The Kansas Department of Labor recently announced that the jobless rate for Riley County is down slightly from last month. The unemployment rate in Riley County is down from 3.4 percent in October to 3.1 percent in November. Over the last three months Kansas has averaged 2,100 jobs added per month. Seasonally adjusted job estimates [...]
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Here is a list of the top 10 most viewed article on our website in 2024. 1 – Manhattan chiropractor dies after tragic accident in Colorado 2 – Oliver Brown Elementary principal terminated 3 – Manhattan mayor to resign from city commission following DUI crash 4 – K-State football player injured in Wednesday morning accident [...]
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By Emma Loura The USD 383 school board on Wednesday tabled a request from leaders of the Manhattan Youth Football Association to play games on Manhattan High’s home field after superintendent Eric Reid said the district typically doesn’t allow outside entities to rent it because of maintenance concerns. School board members said they wanted to [...]
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A Wamego man who ran an LSD lab out of an abandoned missile silo is set to be released from prison on Sunday after President Joe Biden commuted his sentence. Biden announced earlier this month he was commuting the sentences of 1,500 Americans. One of them, Clyde Apperson, 69, was charged in 2000 for running [...]
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By Emma Loura USD 383’s superintendent says communication issues between the district’s special education department and families receiving services that surfaced recently are “not acceptable.” Eric Reid apologized at Wednesday’s Manhattan-Ogden school board meeting after four parents with kids in special ed on Dec. 4 voiced their concerns about poor accountability and communication, particularly as [...]
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Riley County’s new health department director has gotten started. Diane Creek on Dec. 9 began work in the role, in which she also will serve as the county’s local health officer, leading the department’s mission to promote and protect the health of residents. As health department director, Creek will oversee department programs and services; review [...]
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By Annie Wolfe – The Pott Co Times Pottawatomie County Commissioners signed off on three resolutions involving tax incentives for a future auto dealership to be located south of Hwy 24 near Excel Rd. The new business, known as Flint Hills Motor Group LLC, will offer service and detailing in addition to auto sales. The [...]
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By Lewis Marien – Mercury Staff Photographer When you think of the holidays, what’s a movie that comes to mind? Manhattan resident Doug “Chappie” Chapman always has been a big fan of Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” The 1937 film’s cast of characters in cutout form can be found outside of 508 N. [...]
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A 15-year-old female from Eskridge sustained serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday afternoon in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred at approximately 3:40 p.m., about three miles west of Mission Valley High School. The driver, identified as Corbi M. Tenpenny, was westbound on Mission Valley Road when the 2005 [...]
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A Wamego nurse practitioner is suing the practice where she worked for discrimination and harassment after she said the company fired her for taking maternity leave. Sarah Pageler filed suit against Prairie Winds Family Care Dec. 6. In court documents, she says that her supervisor, Jennifer White-Slough, became irritable with Pageler after Pageler in March [...]
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