The Clay County Hospital Foundation recently announced that it is just over $50,000 away from achieving its planned fundraising goal of $3.8 million. This fundraising effort is to support the new expansion at Clay County Medical Center which is an ambitious project that includes the construction of a 6,765 square-foot addition, featuring a new mental health clinic. The foundation has already sold out all sponsorable rooms in the new mental health clinic and clinic addition. The foundation is also focused on raising an additional $300,000 to cover other essential equipment.
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Manhattan commissioners passed a $16.98 million build agreement for CiCo Park improvements Tuesday night on a vote of four to one. The “base project” cost for the city will be just over $15.7 million, as there are about $1.2 million in projected construction and owner contingency funds. Commissioner Karen McCulloh was the lone vote no, and said it was because of the high price… “We’re in a serious budget crisis and I just don’t know how we can ask the public to support this. We’re talking about $17 million for a bunch of ball fields and tennis courts. I think…
The Department of Justice recently announced that Douglas Edward Robertson of Olathe, Kansas, the former vice president of “KanRus” Trading Company pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and continuing to sell and export controlled avionics equipment to customers in Russia without the required licenses from the U.S. Department of Commerce. As a result of Tuesday’s guilty plea, Robertson faces a statutory maximum penalty of five years in prison for the conspiracy count, 20 years in prison for each of the two Export Control…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Jail has been close to reaching capacity in recent month. Jail captain Mark French on Monday told county commissioners the 147-bed correctional facility has an average daily population of about 114 inmates, and sometimes, that number gets up to 120. “We’re pretty maxed out when it comes to the classification system,” French said. French said the Challenge Incarceration program, which rehabilitates eligible inmates to prepare them for release, is scheduled to begin July 22. “We made all the arrangements for how we’re going to make sure we have food for the inmates,” French…
Interim city manager Jason Hilgers and Mayor Susan Adamchak join AJ Shaw for an hour of discussion ahead of this evening’s City Commission meeting.
Officers filed a report of arson in the 2500 block of Stagg Hill Road on July 1, 2024, at approximately 6:44 AM. Officers list Russ Briggs as the victim when it was reported apartment #5 in the complex owned by him sustained fire damage of an unknown origin. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $50,000. 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. Officers filed a report of domestic battery on July 1, 2024, at approximately 7:16 PM in Manhattan.…
Story by Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Health Department will extend its community health education position for another year and hire an additional staff member to coordinate its volunteer program. Functioning as the Board of County Health, the Riley County commission on Monday unanimously approved both personnel requests from health department administrator Julie Gibbs. The county will use opioid settlement money to fund the community health educator through 2025. The position currently requires 30 hours per week, and Gibbs said the extension will allow department officials to evaluate the need for a potential full-time employee. When she originally proposed…
A portion of Casement Road closed for repairs Monday while southern access to North Martin Luther King Dr. Drive reopened to traffic. The Manhattan street division shut down Casement Road between Allen Road and Dix Drive for concrete panel replacement, and officials expect the closure to remain in place until at least July 26, depending on the weather. Only local traffic will be able to enter the construction area. Through traffic on Casement Road should divert to Tuttle Creek Boulevard on Allen Road from the north or Casement Road from the south. The project will involve other temporary closures and…
By Annie Wolfe/Pott County Times The Pottawatomie County Commission gave final approval to the 2025 budget at Monday’s board meeting. Details of the budget had been ironed out during a work session the previous week. For the first time since 2010, the county will see a decrease in assessed valuation. That valuation is determined by real property values, personal property values, and state assessed utilities. The overall decrease in assessed valuation is the result of a decrease in the valuation of state assessed utilities. “The state assessed utilities portion of our valuation makes up 45 percent of our total countywide…
Plans to open a Hawaiian Bros restaurant may be back on track. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, Kansas City, Mo.-based chain, submitted plans to the Manhattan city government to open in the former Panera Bread building at 325 E. Poyntz Ave. in 2022. Since then, the building has sat vacant with no visible changes. But passersby last week noticed a “coming soon” sign in front of the building. The sign also said, “Apply at workathbros.com.” The site had a button for a Manhattan location, but no jobs were listed as of Monday morning. Restaurant officials were not immediately available for comment,…