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By Annie Wolfe/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County Commissioner Dee McKee continues to be under scrutiny for her reimbursement claims. County resident Michelle Campbell told commissioners at their Monday meeting she has been looking closely at the public records concerning McKee’s reimbursement requests and questions what she is finding. Dating back to November 2023, Campbell found a reimbursement McKee received for a KAC meeting. After looking at the KAC meeting minutes, Campbell discovered McKee was listed as absent from the meeting. Campbell also questioned a reimbursement for a laptop repair. According to Campbell’s findings, the laptop was a personal laptop…
The Riley County Police Department is investigating a reported case of a stolen motorcycle in Manhattan. RCPD officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft on Sunday at around 12:30 PM in the 1000 block of Osage Street where a 22-year-old male was the victim. His 2012 Suzuki motorcycle was stolen overnight by an unknown suspect, and the total loss associated with this report is approximately $6,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers. For more news visit The Mercury.com.
The City of Manhattan recently announced that Martin Luther King Jr. Drive will be reduced to one lane starting on Monday, September 23rd for street repair work at the intersection with Fairchild Avenue. The northbound lane will be closed and the southbound lane will remain open with one-lane traffic control signage in place. No timetable for the construction was provided. For more news visit The Mercury.com.
According to statistics from the Flint Hills Association of Realtors and Wichita State University’s Center for Real Estate, 163 homes sold in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties in August, a 1.9% increase from the 160 homes sold in August 2023. It’s also a jump from the 156 sales in July, though it was a drop from the 174 homes sold in June. August was the first month this year the number of home sales was higher than the same month in 2023. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
By Emma Loura Big Lakes Developmental Center officials want to expand their services, but that may have to wait. Big Lakes director Lori Feldkamp on Monday told Riley County commissioners that the organization providing services and support to people with disabilities has reached capacity for all of its services. However, there are some barriers to expansion. To view the full article visit theMercury.com
RCPD is investigating a theft that was reported on Saturday evening around 4:30 p.m. at Walmart in Manhattan Officers listed Wal-Mart as the victim after it was reported a known suspect stole over $1,400 worth of merchandise from the store. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact crime stoppers.
From a media release by the Big 12 CBS Sports and the Big 12 Conference have expanded their partnership by significantly increasing the number of Big 12 men’s college basketball games across the Network’s platforms. The multi-year deal, which runs through the 2026-27 season, is through a sublicense agreement with ESPN. As part of its extensive regular-season schedule, CBS Sports already broadcasts a minimum of six Big 12 men’s college basketball games annually on CBS, with those games streaming live on Paramount+. This new agreement adds 20 games per year to air on CBS Sports Network to bring the total…
KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined by Melissa Kirkwood, marketing and development officer for Sunset Zoo and Flint Hills Discovery Center foundation director Lesley White and curator of education Sally Dreher.
Officers filed a report of aggravated assault on September 20, 2024, at approximately 11:39 AM in the 600 block of 3rd Place. Officers listed 49-year-old male as the victim when it was reported Anthony Sutton threated to kill him. Sutton, 42, of Manhattan, was arrested on the probable cause offense of aggravated assault. Bond was set at $7,000. Sutton was confined at the time of this report. Amy Roth, 38, of Paxico, was arrested on September 20, 2024, at approximately 2:19 PM in the 100 block of N. 4th Street. Roth was arrested on the probable cause offenses of violation…