The Riley County Extension Office says its annual volunteer income tax assistance program is off to a good start since it began helping tax filers earlier this month. Extension Director Gary Fike, presented to the Riley County Commission last Thursday. He says the IRS has notified his office that the VITA program is 30% ahead [...]
Riley County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved increased utility rates for 2023 for the Deep Creek Sewer, Hunter’s Island Water, Konza Valley Water and University Park Water and Sewer districts. The move comes on the heels of the City of Manhattan increasing its rates for water by 4% and sewer by 3%. They also estimate [...]
A Manhattan woman is jailed on assault and battery charges, stemming from an incident early Sunday morning in the 700 block of Allison Avenue. According to the Riley County Police Department, 29-year-old Cecilia Gonzalez was arrested after it was reported she pulled a shotgun on two men during an argument. She’s also accused of striking [...]
Area legislators met for the session’s first legislative coffee Saturday at Sunset Zoo. The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors these informative sessions as a way for constituents to connect on state issues. Chamber Director of External Affairs Mike Matson moderated the event and shared questions from audience members with the four legislators from Manhattan. [...]
Manhattan High School’s west campus was placed on a lockdown Friday afternoon, after police investigated a graffiti message perceived as a threat, on a bathroom wall, circulating on Snapchat. The Riley County Police Department determined the message was not credible after some thought it was related to a planned pep rally that evening. Officers decided [...]
Hundreds of community members gathered inside the Manhattan Conference Center Friday for the 98th Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Celebration. This year, the chamber had lots to celebrate after 2022 delivered some record breaking statistics. Chamber President and CEO Jason Smith highlighted some of those numbers. 2022 Chamber Board Chair Summer Ott Dierks said [...]
An 18-year-old Georgia man turned himself in Thursday on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging rape and aggravated sexual battery. RCPD says Elgin Bennett was booked on those two charges and later released after posting a $10,000 bond. The incident is a Kansas State University Police Department case. Online court records show a criminal [...]
A Topeka woman was arrested Thursday by the Geary County Sheriff’s Office following a short pursuit. Authorities say Destynee Thomas led law enforcement on a brief 14 mile pursuit Thursday just before 11:30 a.m. Deputies had been responding to an accident in the eastbound lane of Interstate 70, near mile marker 310, when Thomas’ SUV [...]
The Manhattan Fire Department has determined that a house fire Tuesday was caused by a juvenile playing with a lighter. No injuries were reported. A dog and cat were rescued from the two-story home at 913 Pierre Street. Damage was estimated at $90,000 including structural and content loss. The home’s occupants were alerted to the [...]
The Flints Hills Discovery Center was packed full of people on Thursday celebrating and congratulating Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Karen Hibbard on her retirement. The line of people waiting to speak with Hibbard stretched out the door until everyone gathered inside to hear a few words from those who worked with Hibbard through [...]
