The Manhattan-Ogden School District has named its next Director of Business Services. Andrew Hutchinson will assume that role July 1 and will succeed Lew Faust, who is retiring. Hutchinson is the district’s Assistant Director of Early Learning and Coordinator of Grants and Compliance. He previously was the program director for Head Start and Early Head [...]
The Riley County Police Department has arrested a teenager in connection to the burglary of the Casey’s Convenience Store in Ogden. Just after 3 a.m. Thursday, a report for burglary and criminal damage was filed after it was determined someone broke into the store, using a baseball bat to break the window. Police arrested 16-year-old [...]
Manhattan-Ogden School Board members spoke briefly Wednesday about safety and security within the district. Board President Karla Hagemeister noted Wednesday she is working with administrators on ways to further conversations at future meetings, complimenting work by district leadership on managing controllable factors related to school safety. Board member Darell Edie expressed a desire to potentially [...]
The Riley County Police Department says it received a single call Wednesday morning on its administrative line of an active shooter at Manhattan High School’s west campus, which was identified as a potential swatting call. The call came in around 8:30 a.m. and RCPD dispatched its School Resource Officer who immediately found the information to [...]
A St. George woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a number of drug charges, following a traffic stop. RCPD says 30-year-old Joanna Nowak was pulled over in the 700 block of Yuma Street and found in possession of drugs. She was subsequently charged with six total counts including distribution of meth and fentanyl as well [...]
Sunset Zoo is looking forward to warmer weather and spring activities, one of which is taking place this weekend. Sunset’s Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood spoke with KMAN about the upcoming Sensory Safari program that’s geared towards kids ages 3 to 5. March also means it’s time for spring break, and the zoo is [...]
A bill that has passed out of the Kansas Senate would strip local health departments of their power to quarantine or isolate infected people. It would also no longer require schools to report infectious diseases. Pottawatomie County Health Department Director Leslie Campbell shared concerns about the bill Monday with commissioners. The bill did not receive [...]
Approximately 6 months ago, an online database called MHK Mental Health publicly launched to better connect community members to a wide range of mental health providers and resources. Psychologist and Founding Member of MHK Mental Health Dr. Sarah Wesch spoke with KMAN about creating this database to streamline referral processes. Wesch says people can now [...]
A 23-year-old Manhattan man continues to recover after being seriously injured last Friday in a head-on crash on the Anderson Ave. overpass along Seth Child Road. Austin Gano was life-flighted to KU Medical Center. According to a GoFundMe page, established by his girlfriend, the crash left Gano with internal bleeding, a ruptured spleen, a fractured [...]
During their Wednesday work session, Manhattan City Commissioners discussed a possible contract with Baker Tilly and Virchow Krause accounting and consulting firm to review the city’s development processes and economic policies and develop implementation plans for housing initiatives. Deputy City Manager Jason Hilgers said the firm’s outside perspective and experience across the country would greatly [...]
