Fort Riley is open for business post-pandemic; and the [...]
Fort Riley is open for business post-pandemic; and the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley (HASFR) is gearing up for the 2022 Fall Apple Day Festival on September 24. Pie Queens Victoria Rios-Furlow and Penny Marvin say the secret pie recipe is more than 150 years old and belonged to a famous resident in [...]
Riley County Assistant Engineer Evan McMillan told commissioners Thursday [...]
Riley County Assistant Engineer Evan McMillan told commissioners Thursday about some work that will be starting next week. He anticipates the brush will burn for about a week, keeping smoke in the area. The asphalt overlay will take about a month to complete. His department has another project on the horizon. The Commissioners unanimously approved [...]
Riley County Council on Aging Executive Board Chair Kevin Larson says residents at Riley County Senior Center are busy volunteering. The seniors prepared 150 flags the first day. They have a lot of work to prepare for the September 11th remembrance. Nearly 3,000 people were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a [...]
Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday supported drafting a memorandum of understanding with the Manhattan Housing Authority, currently eyeing the sky above a city-owned parking lot as the site for a new affordable housing building Downtown. Though a nearby senior service agency expressed concerns that things were moving too quickly. The project is being prompted by the [...]
Three people were injured Wednesday afternoon following a crash near Seth Child and Southwind Road, just north of the RCPD headquarters. According to RCPD, the crash occurred just after 2 p.m. and involved three vehicles, including a semi truck. 23-year-old Rebecca Lazarus was northbound in a passenger car when she turned west onto Southwind Drive [...]
Three people were injured Wednesday afternoon following a crash [...]
Nine months ahead of a planned major reconstruction of the Manhattan Regional Airport, the cost estimate on the project has been significantly reduced from what it was just a year ago. In July 2021, airport officials were looking at a $47 million total project, with the local share estimated around $11 million. Airport officials quickly went to [...]
One person was killed Wednesday and four others were seriously injured, following a three vehicle crash east of Wamego. It happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. near Highway 24 and Airport Road. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup carrying four individuals was eastbound on the highway waiting to make a left turn. An SUV slowed [...]
