Donation barrels will be set up at both Dillons locations in Manhattan, starting this weekend, in an effort to help Harvesters and the Flint Hills Breadbasket. The barrels will be located near the exit doors and customers are invited to purchase non-perishable foods to serve as a donation. To inspire customer donations, Dillons is donating [...]
Riley County Extension Director Gary Fike briefed county commissioners Thursday about the first meeting of the Riley County Fairgrounds Task Force. Fike, who chairs the task force, says they met last week, coming to consensus that a move to the area north of Kimball Avenue, near the Stanley Stout Center, isn’t the best option. One [...]
A Pottawatomie County woman was arrested on drug charges this week in Jackson County. Sheriff Tim Morse says 40-year-old Amber Dawn Grace, of Blaine, was pulled over around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Holton, for a traffic violation. The traffic stop led to discovery of illegal narcotics. Grace was booked on charges of possession of methamphetamine, [...]
The Oz Museum and Columbian Theatre Foundation recently was awarded a $17,600 Attraction Development Grant from Kansas Tourism and the Department of Commerce. The Wamego-based foundation was one of 10 entities statewide to receive over $400,000 in funding to develop new tourism attractions or enhance existing sites. Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe explains what made [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has announced Marcia Rozell will lead the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The long-time CVB employee, who most recently worked as sports and leisure sales manager has been promoted to director of Visit Manhattan, the Chamber’s travel and tourism division. Visit Manhattan is funded through transient guest taxes through a [...]
Riley County Police say a motorcyclist is recovering after a Wednesday evening wreck near the intersection of Stony Brook Drive and Tuttle Cove Road. Officers found the motorcycle had left the road while navigating a curve just after 8 p.m., striking a Tuttle Creek State Park sign and landing in the grass. The driver, 30-year-old [...]
Authorities are investigating an alleged aggravated assault in Ogden. According to the Riley County Police Department, three people were involved in an incident Wednesday morning in the 200 block of Seventh Street. A 23-year-old woman is accused of trying to stab a 23-year-old man and threatening a 19-year-old woman. The man is also accused of [...]
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has promoted Marcia Rozell to the position of Director of the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Rozell has been with the Chamber since 2008, working in a variety of roles with Visit Manhattan, including most recently as sports and leisure sales manager. Chamber President Jason Smith says after a [...]
An Abilene man was arrested Tuesday on a pair of Riley County District Court warrants as well as an Ogden Municipal Court warrant, all for failure to appear. According to RCPD, the warrants against 39-year-old Alvin Mason, stem from his past failures to appear in court for original charges of criminal possession of a firearm [...]
Riley County Police are investigating an aggravated battery that occurred Tuesday afternoon in the 2100 block of Mike Place in Manhattan. Authorities say a fight between a group of three 16-year-old girls was reported when two of the girls came over to the victim’s home, attacked her, knocking her unconscious. The victim was treated for [...]
