RCPD, Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS are taking part in an annual joint active violence training at Amanda Arnold this week, with coordination also provided by USD 383. Manhattan Fire Department Battalion Chief Mark Whitehair says the drills provide an opportunity for departments to practice working together. Riley County emergency responders that participate [...]
The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department is nearing the [...]
The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department is nearing the start of a comprehensive master plan that will take a deep dive into overall planning of the department’s future. Director Aaron Stewart says a community survey is due to come before the city commission next month, with an early fall rollout likely. Stewart says once the [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners will consider a pair of resolutions [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners will consider a pair of resolutions tonight including one involving the 2024 budget. City staff are proposing an intent to levy a property tax exceeding the revenue neutral rate and setting a public hearing related to that. The current neutral rate is 47.613 and commissioners will decide whether to increase the levy [...]
Phase 3 of Manhattan Regional Airport’s Runway Project has [...]
Phase 3 of Manhattan Regional Airport’s Runway Project has been pushed back. Airport Director Brandon Keazer says this is due to recent weather conditions. Keazer says the contractor is working quickly to make up lost time and will most likely finish phase 3 before August 2. Additionally, Keazer says the delay will not affect the [...]
On Monday, Pottawatomie County Commissioners set the date for an August hearing regarding the 2024 budget and revenue neutral rate. Before giving their approval, commissioners heard an update from Assistant County Administrator and Finance Office Heather Gladbach on where the budget’s general fund currently stands With the .779 decrease from 2023, the county’s proposed general [...]
We’re teaming with K-State Credit Union and Konza United Way for the 16th annual “Stuff the Bus”.
A 25-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Saturday at the Sandstone Apartments, in north Manhattan. According to Sunday’s RCPD arrest report, Jacob Robb was charged with single counts of aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery and criminal restraint. Bond was set at $15,000, causing him to remain in the Riley County Jail. Further details are pending from [...]
