With Christmas almost one week away, Manhattan Town Center has announced extended holiday hours. December 14th – 18: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. December 19th: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Holiday Music Festival finale) December 20th: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. December 21st – 23rd: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. December 24th: 8 a.m. – 6 […]
Wamego’s USD 320 Board of Education continues to review facilities options. At Monday’s meeting, BBN Architects’ Carl Riblett went over a revised plan for new locker rooms and concession stands incorporating new handicapped parking and viewing spaces for the school’s sports complex, plus a new raised handicapped viewing platform. The new additions would add another […]
A Manhattan man faces a probation violation charge following his arrest Monday night. Charles Champion, 43, of Manhattan was taken into custody at approximately 9:42 PM while in the 1300 block of Laramie Street in Manhattan. Champion was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for Probation Violation, with the original charge listed as […]
More than 20 soldiers with the 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, are set to return soon from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. While deployed, the battalion’s Soldiers were responsible for planning, oversight and resources for troops in five countries and 11 locations. The battalion supported Operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve. The unit departed […]
Pottawatomie County Commission Chair Pat Weixelman likens it to a badminton match–but expressed frustration with a supplemental contract approved after considerable discussion at Monday’s meeting. A couple of different design/engineering firms have been involved in the Highway 24/Excel Road project that has been dragging on for nearly 12 years. Brad Fagan with Schwabb Eaton was present […]
Pottawatomie County Register of Deeds, Betty Abitz filed for re-election Monday. “I’ve been in the office for around 22 years and I love my job,” Abitz said, “the staff I have is wonderful.” Abitz has witnessed big changes in the county over the years. “Our county is growing, and we have so many more documents than […]
A Fort Riley soldier killed in a motorcycle accident last week has been identified, according to a press release from Fort Riley. Fort Riley identified the man as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Benjamin F. Locke, who was involved in a Dec. 10 collision in Junction City. He was transported to Geary Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. […]
Riley County commissioners approved a bid recommendation for standby power equipment for the Public Works department Monday morning. Commissioners awarded the contract for the project to Economy Electric, Inc., of Manhattan in the amount of $59,160. “We felt very good about that because it’s a local firm, also,” commission chairman Ron Wells said. The contractor has […]
The G. Thomas Jewelers, Manhattan Running Company Jingle Bell Rock has been found. A team of Manhattan geocachers found the Jingle Bell Rock in Fairmount Park, which is located just across the Kansas River and north of the southeast entrance into the Little Apple. “With Friday’s clues we were pretty sure it was over there,” […]
A Fort Riley man facing 2nd-degree murder charges will be seeking new counsel. Tierre Wall, 26, was in the Riley County District Courthouse Monday morning for what was originally a motions hearing, but he and his attorney, Brenda Jordan, met in Judge David Stutzman’s chambers before proceedings. After nearly a half hour, all parties returned […]
