By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury With District 51 Rep. Kenny Titus making a run at the Kansas Senate this year, there’s a spot open for a new Republican candidate to take over. Voters on Tuesday will choose between Eli Kormanik of Alta Vista and Megan Steele of Manhattan to represent the GOP in the race for District 51, which encompasses Wamego, the east side of Manhattan, Wabaunsee County and portions of rural Pottawatomie County. Steele is a doctorate-level registered nurse who is listed as the school nurse at Flint Hills Christian School. Kormanik is a 2022 graduate of Council Grove High…
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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury There’s been an increase in musk thistle this year, and Riley County officials want residents to know how to identify and get rid of it. Michael Boller, the county’s director of noxious weeds and household hazardous waste, told the Riley County commission Thursday evening that people should spray for the biennial weed this fall to prevent an outbreak this spring. All counties in Kansas consider musk thistle, with its purple flower and spine-tipped bracts, a noxious weed. Boller said many people who are new to the county don’t know what musk thistle is and may think…
Andrea Freeman, 38, of San Marcos, Texas, was arrested in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road on August 1, 2024, at approximately 9:00 AM. Freeman was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for failure to appear. The original charge in this matter was for burglary. Total bond was set at $10,000. Freeman was confined at the time of this report. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers. Using Crime Stoppers allows you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.
The local brewery announced Wednesday it will open an additional permanent location in Wichita later this month. Under the name MBC Lounge, the new location is set to start business Aug. 23 at 117 North Handley Street in the Delano District of Wichita. It will be open on the weekends, including from 5 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Monday through Thursday, it will be open for private events after 6 p.m. MBC Lounge will have a taproom and lounge with more than 10 beers, margaritas, sangria, cocktails…
AJ is joined by Marcia Rozell of Visit Manhattan, Gary Fike from the Riley County Extension Office and Gen. Perry Wiggins from the Governor’s Military Council.
By Zach DeLoach/Manhattan Mercury Tuition is set to increase next year at K-State and most other public universities in Kansas, a step Gov. Laura Kelly said was needed even as the institutions and the government seek ways to keep higher education affordable. In an exclusive interview with The Mercury on Tuesday, Kelly said the 2.5% tuition hike the Kansas Board of Regents approved for K-State in June is a natural outgrowth of inflation. “Everybody has been talking about inflation, and that hits the universities too,” Kelly said. “The cost of their doing business has gone up.” Kelly also noted that…
Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of Osage and N. 5th St. on July 31, 2024, at approximately 3:01 PM. Officers reported a 25-year-old male was struck while riding an e-bike by a vehicle driven by an 83-year-old male. The bicyclist, Zackary Murphy, was transported via EMS to Via Christi for his injuries. He was later life-flighted to Stromont Vail for further treatment of his injuries. The driver of the vehicle, Frederick Bammes, was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Officers filed a report of aggravated assault, criminal destruction of property, and…
Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a reported hit and run accident that occurred on Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the 8000 block of Hawkinsmith Road in Junction City after reports of an unknown vehicle drove through a reporting party’s fence and departed. Anyone with information on the suspect can contact Crime Stoppers.