By Emma Loura Be Able, a Manhattan nonprofit, raised about $105,000 with its Upside Down Auction Thursday night, surpassing its goal of $90,000. The Utopia Room of St. Thomas More’s parish was full of volunteers, Be Able neighbors and donors. This was the auction’s second year. “It’s a reverse-style auction,” said Scott Voos, the executive [...]
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City officials plan to locate utilities on Anderson Avenue this weekend, resulting in an overnight closure Sunday night to through traffic. Public works will close the roadway from Connecticut Avenue to College Heights Road/Timberlane Drive from 7 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday. If needed, a second overnight closure will take place at 7 p.m. [...]
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Riley County Police are alerting residents to a phone scam in which callers falsely claim to be Sergeant Dunn of the department. Police said several citizens recently reported receiving calls telling them they needed to turn themselves in to law enforcement over serious legal matters. Authorities emphasized that RCPD will never request payment over the [...]
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Riley County Police are investigating a theft reported Thursday morning at Home Depot in Manhattan. Officers filed the report Sept. 25 around 10:17 a.m. in the 600 block of Seth Child Road. Police said a known 46-year-old woman was accused of stealing power tools from the store. The estimated loss was valued at $3,611.55. Anyone [...]
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A Manhattan woman was arrested late Thursday on a Clay County District Court warrant, according to the Riley County Police Department. Amanda Harding, 43, of Manhattan, was taken into custody Sept. 25 around 10:19 p.m. in the 1400 block of Flint Hills Place. The warrant listed charges of criminal threat, criminal false communication and disorderly [...]
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A Manhattan man was arrested early Friday morning on charges of aggravated domestic battery and criminal damage to property, according to the Riley County Police Department. Officers filed a report Sept. 26 around 3:32 a.m. after a 29-year-old woman was listed as the victim and a 26-year-old man was identified as the suspect. William Avila, [...]
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A Manhattan woman’s trial in Riley County District Court ended Wednesday, with a jury convicting her of five charges, including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and other drugs near a school. Catrien Ann Van Petten, 36, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute over 1,000 units of fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with the [...]
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Riley County Police are investigating a theft case reported Tuesday afternoon at a Manhattan restaurant. Officers filed the report Sept. 23 around 1:47 p.m. in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Police said Carlos O’Kelly’s and a 31-year-old woman were listed as victims after an unknown suspect fraudulently took money as payment. The total [...]
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The Riley County Police Department says two people are in custody following a two-month investigation into a string of vehicle burglaries. According to Wednesday’s report, 19-year-old Adyson Westgate of Wamego was arrested Monday on Hayes Drive for two counts of criminal use of a financial card and one count of vehicle burglary. She was released [...]
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The Riley County Police Department says two people are in custody following a two-month investigation into a string of vehicle burglaries. According to Wednesday’s report, 19-year-old Adyson Westgate of Wamego was arrested Monday on Hayes Drive for two counts of criminal use of a financial card and one count of vehicle burglary. She was released [...]
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