A teen was hospitalized following a single vehicle wreck on I-70 in Geary County last night. The wreck on eastbound I-70 near Grandview Plaza occurred after the pickup driven by 23 year old Lakota Poe of Montana hit a patch of ice, resulting in Poe losing control. The truck then struck the center guardrail. 18 year old Sirinity Pritchard of Junction City was taken to the hospital with suspected minor injuries. The Highway Patrol reports both passenger and driver were wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident. An accident about an hour prior to that landed one…
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By Megan Moser The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday approved issuing industrial revenue bonds to help finance a $32 million senior living community with an assisted living facility and independent-living cottages. The developer, Cedarhurst of Manhattan Real Estate, is proposing a two-phase project with a 90-unit, 75,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in the first phase, and 22 independent living cottages in the second. Cedarhurst, which would also be the name of the community, is asking the city government for sales tax exemption on construction materials through industrial revenue bonds. They said the site requires some improvements, including water…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said it accidentally fired several officials working on the response to the avian flu outbreak and is trying to get them back. The statement came after the department cut thousands of employees since Friday, including at least 28 employees at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. A source with knowledge of the situation told The Mercury that at least one of those was someone in a high-level position working on the government’s response to the avian flu outbreak. “Although several positions supporting (avian flu) were notified of their terminations over the…
By Megan Moser Among those fired this week at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is a high-level official working on the bird flu response, sources said Monday. As avian fluenza has continued to spread across the United States, sources confirmed that one of the 28 people terminated at NBAF since Friday was an official working to combat the virus. The sources, who have direct knowledge of the situation, asked not to be identified. As reported by The Mercury Monday, at least 28 people at NBAF have been terminated since Friday as part of the Trump administration’s cuts to the…
By Emma Loura Chants criticizing President Donald Trump’s administration and supporting immigrants rang out on the northwest corner of 11th Street and Poyntz Avenue on Monday. Indivisible MHK, a political activism group that says it’s “defending democracy,” organized the protest of about 80 people who braved the frigid temperatures in Manhattan in response to Trump’s executive actions and massive cuts to federal agencies by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Indivisible MHK is part of a larger national organization opposed to the Trump administration and favoring progressive policies. The Manhattan demonstration was one of several protests across the country on…
A federal jury on Friday convicted a Kansas woman of killing her husband on Fort Riley last year. The jury found 31-year-old Margaret Shafe guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing Greg Shafe, a U.S. Army soldier, in their home on Fort Riley in February 2024. Margaret Shafe faces a maximum of sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will sentence her at a later date. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
Kevin Marinella, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on February 17, 2025, at approximately 4:17 PM in the 100 block of S. Elm Street. Marinella was taken into custody on multiple charges, including three counts of aggravated violation of the offender registration act, three counts of violation of the offender registration act, and four counts of perjury. His bond was set at $50,000, and he was confined at the time of the report. Click here for more local news.
TJ Grant, 36, of Junction City, Kansas, was arrested on February 17, 2025, at approximately 11:00 AM in the 1000 block of S. Seth Child Road. Grant was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Total bond was established at $25,000. Grant was confined at the time of this report. Kevin Marinella, 20, of Ogden, was arrested on February 17, 2025, at approximately 4:17 PM in the 100 block of S. Elm Street. Marinella was arrested on the probable cause offenses of aggravated violation of the offender registration act x 3, violation of the offender registration…