Manhattan City Commissioners on Tuesday were presented a six-year review of street maintenance and Safe Routes to Schools projects. Public Works Director Rob Ott says the city has a current Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of about 70, meaning most of the city’s paved arterials are at a fair to satisfactory level. But questions remain over whether the [...]
Pottawatomie County Treasurer Lisa Wright informed commissioners Monday of a budget error involving two local townships. Wright says a member of one of the two impacted township boards informed her office that the money being distributed to them from the county was going into the wrong funds. “We saw that the levies had been flopped [...]
Work toward a new Riley County Comprehensive Plan is moving along. During Monday’s commission meeting, Planning Director Amanda Webb noted she had planned on having a committee together to work through a plan by late May or early June. However, she says delays, such as not having a readily-available consultant just yet to not having a [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Wednesday morning. NBAF leadership, along with a federal delegation will provide remarks during the event, tentatively scheduled to begin around 10:30 a.m. The event is not open to the public. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran spoke [...]
A Junction City man was jailed early Tuesday morning on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging two counts of forgery and a single count of theft. The Riley County Police Department says 30-year-old Joseph Eustice is accused in a Jan. 12 report of fraudulently charging Appletech Design and Construction for gas worth approximately $1,000. [...]
A report for theft was filed Monday morning in the 2100 block of Mackintosh Ct, after three gold watches were reported stolen. RCPD says a 63-year-old man reported a 29-year-old man took the watches while helping move items into a moving truck. The estimated total loss is about $5,200. — Authorities are also investigating an [...]
Pottawatomie County Treasurer Lisa Wright informed commissioners Monday of a budget error involving two townships. Wright says a member of one of the two impacted township boards informed her office that the money being distributed to them from the county was going into the wrong funds. Wright says as a result, budget reports will be [...]
Another filing was submitted Monday for the USD 383 school board race. The Riley County Clerk’s Office noted that Manhattan resident Nolan Foth officially filed, becoming the fifth candidate in that race. Others include incumbents Curt Herrman and Kristin Brighton, as well as residents Frank Beer and Robert Busby. The filing deadline is June 1. [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners will hold a work session this evening at City Hall. The meeting will include an annual update on the pavement management of arterial, collector and local streets. Public Works Director Rob Ott will present the report, taking a look back at the last five years, with a summary of Safe Routes to [...]
With a little more than a week until the filing deadline for the November general election, more names are emerging in the race for Manhattan City Commission. The Riley County Clerk’s Office noted Monday that Rosemary Crumly-Loucks filed for a seat on the commission Monday morning. She becomes the fourth person to officially file and [...]
