By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan manâs offender registration violation sentencing was postponed, to give a Riley County District Court judge time to catch up on the case. Travis Layne, 36, was convicted in a bench trial May 2 of one count of aggravated offender registration act violation and one count of offender registration act violation. [...]
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WAMEGO â The City of Wamego becomes Boomtown every July 4, transforming from an idyllic prairie town into a sensory celebration of America. The activities in town include a carnival, parade, car and tractor show, but the featured event is the fireworks show. Wamego tourism and event manager, and member of the pyro crew, Corey [...]
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Pottawatomie County commissioners approved an agreement with contractor Bartlett & West to realign the intersection of Flush Road and Noel Road north of Rock Creek High School. County officials considered four options, ultimately selecting option 2, which aimed at improving sight distance by realigning the intersection to a 90-degree angle and lowering Flush Road by [...]
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With the summer weather comes concerns about ticks for those involved in agriculture. K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth said farmers need to be aware of their environments. âWhat Iâm seeing is the guys are out looking at their irrigation systems, and theyâre hanging out around the edge of the field in the weedy areas,â he [...]
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USD 383 gave final approval of a revised visitors policy on Wednesday, with the addition of creating an advisory committee to look into the issue of having Applied Behavioral Analysis therapists in the classroom. A final report from this advisory committee is due by the end of November. The amended policy passed 7-0. Board president [...]
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City Manager Danielle Dulin announced Wednesday that Sarah Smith Barr has been hired as Manhattanâs new Municipal Court Judge, starting this week. Barr recently retired from K-State after 23 years as Student Legal Services Attorney. She will replace current Municipal Judge James R. Kepple, who retired Monday after three years of service in the municipal [...]
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Authorities say no injuries were reported following an apartment fire in Junction City Wednesday afternoon. The Junction City Fire Department says crews responded to a fire on the outside of an apartment building at 1541 Ash Street that also spread to the second and third story apartments and into the attic. Five families were displaced [...]
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An expansion project for the Islamic Center of Manhattan is one step closer to being put into place. The Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board approved a request Monday to replat two lots as a one-lot subdivision. The Islamic Center plans to construct a new community center on the property. According to the proposal, the plat [...]
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By Rose Gruenbacher A Manhattan manâs attorney made a motion to withdraw from his clientâs case Wednesday, in order for a motion to withdraw his clientâs guilty plea be heard. Nathaniel Brock Williamson, 19, was arrested by Riley County Police Officers on Feb. 27, 2023 and charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with [...]
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By Emma Loura After initially proposing a 2026 budget increase which would raise property taxes by 17% for the average homeowner, Riley County officials on Monday lowered the proposed increase to 13%. Commissioners on Monday held their second budget work session, proposing a mill rate of 40.874, an increase from last yearâs 37.953 mills. A [...]
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