Friday’s program featured a preview of the upcoming Master Gardeners classes with Riley County Extension Horticulture Agent Gregg Eyestone. We also got an update on Hale Library renovations from KSU Dean of Library Services Dr. Lori Goetsch. Our final segment previewed the Genealogy and History Fair with Riley County Genealogical Society President Barry Michie and Vice President in charge of programming Charlene Brownson.
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WICHITA — A missing Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy is believed to be in Turkey. Sheriff Jeff Easter says Homeland Security was able to confirm that Deputy Derick Chandler flew to Istanbul. KAKE-TV reports Chandler Chandler is implicated in an investigation in Wellington of a sex crime involving a 13-year-old. On Monday, a deputy found Chandler’s gun, badge, identification and armor in the back of his patrol car. He hadn’t been on duty for about a week. Investigators believe he drove from Wichita to Dallas, flew to Houston and took another flight to Istanbul. Wellington officials have not issued a warrant…
Officers filed a report for motor vehicle theft in the 500 block of Stone Pointe Dr. in Manhattan on August 15, 2019, at approximately 8:30 AM. Officers listed 29-year-old male as the victim when he reported an unknown suspect took his 2007 Grey Nissan Altima. The estimated total loss is not listed but is expected to be over $500.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00.
Part of College Avenue north of Marlatt will be closed to through traffic starting Monday during construction by Riley County Public Works. The structure replacement project is located on the stretch of College between Marion Avenue and Livestock Units Road. County crews will be removing two culverts and replacing them with a 12 by 4 by 30 reinforced box culvert. Weather permitting, work should be complete by the end of next week.
If you see cops on the rooftop of Dunkin’ this Friday — don’t worry, it’s for a good cause. Local law enforcement will be staking out the Dunkin’ rooftop for the 2nd time in Manhattan to support Special Olympics Kansas. The Cop on a Rooftop event happens around the country and is a national fundraiser for the Law Enforcement Torch Run movement benefiting the Special Olympics. Officers from RCPD and Pott County Sheriffs will be waving people over to Dunkin’ from 6 to 11 a.m. to encourage them to make a donation. And for your donation, you’ll walk away with…
The Riley County Police Department will be starting a new campaign to better help deliver mental health services to the community. RCPD Director Dennis Butler told the Riley County commissioners on Thursday that the One Mind campaign is a pledge to deliver this service for the next one to three years. The campaign includes reaching benchmarks on training a certain percentage of their patrol officers and crisis intervention team. The officers already have an eight hour training course on mental health first aid, but Butler would like to have more trained in a 40 hour class. The idea behind the…
The Manhattan Public Library hosted its first ever Check Out and Chill Out event to celebrate the first day of school Wednesday. The event saw kids receiving a free snow cone when they checked out a book. Public Relations and Development Coordinator Maddie Ogle says the event aimed to springboard more people to sign up for a library card. The library partnered with Manhattan Special Olympics. The library matched donations with the snow cones handed out to benefit the local chapter. Program and Children Services Manager Jennifer Bergen explains how they came up with the idea. The event also highlighted…
Thursday’s program featured Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Smith and Director of Membership Sharla Meisenheimer spoke about new business openings, the Chamber’s Women in Business program and the upcoming Business Showcase. Rod Kalivoda from the Lafayette Masonic Lodge and K-State Johnson Cancer Research Center spokesperson Marcia Locke previewed a free cancer screening event happening Saturday, Aug. 17 in Manhattan.
Officers filed a report for aggravated assault and criminal damage to property in the 4200 block of Spook Rock Way in Manhattan on August 14, 2019, at approximately 10:00 AM. Officers listed a 32-year-old male and a 22-year-old male as the victims and a known male as the suspect when it was reported the victims were threatened and a truck was damaged. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $180.00. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 1200 block of Ratone St. in Manhattan on August 15, 2019, at approximately 1:50 AM. Officers…
WICHITA — Authorities say a Kansas sheriff’s deputy who is a suspect in a felony investigation is no longer in the U.S. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the department is no longer seeking the public’s help in locating 29-year-old Derick Chandler, who worked for the department. The post didn’t say where he was believed to be located. The department said previously that Chandler disappeared after Wellington police and the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office identified him as a suspect in a jointly investigated case. Wellington police Chief Tracy Heath told The Wichita Eagle that Chandler…