Taxes are due soon, and Riley County Treasurer Shiloh Heger advised the community during Monday’s Riley County Commission meeting. Heger says this is her twice a year reminder to residents about the upcoming due date of December 20. Heger says no motor vehicle transactions can be processed until those taxes are paid and gave two [...]
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A property in the 2800 block of Blackjack Road is causing some concerns among Pottawatomie County officials, due to a potential health hazard that’s redeveloped. County Sanitarian Scott Schwinn provided an update at Monday’s meeting. The property has developed a lot of clutter, mostly in the form of metal, but it isn’t something the county [...]
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Kansas State University held a reception for retiring Provost Chuck Taber on Monday. Taber was hired as Provost and Executive Vice President in July 2018. Over his tenure, Taber played a key role guiding K-State through the COVID-19 pandemic. He has been a professor in the Political Science academic field for 40 years. Taber says [...]
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The Manhattan City Commission will hold a special session on Tuesday night at City Hall. On the agenda are two major items headlined by a second reading of the amended tax increment financing plan for Back 9 Development’s Midtown Aggieville project. Commissioners unanimously approved the amended TIF plan on first reading last week. The commission [...]
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Manhattan’s Airport Advisory Board heard some good news at Monday’s meeting. Envoy General Manager Brennan Walter says that the airport expected a few months of recovery time after the summer closure. However, recovery has been more immediate than expected. The airport reopened commercial air service in September after a four month closure for runway reconstruction. [...]
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Retail thefts have been on the rise over the past few weeks. Riley County Police filed two more reports for theft over the weekend, this time at Walmart. On Saturday, police filed a theft report after two suspects stole multiple Lego sets, totaling over $1,000. On Sunday, the store reported to police that two suspects [...]
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A pedestrian was injured Friday night near Aggieville after being struck by a motorist. RCPD says it happened around 10 p.m. near the intersection of North Manhattan Avenue and Bluemont Avenue. Arriving officers found a Honda Civic, driven by 18-year-old Jacob Wuthnow, of Manhattan, had struck 18-year-old Isabella Rosario, also of Manhattan. Rosario was transported [...]
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A 31-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly exposed himself to three minors in a public hot tub. According to the Riley County Police Department, Fernando Velasquez was charged with a single count of lewd and lascivious behavior after he undressed in a public hot tub, in front of a 14-year-old girl [...]
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Dozens of tuba and euphonium players gathered at Manhattan Town Center Saturday for TubaChristmas. The annual event has been held in some form nationwide since 1974. This year was the 35th annual event in Manhattan. Steve Maxwell, a tuba and euphonium instructor at Kansas State University, conducted the free concert featuring holiday tunes. Musicians ranged [...]
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The Junction City Animal Shelter announced that a feline that had been in their shelter tested positive for tularemia which is commonly known as rabbit fever. The shelter received the cat from the Junction City Police Department on Nov. 19 after they were dispatched to a call regarding the cat being injured. After testing done [...]
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