Riley County home owners should be receiving their 2023 Change of Value Notices in the mail this week. County Appraiser Anna Burson noted that many residents will see significant increases in their home’s valuation. Burson says the Appraiser’s Office does not determine how much residents will pay in property taxes. The Change of Valuation Notice [...]
Three incidents involving thefts of catalytic converters were reported [...]
Three incidents involving thefts of catalytic converters were reported over the weekend to the Riley County Police Department. According to Monday’s activity report, the first incident occurred Friday afternoon in the 400 block of North 16th Street. The estimated total loss was around $830. A second theft was reported Friday evening at Manhattan Town Center, [...]
An 18-year-old Manhattan man is jailed for attempted arson. [...]
An 18-year-old Manhattan man is jailed for attempted arson. According to the Riley County Police Department, Joseph Bauer Jr. is accused of throwing a piece of clothing onto a stove and turning it on, in an attempt to set it on fire. The item was removed by a separate party before it became inflamed. Bauer [...]
Riley County officials are planning an informational meeting early [...]
Riley County officials are planning an informational meeting early next month to discuss the future of the Keats Sewer Benefit District. Commissioners created the district in 2018 after more than 51 percent of affected property owners signed a petition. “After several years of analyzing options, costs, and funding mechanisms, the County sought to move forward [...]
Robert Iacobellis appears in court Friday afternoon for sentencing. [...]
A former Manhattan restaurant owner has been sentenced to 24 and a half years in prison on two counts of rape. Robert Iacobellis appeared in court Friday as Judge Kendra Lewison sealed his fate, granting a motion to depart to the grid, sentencing him to 147 months on each count, to be served consecutively, for [...]
A Manhattan woman is back in custody following a probation violation. The Riley County Police Department says 23-year-old Therriana Pittman was arrested Thursday night at the Short Stop convenience store on Tuttle Creek Blvd. The probation violation stems from a Valentine’s Day arrest where police seized over 300 suspected fentanyl pills and marijuana from her [...]
