Pottawatomie County Treasurer Lisa Wright informed commissioners Monday of a budget error involving two local townships. Wright says a member of one of the two impacted township boards informed her office that the money being distributed to them from the county was going into the wrong funds. “We saw that the levies had been flopped [...]
Work toward a new Riley County Comprehensive Plan is moving [...]
Work toward a new Riley County Comprehensive Plan is moving along. During Monday’s commission meeting, Planning Director Amanda Webb noted she had planned on having a committee together to work through a plan by late May or early June. However, she says delays, such as not having a readily-available consultant just yet to not having a [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a dedication [...]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Wednesday morning. NBAF leadership, along with a federal delegation will provide remarks during the event, tentatively scheduled to begin around 10:30 a.m. The event is not open to the public. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran spoke [...]
A Junction City man was jailed early Tuesday morning [...]
A Junction City man was jailed early Tuesday morning on a Riley County District Court warrant alleging two counts of forgery and a single count of theft. The Riley County Police Department says 30-year-old Joseph Eustice is accused in a Jan. 12 report of fraudulently charging Appletech Design and Construction for gas worth approximately $1,000. [...]
A report for theft was filed Monday morning in [...]
A report for theft was filed Monday morning in the 2100 block of Mackintosh Ct, after three gold watches were reported stolen. RCPD says a 63-year-old man reported a 29-year-old man took the watches while helping move items into a moving truck. The estimated total loss is about $5,200. — Authorities are also investigating an [...]
Pottawatomie County Treasurer Lisa Wright informed commissioners Monday of a budget error involving two townships. Wright says a member of one of the two impacted township boards informed her office that the money being distributed to them from the county was going into the wrong funds. Wright says as a result, budget reports will be [...]
