A fiery crash near Ogden claimed the life of at least one person Monday evening, according to the Riley County Police. Shortly after 5 p.m., emergency crews were called out to K-18 near South Walnut in Ogden after a fire ignited as a result of the crash. The fire prompted the closure of both lanes [...]
A four-car accident occurred on K-18 on Saturday night resulting in injury. The accident happened around 10:15 as four cars were travelling west bound south of Ogden. A 2013 Ford Edge instigated the accident by rear ending a 2008 Nissan Rogue that had come to a stop in the center lane, forcing the Nissan to [...]
Fort Riley officials hosted the Secretary of the Army Wednesday for a tour of the installation, including the remodeled 4+2 barracks Wednesday afternoon. Army Secretary Christine E Wormuth visited one of the newly remodeled barracks and spoke about the state of the Army’s overall infrastructure. The 4+2 barracks include four rooms with two bathrooms shared between a [...]
Riley County Commissioners met in Randolph Thursday evening for the third of four quarterly meetings in the county. The meeting primarily served as an avenue for department heads to update county officials. Presenting from the Riley County Police Department was North County Sergeant Pat Tiede (Tee-dee), who met with school administrators recently at Riley County and [...]
A Wamego man was arrested Thursday for violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. 27-year-old Brady Reed was arrested at 3:30 pm at the Riley County Jail on three counts of violating KORA, one count of violating a protective order and one count of perjury. Further details of the arrest are unknown at this time. Reed [...]
It’s almost Labor Day weekend and for many, that means it’s time to head out on the water for some boating fun. Riley County Game Warden Ben Jedlicka says even without alcohol present, being out on the water can be present stressors that impact your feelings and judgment and make you more accident prone. With [...]
A Manhattan chiropractor was arrested on Monday morning in relation to sex crimes.. Clark Petersen, 64, was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant that involved charges of sex crimes against five women at his Manhattan chiropratic office between 2018 and 2022. The victims were between the ages of 37 and 59. Petersen is [...]
The 2024 Riley County Budget was finalized Monday. County Commissioners held hearings to confirm their intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the county budget with a mill levy of 39.956, a 2.26 mill levy reduction from what was finalized in 2023. During the public hearing, resident Gary Olds questioned why commissioners couldn’t get [...]
Saturday was the 15th annual Speedy PD’s Run for Parkinson’s Disease at Tuttle Creek State Park. As per usual, turnout was quite high with several people running or walking in the race. Julie Miller and her grandson Connor were some of the participants in the event. Jane Pringle was a volunteer in the event and [...]
Budget fix Budget and Finance Officer Brittany Phillips presented a small, but significant change to the yearly budget at Thursday’s Riley County Commission Meeting. As per Monday’s request, budgeting and finance officials have reworked numbers for investment income, now offering $2 million in investment interest income, based on increased revenue from interest, totaling approximately 3.5%. [...]
