A Manhattan man was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department Monday. Erick Washington, 28, was arrested at 10 a.m. on two warrants for probation violation with original offenses of aggravated assault and aggravated escape from custody. He was given a bond of $25,000 and at the time of this report was confined at […]
Riley County Commissioners prepared for Thanksgiving by announcing usual holiday closures during their regular public meeting on Monday morning. Between discussing usual items on their agenda, however, Commissioner Ron Wells called small business owner Jan Miller to the podium. Before doing so, Wells read aloud a “Small Business Saturday” Proclamation, officially recognizing the runner-up to Black […]
Riley County Police arrested a Council Grove woman late Saturday night driving under the influence. Sherri Henson (47) was picked up in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday and charged with felony DUI. Henson was confined...
The City of Junction City will be not be conducting trash/garbage pick-up Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Pickup for Thursday pickup will be bumped to Friday, November 27th; and Friday’s pickup will be bumped to Saturday. In order to ensure pick-up, your trash should be set out by 6 a.m. Friday morning and Carts […]
The City of Junction City will be not be conducting trash/garbage pick-up Thursday due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Pickup for Thursday pickup will be bumped to Friday, November 27th; and Friday’s pickup will be bumped to Saturday. In order to ensure pick-up, your trash should be set out by 6 a.m. Friday morning and Carts […]
A homeless man was arrested Friday morning for aggravated arson, risk of bodily harm, theft, criminal damage of property and a sex crime. Christian Lee Deont’e Porter, 23, was arrested at 1001 S. Seth Child Rd. As of this report he was confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $11,000. A […]
Alto Johns, 44, of Topeka, Kansas was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department on November 19, 2015 at approximately 5:20 PM. Johns was arrested on a warrant from Riley County for the offense of failure to appear. The original offense listed on this warrant was motion to revoke parole for the offense of […]
Manhattan Regional Airport has opened two new temporary parking lots in preparation for increased travel demand expected from holiday traffic. Previously, overflow parking was available on the military ramp, but that area is currently unavailable due to construction at the airport terminal. “With terminal construction activities impacting our operations, we were in a position where […]
At Wednesday night’s regular school board meeting, Manhattan/Ogden board members refined their action plan to replace Superintendent Bob Shannon this summer as he retires. Search facilitators based out of Topeka laid out the progress and open options for board members to decide upon, such as timelines for progress and smaller details. After a lengthy discussion and some […]
The defense rested its case and closing arguments were heard in a Manhattan courtroom, as the trial of Samuel Dartez continued on Wednesday afternoon. The jury heard from General Surgeon, Hank Doering who treated Stephanie Holden after she was attacked by Dartez in November of 2014. Doering testified that although Holden’s injuries were severe, they […]
