Gov. Laura Kelly was in Westmoreland Tuesday to announce more than $40 million will support 33 local and off-system bridge projects across the state in fiscal year 2024, including one in rural Pottawatomie County. Joined by Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz and Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Pat Weixelman, Gov. Kelly highlighted the local project along Armstrong [...]
Like everything else in 2022, the 12 Days of Christmas have seen inflation raise in price. According to PNC Banks, who does an annual study on the cost of this ridiculous Christmas song, it would cost $45,523 to buy every item on the list. Once, that is. If you run though everything multiple times like [...]
This is, once again, one of those "National ____ Day" things I can get behind. Because it's food related. First things first: apparently there is a difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa. Hot chocolate is known as drinking chocolate and is made from semi- or bittersweet chocolate, with added extras thrown in. Hot cocoa [...]
Residents and Aggieville stakeholders got an opportunity Monday to see and provide input on numerous streetscape projects planned around Aggieville, part of a public input session with City of Manhattan administrative staff and design consultants. That’s Auntie Mae’s Parlor’s George Matthews. The discussions overviewed multiple concepts including a pair of possible designs for 12th Street [...]
Riley County Law Board members have approved a contract for incoming Riley County Police Department Director Brian Peete. The contract was approved unanimously during a special meeting of the board Monday. Salary details and contract length weren’t immediately available, though KMAN is requesting that information. Peete’s contract begins with RCPD on Dec. 30. Peete, 47, [...]
A Salina man with past criminal charges in Riley County was jailed over the weekend on several outstanding warrants. According to RCPD, 28-year-old Aaron Noonan was arrested Friday on a warrant for probation violation, stemming from his arrest for conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. The charge comes from a November 2019 incident where Noonan allegedly [...]
A police pursuit in Geary County ended in a fiery crash, with no serious injuries reported. The Kansas Highway Patrol says shortly after noon Sunday, officers were pursuing an eastbound Toyota Avalon on K-244. The vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand curve, crossed the centerline and struck a guard rail, overturning in the north [...]
Fall commencement ceremonies were held at Kansas State University over the weekend. K-State President Richard Linton delivered the commencement speech to the Graduate School Friday afternoon at Bramlage Coliseum. During his speech, Linton shared a picture from when he completed Graduate School at Virginia Tech. Oliver Brown Elementary fifth grade teacher Sally Lopez Gurrola offered [...]
The Riley County Health Department on Monday will begin offering free testing for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 viruses from their mobile response trailer. Officials say appointments are required and there is no charge to patients for any of these tests. Residents can schedule a testing appointment online at rileycountyks.gov/test. Same day appointments are [...]
Riley County Commissioners were presented Thursday with a briefing on its EMS headquarters renovation project, which is currently under design. Director David Adams shared concepts for a first floor plan that ArchImages is proposing as well as a concept for a possible basement for the facility, to serve as space for an emergency operations center [...]
