The St. Thomas More Catholic Church Ladies held their 33rd annual Cookie Carousel on Saturday. The event, which happened in the main gymnasium at the church and saw several pounds of cookies and other treats sold. Joan Krush spoke about the event. Kroosh says that the money gained from the event will mainly go towards [...]
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Authorities are investigating a past theft of five Black Angus cattle. In a social media post Saturday night, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office says it was notified Nov. 17 and says the cattle were reportedly stolen from an 80-head pasture in the 17000 block of Onaga Road in Onaga. The cattle are branded on their [...]
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Two Manhattan-Ogden teachers were announced last week as the district’s nominees for 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year. Mac Phrommany teaches American Literature and is the debate and forensics coach at Manhattan High School. He’s also a recipient of the National Speech and Debate Association Honor Society Diamond Coaching Award and has taught at MHS [...]
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A Manhattan man is behind bars after an arrest last week on a warrant charging him with violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. The Riley County Police Department arrested 35-year-old Travis Layne Thursday. The arrest report lists 11 counts of violating the offender registration act and one aggravated count thereof. He remains jailed on a [...]
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Authorities are searching for the person responsible for shooting a drive-by killing of a trophy buck in southern Riley County. According to a social media post from the Kansas Game Wardens, it happened around 10:30 a.m. Nov. 24 a few miles south of Zeandale. The buck was shot with a rifle through the hind end [...]
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Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Wamego man charged in the September 2021 fentanyl-related overdose death of a 21-year-old man. McKaine Farr is charged with knowingly distributing fentanyl laced with oxycodone, causing the death of Jayson Ebert, of Wamego. The state plans to call at least one witness on Monday, with much [...]
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RCPD reported two more thefts involving Manhattan retailers on Thursday. Police say Ulta Beauty was victimized for the second time in less than a week when two thieves stole multiple items from the store Thursday afternoon. The total loss is estimated at just under $2,500. Dick’s Sporting Goods was hit up a short time later [...]
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating after suspects damaged city property and stole equipment belonging to the Parks and Recreation Department. A report for burglary and criminal damage to property was filed Thursday afternoon at the Sunrise Cemetery. Police say a suspect damaged a screen and glass on an exterior window and then stole [...]
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Riley County officials have greenlit a potential new water tower project to be constructed near the county shops. Representatives from Rural Water District Number 1 and local engineering firm Schwab Eaton presented on the need for an easement to build a future 300,000 gallon tank. Jared Brooks with Schwab Eaton says they’re targeting the Highway 24 [...]
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A Manhattan woman is jailed following an alleged assault Wednesday in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, 34-year-old Deborah Cobler was arrested in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road on probable cause charges, including two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, interference and criminal damage to property. Cobler is accused [...]
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