A Manhattan man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly entering a woman’s home without permission and being found in possession of illegal substances. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a residence in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road at approximately 2:35 a.m. on April 16. A 22-year-old woman reported that a 22-year-old man, identified as Oscar Burgos-Floriana, entered her home uninvited. Police say Burgos-Floriana was found in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Burgos-Floriana was arrested on five charges, including possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass, and…
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By Cale Prater The Westmoreland City Council took a much-anticipated step towards the construction of a new community pool at their April 10 regular meeting, passing a motion made by Ashley Rice to accept a bid put forth by Water’s Edge and Carrothers Construction Company that came in at just over $1.4 million. During the discussion, a representative from Carrothers recommended a larger square footage for the pool than the city had originally planned for, due to a zero-entry model which the representative said would take up a great deal of “swimmable space”. Additionally, the rep noted that the proposed…
By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four years ago to begin with the 2021-2022 school year. To view the full story visit pottcotimes.com Click here for more Wamego news.
Jeffery Bailey, 44, of Pittsburg Kansas, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 7:24 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Riley County District Court warrant for 5 counts of rape. Bailey remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $75,000. Charles Shelby, 61, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in the 400 block of S. 5th Street, for aggravated violation of the offender registration act, 3 counts of violation of the offender registration act and 3 counts of perjury. Shelby remains confined in the Riley County Jail with…
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By Emma Loura Retired educator and director of business services for USD 383, Lew Faust, has registered to run for the Manhattan-Ogden school board Tuesday. Faust worked for USD 383 from 2009 until he retired in 2023. “My entire career was in education for 43 years,” Faust said. “I started as a teacher and coach and was a building-level administrator, then ended up the last 12 years of my career as the director of business for 383. Education was a good career for me, it was good to me over the years and now I’m at a point in my…
Isabella Counts, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 15, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of Claflin Road, on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated assault, theft of property or services, (2 counts) criminal damage to property, criminal threat, (2 counts) domestic battery and aggravated battery. Counts remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $5,000. Gavin Haberman, 21, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 15, 2025, at approximately 10:05 p.m. in the 1400 block of Jarvis Drive, on a Riley County District Court warrant for rape and aggravated sexual battery.…
Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added a decorated backcourt piece to the 2025-26 roster, as Tess Heal has signed with the Wildcats. Heal is a product of Melbourne, Australia, and is the second player in program history from Australia (Rebekah Dallinger, 2021-24). She joins Virginia Tech center Ramiya White as the Wildcats’ two incoming transfers so far this season. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
K-State will host a surplus office furniture giveaway for local nonprofit organizations and community members. The items available were previously used on the Manhattan campus but are no longer needed. All items will be offered “as is,” with no repairs or improvements. Nonprofit organizations can view and select items on April 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community members can view and select items on April 28-29 from 5 to 7 p.m. The giveaway will be at the Unger Complex, 2323 Anderson Ave. Attendees can enter through the main entrance on Anderson Avenue, where you will be guided to…