Riley County Police are investigating a pair of incidents involving lost or stolen property. Officers filed a theft by deception report Monday evening in Manhattan after a 23-year-old woman reported she sent a $500 deposit to a 25-year-old male suspect to buy a dog. She never received the dog or her money back. Officers also [...]
A state grant totaling $2.35 million has been awarded to start a Childcare Business Accelerator project in Manhattan. The project is a collaborative effort by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Ascension Via Christi. A total of $2.1 million will be dedicated to constructing a new facility, with $250,000 [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested Monday on a Riley County warrant for probation violation. According to the Riley County Police Department, the warrant against 27-year-old Erick Chavez stems from original charges of child endangerment, interference with parental custody and domestic battery. Chavez was also arrested for interference with law enforcement, and drug possession charges after [...]
Kansas State University says Saturday’s open house for the Tracz Family Band Hall has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled at a later date. The band hall, named for longtime director of bands Dr. Frank Tracz, is located in the northwest wing of the World War I Memorial Stadium. The location places the marching [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners will consider entering into a $2.9 million contract to finance road construction in the north campus corridor. The contract is being proposed after KDOT recently announced it will not start a planned roundabout project at US 24 and K-113 Seth Child Road until 2025, rather than next year as initially planned. That’s [...]
The Pottawatomie County Attorney’s Office will be closing the week of July 31 through Aug. 4 as staff undergo training on new computer software. Sherri Schuck detailed the closure in her update to commissioners Monday morning. Schuck says her office will connect with law enforcement agencies so they still have points of contact for prosecutors. [...]
The Riley County Commission voted Monday to exceed the revenue neutral rate when setting the property tax level for the 2024 budget. The county’s 2024 mill levy will be 42.128, down from last year’s rate of 42.221. Commissioner John Ford spoke Monday about the increased budget, and what should happen next. The commission moved to [...]
Riley County recently welcomed a new Budget and Finance Officer. Brittany Phillips took on the role July 6th. Before joining Riley County, she served as board treasurer for the USD 473 Chapman School District. Phillips has also spent time in municipal budgeting for the city of Chapman. Her responsibilities will include preparing and coordinating budgets [...]
The American Red Cross, Riley County EMS, Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County Police Department will be hosting the 20th annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive this week. The event starts at 11:30 today and goes through 6:00pm at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church at the 2900 block of Kimball Avenue in Manhattan. [...]
UPDATE: This story was updated with new information about the details of the arrest. A Wichita man was arrested on Friday afternoon in Manhattan. According to RCPD, 36-year-old Matthew Hinton was arrested just before 3:00pm at City Park on Fremont Street after a call was placed into the station at 2:15pm that Hinton was having intimate [...]
