At the opening of their regular meeting Wednesday night, board members held a moment of silence for the district’s late Director of Maintenance, Keith Noll. Noll passed away unexpectedly last week, and board members spoke of the loss and of their thoughts for his family before moving on to regular business. District Superintendent Bob Shannon […]
Local students were among more than 540 students from 60 Kansas counties, 37 states and 28 countries earned a degree from Kansas State University over the summer. A complete list of graduates was published by the university on October 21st. Local graduates are listed below. Pottawatomie Olsburg: Joshua Wilcox, Master of Landscape Architecture St. […]
An internationally recognized motivational keynote speaker and author gave a smaller group of Manhattan business men and women a sneak preview at a Wednesday luncheon, prior to two seminars planned for Thursday. David Aaker has also been named as “Among America’s Best Speakers” by Sky Radio on American Airlines, and it was evident why during […]
The below article was written by Beth Howell Day, and originally posted in the Wamego Smoke Signal on October 21st 2015. What’s good for Wamego? More educational and recreational opportunities. Two groups approached the Wamego City Commission at Tuesday night’s meeting to discuss improvements to the public library and the pool facility. These potentially million […]
A Manhattan man faces a theft by deception charge following an arrest by Riley County Police Tuesday night. Richard Jones Jr., 41, was taken into custody for the offense which was listed on a warrant from Wabaunsee County. The arrest took place in the 300 block of Harvey Circle in Manhattan Jones’ bond was set at $10,000. ### […]
It was night of approvals at Manhattan’s City Commission meeting. City administrators in Manhattan will soon be seeking qualified design teams to conduct a Parks and Recreation Facilities Feasibility study. Eddie Estes, Director of Parks and Recreation, asked city commissioners for their approval to advertise a Request for Qualifications, from qualified design teams in architectural […]
The Wamego City Park was the scene of the Veteran’s Memorial groundbreaking ceremony Monday. American Legion Post 172 Commander, Gary McCloud opened the ceremony with a ‘thank you’ to all who played a part in getting the idea, which came about in February of 2013, to this point. The Wamego community has raised […]
A consultant for a Hollywood feature film stopped by the KMAN studio Tuesday morning. Francis Gary Powers, Jr., will speak at the K-State Alumni Center at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Powers is the son of Francis Gary Powers, Sr., who was a U-2 surveillance plane pilot during the Cold War. Powers was shot down over […]
A Manhattan man was arrested at the Riley County Police Department Monday afternoon. Riley County police officers arrested 32-year-old Andre Quinton, Jr., who was arrested on a warrant for cultivation of a controlled substance and analogs which are prohibited. The arrest stemmed from incidents in June and July of this year. He was given a bond of […]
Riley County commissioners were updated on various projects in the county Monday morning by Public Works Director Leon Hobson. Hobson said one of the wind turbines at the Public Works campus was recently repaired. The downed turbine was made aware to the commission earlier this month after it was damaged by a lightening strike. “The […]
