By Annie Wolfe/The Times The Pottawatomie County Commissioners Monday lent their support to Road Runner Properties LLC for a Kansas Moderate Income Housing (MIH) Grant and a Housing Investor Tax Credit (HITC). Road Runner Properties LLC owns North Ridge Apartments in Wamego and is hoping to add 24 more units. The existing 108 units are consistently full. “The problem is the cost of building new units is double what it was 10 years ago,” explained developer Rob Eichman. “So the rent would go up so high it would be impossible to rent them without (a grant). A lot of widows…
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Attendees honored the dead and celebrated the living during a Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, event at K-State this weekend. The two-day event was hosted by the K-State Student Union Program Council, or UPC, and featured sugar skull decorating, kite decorating, face painting, live mariachi music, folkloric dancers and snacks. Attendees had the option to create their own altars, called ofrendas, where they could include candles, pictures, messages, artwork and more. For more visit The Mercury.com
In our ongoing commitment to transparency and accessibility, we provide a summary of calls for service and reports filed by our agency. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to protect community members from being victimized further and to follow local, state, and federal law. Manhattan, Kan. – Officers responded to an unattended death in the 500 block of Denison Ave in Manhattan on November 1, 2024, at approximately 5:17 p.m. A 20-year-old male was found with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At this time, we have no reason to believe there was any other…
Segment 1: 00:00 Segment 2: 9:32 Segment 3: 25:14 Segment 4: 33:37 On Monday’s Edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson he spoke with Riley County Republican Chair John Ball & Democratic Chair Carl Reed. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
Two people were injured in an accident just before 6 p.m. Saturday in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported 2016 Buick passenger vehicle driven by Carsyn Frieden, 20, Cheney, was westbound on I-70 just east of Spring Creek Road. The vehicle hydroplaned, left the roadway to the right and collided with a 2008 Chevy pickup that was merging onto I-70 westbound. After impact the Buick rolled and came to rest in the north ditch. EMS transported Frieden and a passenger in the Buick Abigail Pegues, 20, Altamont, to Via Christi in Manhattan. The pickup driver Ryan Theel, 43, Alma,…
By Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com No. 17 Kansas State saw a midseason run of four straight wins come to a close in a hail of rain, mistakes, turnovers and missed opportunities, falling 24-19 at Houston Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats entered the fourth quarter with a 19-10 lead, but saw it dissolve quickly in a Houston downpour as turnovers and a lack of offense doomed K-State down the stretch. Read the rest of the article at themercury.com
By Toby Hammes from the Manhattan Mercury Friday night was all about taking care of business for Manhattan High football — and that’s exactly what the Indians did. The No. 2 seeded Indians took down No. 15 seed Wichita North 59-0, advancing to the second week of the postseason. “We’re just starting our journey,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “(This was) a great opportunity to go out there and continue to chase our goal of being a state champion.” To view the full article visit themercury.com