Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee was absent from Monday’s weekly meeting, one week after a resident brought to light possible discrepancies in McKee’s travel receipts from this past summer to attend various meetings. During public comment Monday morning, former commissioner Barb Kolde, of St. George, called on McKee to step down from the commission. Local [...]
Authorities are investigating after an unknown suspect drove into a corn field Sunday afternoon, just south of the airport near the intersection of West 56th Avenue and South 28th Street. According to the Riley County Police Department, the suspect vehicle not only damaged crops, but also struck an irrigation system, causing an estimated $500 in [...]
Apple, Cherry, and Oatmeal Pecan pies were the popular accompaniment to the Manhattan Barefoot Dixieland Band Sunday. The Riley County Genealogical Society hosted a lawn party. President Ginny Petersen explains. Listen here: Petersen says they have mainly Riley County records but also have records for six other local counties. They also assist in research for [...]
All eyes were on Calvin Wilson as he slow-rolled into Manhattan’s City Park on Saturday. Wilson, of Junction City, drove his 1966 Ford Fairlane GT so he could show it off at the annual Yard Art Classics Car Club’s: Cars in the Park. Listen to Wilson describe his vehicle here: Wilson says the fundraising is [...]
Gamma Omicron of Epsilon Sigma Alpha had their Inaugural Charity 0.5K Slug Run this weekend to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Judy Ahrens, the event co-chair, talked about Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s fundraising. Ahrens said the event was inspired by the desire to hold a fundraiser run that was easy for anyone accomplish. [...]
A Milford man was arrested on Thursday for stalking. 30-year-old Louis Gardner was arrested by Riley County Police shortly after 9:20 am on one count of stalking and another count for violating a protection order. According to the RCPD, Gardner tried to contact a woman on Facebook several times which was a violation of the [...]
A Manhattan man was arrested on Friday morning for damage to property. 32-year-old Gregory Hayes was arrested at 6:00 am in the 1210 block of Yuma Street for one count of criminal destruction and one count of violating a protection order. Hayes was booked into Riley County Jail and was later released on a $3,000 [...]
The Riley County Commission discussed the 2024 Riley County District Court budget during their Thursday meeting. This discussion was to decide to approve or deny the court budget. The budgeted amount of $185,080 was already listed in the county 2024 budget, which was approved previously. The Commission motioned to approve and send the budget to [...]
The Fall Apple Festival is Fort Riley’s annual open house. It is free and open to the public, with a number of family-friendly activities. Event Coordinator Ron Stewart gives an overview of some of the attractions that visitors will see at the event. The event will take place on the historic main post of Fort [...]
The current Tuttle Creek Lake conditions are unusual this year, with the lake’s level at 1,073, which is 3 ft. below normal pool. US Army Corps of Engineers Operations Manager Brian McNulty tells KMAN, if these trends continue, the lake could potentially reach near record low pools, rarely seen since the Corps began operations in 1963. Inflow has been [...]
