Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday approved a second reading of the 2025 budget, making final a nearly 14% city tax increase for the average homeowner. The $299.6 million budget passed on a vote of 3-2. Commissioners John Matta and Peter Oppelt voted against it. The first reading Sept. 3 passed on an identical vote. Matta [...]

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By Emma Loura eloura@themercury.com Linda Glasgow may be retiring, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end for someone who enjoys history. After 32 years as the archivist and curator of the Riley County Historical Museum, Glasgow is ready to hang it up. “It’s been a joy to work here,” Glasgow said. To view the full [...]

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The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday announced the winners of its 2024 Business Awards, which recognize local businesses in six categories. The chamber established criteria for each award and accepted nominations, and a committee evaluated each business and selected finalists based on which most matched the criteria. “We are thrilled to get the [...]

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A Manhattan woman who had been previously arrested for aggravated arson was arrested on Tuesday night. Mahboooba Babrakzai, 39, was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant just after 9:30 p.m. on failure to appear charges. The original charges stem from an aggravated arson arrest in Jul. 2022. Babrazkai was booked into Riley County [...]

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Riley County needs more Election Day workers. County elections officials on Tuesday said they’re looking to hire 20-25 additional workers to help out with the Nov. 5 general election. “For the 2020 presidential election, almost 65% of registered voters participated with a total of 25,073 ballots cast,” county clerk Rich Vargo said in a written [...]

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by GW Clift Contributing writer Bill Medley performed in McCain Auditorium on the campus of K-State on Sunday night. With his replacement partner Bucky Heard, he gave us a Vegas show featuring many of the popular songs he had recorded with Bobby Hatfield when they performed as the Righteous Brothers. Hatfield is gone now. But [...]

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Police on Monday investigated a threat of violence at Wamego High School but determined it was unfounded, according to a Wamego Police Department post on social media. Police learned of a group chat mentioning violence at the school before the day began Monday and stationed additional officers at district schools while others investigated. Police discovered [...]

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Junction City police have arrested a juvenile for making threats directed at Junction City Middle School students and staff. According to a release from Junction City Police Department spokesperson Cadin Sanner, officers on Tuesday identified and arrested the juvenile believed to be responsible for a Snapchat post Friday that included a list of names of [...]

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