Riley County Commissioners approved an amendment to the contract for its $14 million Public Safety Headquarters project Monday. Public Works Director John Ellerman presented amended costs to be paid to architectural firm Archimages to finalize designs for the station 1 for EMS and remodel of the old station for emergency management. Ellerman requested $135,860.00 more for [...]
A former Riley County paraeducator entered a plea agreement Monday in Riley County District Court. Aaron Zachry, 33, pled guilty to single counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and sexual exploitation of a child. As part of his plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop 35 remaining counts listed in the amended criminal complaint. [...]
Riley County Police say three people have been taken into custody on Pottawatomie County District Court warrants in connection to the suspected fentanyl-related death of an 18-year-old man at a Manhattan hotel March 11. Those arrested include 19-year-old Noah Baker, of Junction City; 21-year-old McKaine Farr, of Wamego; and 22-year-old Shawn Samuelson, of Manhattan. Each [...]
The Riley County Law Board has scheduled a special meeting Monday afternoon where it’s expected to adopt the 2024 Riley County Police Department budget. The meeting comes after board members on Tuesday tabled a decision, directing RCPD leadership to make cuts within the budget in order to maintain a 6.5% cost of living adjustment for [...]
Riley County Planner Amanda Webb detailed the Comprehensive Plan update Thursday to the Riley County Commission. Webb released the Comprehensive Plan Committee member list, outlining the goals of the committee and discussed the various categories they are focused on. The Commission approved the plan, while Commissioner John Ford requested mental health be added, and Webb [...]
Kansas State University recently received a $1 million NSF Engines Development Award aimed at creating a biotech hub in the animal health corridor. The NSF Engines Grant is designed to fund projects in areas that previously have had little federal attention. The grant that has been approved is a Type I grant, intended to allow [...]
A Junction City man was arrested early Thursday morning on a Riley County warrant in connection to a Fentanyl-related overdose death. The Riley County Police Department has charged 19-year-old Noah Baker with a single count of distribution of a controlled substance, causing death. According to an online criminal complaint, filed June 15, Baker is accused [...]
As the weather gets warmer, construction projects are gaining steam across the city of Manhattan this month. Currently on Fremont Street, a new bus stop is under construction near City Park. The project is expected to cost $2.8 million. Manhattan city manager Ron Fehr says the project is significant and says a new additional waterline was [...]
The Riley County Law Board ended its meeting Tuesday without a finalized budget as board members worked through how to fund cost of living adjustments requested by the Riley County Police Department. The initial proposal by RCPD in April was for an 8% COLA, with a realized budget increase of almost 9%. Over the past [...]
Riley County Law Board received an email from the community asking for clarification on how RCPD releases information to the public after a press release about Fentanyl overdoses in Riley County. There have been 8-10 overdoses on fentanyl in the last 3 months in Riley County. 8 have been confirmed via toxicology report. Director of [...]
