Jose Mangual, 58, of Manhattan was arrested on January 12, 2016 at approximately 2:30 PM while in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza. Mangual was arrested on a warrant for the offense of criminal threat which stemmed from an incident in late 2015. Mangual was given a bond of $5,000.00 and at the time of […]
Dr. Marvin Wade is the third of four candidates for Manhattan/Ogden USD 383 Superintendent: Dr. Wade currently serves as the Superintendent of Marshalltown Community School District in Marshalltown, Iowa (2008 to present). He has also served as Superintendent of Schools, Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Special Services, and Director of Special Services and Curriculum in […]
Article by Army Times: Twenty-five soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas, face drug- and alcohol-related charges after local police raided an out-of-control party Friday night. Shortly before midnight, officers from the Grandview Plaza Police Department responded to a complaint about a loud party, according to the police report. A total of 27 people were arrested. Charges […]
Nonconforming use alternatives had Manhattan City Commissioners occupied last night. City Attorney Katherine Jackson outlined alternatives for non-conforming use in the newly rezoned area east of City Park, during last nights City Commission work session. The commission requested a list of alternatives in December after approving the rezoning of the East City Park neighborhood and […]
Court dates have been set in a couple of prominent Pottawatomie County cases. Dakota Fair, 18, is set for a February first preliminary hearing on attempted murder related charges following a bond hearing Tuesday afternoon in Pottawatomie county court. Fair’s charges involve the shooting of Tyrel Britton, 23, two weeks ago on Mt. Zion Road […]
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a report of burglary in the 1000 block of Garden Way in Manhattan which occurred during the day on January 11, 2016. The report was filed on January 11, 2016 at approximately 3:50 PM and consisted of approximately $1,200.00 worth of loss. Officers found that Aaron Whitmore, 22, […]
Wamego’s USD 320 approved a resolution to refinance the District’s 2009 Bond. At Monday’s meeting, Wichita based Bond Counsel, Gilmore & Bell’s Kevin Cowan reviewed the refinance opportunity of the District’s 2009 Bond which would save the District over $115,000. After going over the specifics of the financing, a motion was made to authorize the […]
The second of four candidates for Manhattan/Ogden USD 383’s Superintendent position has been announced. Dr. Robert Diepenbrock currently serves as the Superintendent of Kingman-Norwich Public Schools – USD 331 and has been in that position since July of 2010. He has also served Flint Hill Public Schools (USD 492) as a Middle School Principal, Elementary […]
Manhattan Area Technical College announced that it had won the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility’s Think and Do Challenge. The $53,106 award will be used to develop a Bio-safety training program that will be offered to area first responders, biotechnology program students and those working in NBAF’s laboratory environment. A component of MATC’s new […]
The Kansas legislature opened session Monday morning and Riley County commissioners are bracing for another frustrating year as the state budget continues to face massive shortfalls. County Counselor Clancy Holeman briefed commissioners Monday morning on impending bills that has their attention and learned one of those pieces of legislation — the state-imposed property tax — […]
