By Nathan Gaddie Sinkers Lounge in Downtown Manhattan has officially closed its doors. Anna Amsden Stevens, former Sinkers general manager, took to FaceBook June 5 to announce the news. “Please do not do online bookings as the site has not been closed down,” Stevens said. “If you have booked online and are needing a refund [...]
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City commissioners will vote next week on establishing funding districts for Kansas State University Foundation’s Edge District. As previously reported by The Mercury, the commission last month agreed to vote on establishing a sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond district for the Edge District and a tax increment financing (TIF) district for Champion’s Gate. Andrew [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a fraud case after a Manhattan woman reportedly lost money and had her personal information compromised through an online job scam. Officers filed a report of fraud at approximately 9 a.m. June 11 in Manhattan. A 47-year-old woman was listed as the victim after it was reported an [...]
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The Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board held a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, less than a week before its monthly meeting coming up Monday. The board’s only agenda item was an executive session for a non-elected personnel matter. The discussion spread over three back-to-back sessions that ended at 6:20 p.m. Representatives of the [...]
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By Ned Seaton About 10:30 Monday night, Brett and Anja Hightower heard what seemed like an explosion. They ran out of their bedroom to find water pouring in through the ceiling above their kitchen, dining room and living room. “It was coming in so fast and hard, finding weak spots and lower spots and puncturing [...]
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By Bryan Richardson An initial conversation on the 2027 budget Thursday led to the Riley County Commission reducing Pawnee Mental Health Services’ requested funding increase by about two thirds. The commissioners’ move represents a starting point rather than a completed action since no votes took place Thursday. Last month, Pawnee asked for $654,048 in county [...]
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A Junction City man was arrested Wednesday morning on a Riley County warrant tied to a high-profile criminal case, according to authorities. Alexander Quest Anderson, 20, of Junction City, was arrested at approximately 11:22 a.m. June 10, 2026, in the 600 block of South Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for [...]
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By Ned Seaton Data center regulations under discussion by the Pottawatomie County government would impose limits on noise, limit the height of the data center buildings, and prohibit any perceptible vibrations. Any data centers also would have to submit a plan to “mitigate the depletion of water,” document how much water they’re using, produce a [...]
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By Ned Seaton Ten to 15 buildings and a facility that uses an amount of electricity equal to a third of the capacity of Jeffrey Energy Center. Those are some of the specifications of a proposed data center in Pottawatomie County that members of the county’s planning commission have heard so far. Beltline Energy, the [...]
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County officials have determined that a tornado siren failure last week in Riley was caused by a blown fuse. Meteorologists reported a tornado on the ground June 4 near the city of Riley, and residents said the siren didn’t sound. Riley County Emergency Dispatch and Emergency Management personnel worked with the siren maintenance company to [...]
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