A new Chief Operations Officer has been selected by USD 475. The school district announced Tuesday David Wild of Milford was chosen for the position. Wild will start on June 1, pending approval from the education board. Wild will take over for departing COO William Clark. Wild comes to Geary County Schools from the Apostolic Academy at Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Junction City, where he has served as principal since July 2014. He is a graduate of Kansas State University and is the former Director of Contracting for the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley. “On behalf of Geary County Schools, I…
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TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a final disaster declaration covering 20 counties following last week’s wildfires that burned more than 1,000 square miles of the state. Brownback signed the declaration Monday. He made an initial disaster declaration verbally on March 5, and the final document covers fires that started March 4. One death and 11 injuries were attributed to the fires. The state said Monday that more than 40 homes and an unknown number of outbuildings were destroyed. The state also said three bridges in Clark County and one in Meade County were destroyed. An unknown number of…
Two Colorado men were arrested in Manhattan on several charges. A pair of 23-year-olds, Igor Chernenko, of Denver, and Roman Puzey of Brighton, Colorado, were both arrested in the 1100 block of N. 10th St. on Monday night at 11:30 PM. The two men were arrested and charged with stalking, criminal damage to property, and conspiracy. Both men are currently being held on bonds of $6,000 apiece. A Junction City man was arrested on several different warrants. 22-year-old Keron Colbert was arrested in the 2200 block of College Ave. on Monday shortly before noon. Colbert was arrested on Riley County District Court warrants for theft by deception, failure…
Today’s guests were Riley County Counselor Clancy Holeman and Commissioner Ben Wilson.
Jeff Mittie’s team is dancing again, and this time, the Wildcats won’t even have to board a plane to do so. Kansas State was chosen as a 7-seed for the 2017 NCAA Tournament, and due to a scheduling conflict with 2-seed Stanford, will host the first two rounds of the event at Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats, which finished fourth in the Big 12 this season, will play 10-seed Drake in the first round on Saturday. The other side of the bracket matches up Stanford and 15-seed New Mexico State. The Cardinal would have been chosen to host, but the school’s…
In the past month, officers with the Riley County Police Department have taken multiple reports of aggravated burglaries in the areas near Aggieville where a suspect walked into an occupied residence and took items. In some instances, the suspect was confronted by residents before leaving. In 2 instances, females reported being assaulted by the suspect. The suspect has been described as a Hispanic or light-skinned black male, approximately 5’6”-5’10” with a thin to average build and no facial hair. The male has been described as being approximately 20-30 years old. We are asking for the public’s help in identifying a…
On March 9 and March 10, 2017, officers responded to 2 separate calls from local gas stations reporting they had found “skimmers”, or devices that can be used to obtain credit or debit card information from customers paying at the pump. Both devices found were located inside the pump, and were undetectable without opening the pumps. The gas stations in question are the Shop Quick at 529 Richards Dr. and the Shop Quick at 430 Fort Riley Blvd. If you used either gas station to purchase gas from the pump, please review your bank statements for any fraudulent activity. If…
Today’s guests on In Focus were: Raelene Wouda, Asst. Professor of Oncology with K-State College of Veterinary Medicine Nancy Knopp and Nancy Farrar, members of Little Apple Pilot Club Gwen Mikinski on the upcoming Jackie Joyner Kersey event Jennifer Edwards and Juanita McGowan on “Conversation on Race and Reconciliation: A Faith Based Dialogue”
Updated Wednesday, March 15: The Riley County Police Department has issued the following news release regarding Fake Patty’s Day– During the 2017 celebration of “Fake Patty’s Day” the Riley County Police Department, with assistance from 1st Infantry from Fort Riley, Emporia Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Department, Junction City Police Department, Kansas Alcohol Beverage Control, Kansas Bureau of Investigations, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas State University Police Department, Kansas Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, Lyon County Sheriff’s Department, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department, as well as others responded to a significant number of calls for service generated by both police officers and community…
Bid ends two-year postseason drought for Wildcats Kansas State is back in the NCAA Tournament after a two-year hiatus. But its path to the Final Four has an additional stop on the schedule. The Wildcats were one of the last four at-large teams selected to play in the tournament, sending Bruce Weber’s team to Dayton, Ohio for a play-in game against Wake Forest at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday night. The bid comes as a hard-earned reward for a team that navigated the Big 12 with an 8-10 record, and 20-13 overall. K-State beat No. 9 Baylor to solidify its case in…