas Senate in the Nov. [...]
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By Lewis Marien Rep. Tracey Mann and Paul Buskirk will go at it for Kansas’ 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mann, the Republican incumbent from Salina, is a K-State graduate and has represented the “Big First” district since 2021. He was the state’s 50th lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2019. To [...]
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Kansas House of Representatives hopeful Angel Roeser has apologized for lying about being a K-State graduate. The Republican District 67 candidate on Thursday took responsibility for the “mistake” on KMAN-AM 1350’s new talk show, “Within Reason with Mike Matson,” days after The Mercury reported Roeser didn’t have a degree from K-State despite her saying she [...]
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A large pedestrian and bicycle bridge is part of a plan for economic development around the Kansas River in Manhattan. Representatives of Anderson Knight Architects and the RiverFrontMHK committee on Thursday unveiled a development plan to officials from the Manhattan city, Riley County and Pottawatomie County commissions. The proposed RiverFrontMHK plan would connect downtown Manhattan [...]
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Union Pacific No. 4014, a 132-foot-long and 1.2 million-pound steam locomotive built in 1941, made its way into Manhattan without any stops. This was the third time it has come through town, after previously appearing in 2021 and 2019. The Big Boy has been on what Union Pacific officials call a “Heartland of America Tour,” which [...]
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