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Local philanthropist Phil Howe passes away

Information from the Manhattan Mercury Phil Howe, a banker, oil executive and philanthropist, has died. He was 92. Howe opened Kansas State Bank in 1969, serving as president and CEO. He later became president of Griffith Oil Company, then founder and president of Master Medical Company. He also founded Baystone Financial Group. It was his [...]

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By |2024-03-18T15:34:41-05:00March 18th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Local philanthropist Phil Howe passes away

Shop Quik stores acquired by Nebraska-based U-Stop Convenience Shops

A local convenience store chain is switching hands after being acquired by another company based out of Nebraska. Lincoln-based U-Stop Convenience Shops recently completed the acquisition of 11 company-operated stores from Manhattan-based Shop Quik Convenience Stores, according to CStoreDecisions.com. Owners Greg and Pat Junghans have operated Shop Quik since 1981, eventually building their operation to [...]

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By |2024-03-17T20:00:28-05:00March 17th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Shop Quik stores acquired by Nebraska-based U-Stop Convenience Shops

Lecompton man sentenced to 24 months for fatal 2022 crash near Wamego

Pottawatomie County District Judge Jeff Elder today sentenced a Lecompton man to 24 months in jail, the maximum allowed under a plea agreement, in the Aug. 2022 vehicular deaths of Randy Tinkel of Wamego and his seven-year-old son. Mark Stanwix will also serve probation on additional charges after pleading in February to two counts of [...]

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By |2024-03-15T15:16:33-05:00March 15th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Lecompton man sentenced to 24 months for fatal 2022 crash near Wamego

Wildcat Electronic Media wins big in statewide competition

Kansas State students took home a record number of awards from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Student Awards this week. Students from Wildcat 91.9 FM, which is celebrating 75 years of operation this year, and Channel 8 KKSU-TV won 40 awards across both audio and visual categories. The next closest school won just 12 awards. [...]

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By |2024-03-06T13:21:40-06:00March 6th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Wildcat Electronic Media wins big in statewide competition

City discusses industrial revenue bonds as support for low-income housing

Manhattan City Commissioners provided feedback Tuesday to city staff on potentially using industrial revenue bonds (IRB’s) to fund future rental housing development projects. City staff are refining a draft policy that would give the city some clarity on certain projects targeting specific projects and areas of town for infill and rural housing incentive districts. Commissioners [...]

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By |2024-03-06T07:40:15-06:00March 6th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on City discusses industrial revenue bonds as support for low-income housing

Shooting suspect apprehended by RCPD

A Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with the shooting that took place on Sunday. 45-year-old Brannan Turner was apprehended by the Wichita Police Department yesterday around 10:00 PM according to Riley County Police Department PIO Ashley Tokoi. Wichita PD was able to utilize their license plate reader technology to aid in the arrest [...]

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By |2024-03-05T16:05:16-06:00March 5th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Shooting suspect apprehended by RCPD

A&H Farms owners among 2023 class of Master Farmers, Farm Homemakers

By Maddy Rohr, K-State Research and Extension news service A Riley County couple is among of six Kansas couple who will be honored later this month as part of the 2023 Kansas Master Farmers and Homemakers. Andrea and Hugo DeJesus, own and operate A&H Farms in Manhattan and operate four farmer markets and a farm [...]

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By |2024-03-05T14:14:31-06:00March 5th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on A&H Farms owners among 2023 class of Master Farmers, Farm Homemakers

Ogden teen arrested on child sex crimes

An Ogden male was arrested on child sex crimes on Friday. Police arrested a 16-year-old male at approximately 6:45 pm in the 400 block of SE Eighth Avenue in Ogden on a criminal warrant. The male was charged with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, two counts each of indecent solicitation with [...]

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By |2024-02-24T09:45:55-06:00February 24th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on Ogden teen arrested on child sex crimes

21-year-old man allegedly struck with baseball bat

Riley County Police are investigating after a 21-year-old Manhattan man says he was struck in the head with a baseball bat.Police filed a report for aggravated battery just after midnight Friday in the 900 block of Leavenworth Street, listing an unknow...

By |2024-02-17T09:24:36-06:00February 17th, 2024|Local News|Comments Off on 21-year-old man allegedly struck with baseball bat
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