The Wamego City Commission approved all the documents for a Bond sale. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page reviewed the transaction that began 7 months ago, with the resolution of intent to issue infrastructure and improvement financing for the West Highway 24, Unit 3 property. The City issued temporary notes, and it’s now time […]
At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page introduced Reese and Novelly’s Michelle Morton, the prime auditor for the City of Wamego. Morton went over the 2014 audit financial notes and reported no problems. She noted no significant deficiencies, but did make recommendations for the Police Department and the Library. A motion was made […]
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — A press release from the office of United States District Attorney Barry Grissom says former city attorney of Manhattan Bill Raymond is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., today on charges of distributing child pornography. Raymond, 53, now of Andover, is charged with three counts of distributing […]
(A separate news story is listed from fatal accident Monday night handled by RCPD) ### Officers in Riley County responded to a single vehicle collision Monday night at 7:05 which involved a road sign and private residence. Police on the scene found that a 1992 Lincoln Town Car driven Shelby Whitaker, 18, of Clay Center […]
A Fort Riley soldier has been convicted in sex crimes which involved an eight-year-old girl. KMAN has been following the case of James Henning since last November. Henning had been serving as a military police officer at Fort Riley. Henning’s conviction on 10 counts came Monday during a bench trial in Geary County Court, including 2 counts […]
The good news is there are plenty of viable options but the bad news is it’s a tough decision. That was the verdict of BG Consultant experts, who presented their initial findings on space needs for Pottawatomie County Monday. Project Manager/Architect Clint Hibbs shared that and other findings with County Commissioners in Westmoreland Monday, adding […]
A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to 20 years for supplying crack cocaine to a drug trafficking operation in Junction City and Manhattan, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Johnny Lee Ivory, III, 29, Topeka, Kan., was convicted after a jury trial in June on one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, one […]
A growing trend of gun thefts have the Riley County Police Department concerned. RCPD Capt. Josh Kyle told Riley County commissioners Monday morning that a recent string of vehicle thefts have found guns left inside are being targeted. “We’re seeing a persistent crime trend and it’s bothersome,” Kyle said. “And that is the issue of […]
It was a somber autumn morning at the Riley County Courthouse as a Rossville man was sentenced to jail time after striking and killing a Manhattan bicyclist. On the evening of June 26, 2014, 32-year-old Derik Kesler was driving southbound on K-177 when he struck 49-year-old Mark Jilka from behind. Jilka, an avid bicyclist, was […]
A Belvue man who requested a jury trial had a change of heart Monday morning. Christopher Arand, who is accused of murdering his uncle, Larry Arand, last November, entered a plea to premeditated first degree murder. The Pottawatomie County District Court also dismissed a cruelty to animals charge. Sentencing is set for Nov. 19 at 9 […]
