Manhattan city commissioners will consider rezoning and issuing industrial revenue bonds for several construction projects around town. Manhattan Housing Authority officials will present an update on the Sunflower Flats project and is requesting city funding to pay back $170,000 energy performance contract. The housing authority must repay the debt before it can demolish Carlson Plaza as part of a plan to develop new senior living and general public housing. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
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Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:08 Segment 3 – 23:43 Segment 4 – 35:12 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission Candidate Judd McCormack. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
ByKathy Dzewaltowski Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance Local favorite Vista Drive-In is celebrating 60 years in business in 2024. Located at 1911 Tuttle Creek Boulevard, the restaurant opened in the summer of 1964 and has continuously operated ever since, making it the oldest restaurant in Manhattan. The Vista restaurant chain was started by Charles Streeter and Martha Wreath Streeter, but they didn’t set out to be restaurant owners when they first embarked on their professional careers. Charles, who grew up on a farm near Milford, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University in agricultural economics and taught and conducted…
The two candidates running for the District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives have a lot of differences. Republican Megan Steele is a political newcomer with religiously inspired conservative views on the issues dominating headlines, while Democrat Linda Morse has experience as a Manhattan city commissioner and supports traditionally liberal causes like abortion access and Medicaid expansion. Both believe they’d be quality representatives of District 51, which covers portions of Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The diverse district has sent conservative Republican Reps. Ron Highland and Kenny Titus to the state legislature in the last decade. The full…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County was approaching 10,000 votes cast on Wednesday, six days out from the presidential election. Officials reported at Thursday’s county commission meeting that 9,519 people had voted in advance so far. This includes both in-person and mail-in ballots. At this point in 2020, 16,434 people had voted in advance in Riley County, a 6,915-vote difference. Most of that, of course, is related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Advance voting is open until noon on Monday. Advance polling locations are the Riley County office building, which is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon, and the Bluemont Room…
Tyler Pinley, 34, of Manhattan was arrested on October 31, 2024, at approximately 5:19 p.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Pinley remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of no bond. Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center in Manhattan on October 31, 2024, at approximately 7:17 p.m. A 28-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took the victim’s iPhone 15 in a Pelican phone case. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,060.…
Manhattan High track and field star sprinter Harli Omli announced her commitment to Texas Tech for the future of her athletic and academic career on Wednesday. “I’m incredibly thankful to God for this opportunity and for guiding me on this journey,” Omli said in her announcement. “Big thanks to my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for all their support. Looking forward to this next chapter with the Red Raider family!” The senior, who finished first in the 4×100, 2nd in the 200m, 2nd in the 400m, and 3rd in the 100m at 6A State track last season, also set the…
By Beth Day WAMEGO — A Wamego teenager died from a gunshot wound Wednesday evening, Police Chief Paul Schliffke said Thursday. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, Wamego Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to a home in the 1000 block of Ash St. at 9:52 p.m. Schliffke said responders provided medical care, but they pronounced the boy dead at the scene. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
The senior transfer continues to add to his preseason haul. MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Senior transfer Coleman Hawkins has been selected to the Watch List for the 2024-25 Karl Malone Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top power forward, by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday (October 31). It marks the second straight season that Hawkins has appeared on the Watch List for the Karl Malone Award after being named to the list in 2023-24 while at Illinois. Hawkins was one of 20 players on the preseason list, including five from the Big 12. Aside from fellow…
Drive-thru chain 151 Coffee is set to open in Manhattan Dec. 1 at 900 North Third St. It specializes in blended energy drinks, smoothies, refreshers and, of course, coffee. The Manhattan location also will include outdoor seating for customers. Mark Wattles founded 151 Coffee in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2017. The chain has 12 established locations and four that are “coming soon” — all of which are in Texas and Kansas. The Lawrence location was its first in Kansas, and there’s a store planned to go up in Overland Park. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.