When the calendar flips over toward spring this school year, a new — yet familiar face — will be the head coach for Manhattan High softball. Jori Bellas, a seven-year assistant coach for the Indians, will take over in 2024-25, athletics director Mike Marsh told The Mercury Monday morning. Bellas said she is looking forward to getting started. “I grew up playing softball, so being able to have this opportunity is very exciting,” Bellas said. “Especially with being a part of the program the last seven years and getting to see the progress that we’ve made. It’s exciting to be…
Author: KMAN Staff
One of Manhattan’s main east-west thoroughfares is set to reopen to through traffic next week after months of closure. Kimball Avenue will re-open Monday at the intersection with Denison Avenue, just in time for the first home K-State football game on Aug. 31. The city shut down the intersection in February as part of ongoing work along Kimball Avenue. The full story can be viewed at themercury.com
Officers filed a report of an injury accident at the corner of Northfield Road and Casement Road on August 22, 2024, at approximately 8:38 PM. Officers report a 2011 Ford F150 driven by Christopher Canterbury, 60, of Manhattan, failed to yield to a 2002 Harley Davidson driven by David Gibson,62, also of Manhattan. Gibson was transported to Via Christi for treatment of his injuries.
The intersection of Fourth and Houston streets closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Thursday. The closure is an expansion of the work in the 300 block of Houston Street, which has been shut down between Third and Fourth streets for months. City officials on Wednesday said they expect the project to continue through the winter. To view the full story visit themercury.com
Kansas State women’s soccer bounced back after a rough season-opening loss with a 2-0 win at Portland State Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats used a pair of goals from sophomore Ryann Reynolds to secure the win. K-State (1-1-0) took the lead in the 43rd minute of the first half. Sophomore Anna Pagano gathered a loose ball around 35 yards away from Portland State’s goal. As she advanced the ball to around 22 yards, she was taken down and K-State was awarded a free kick outside the left post. The full story can be viewed at themercury.com
RCPD announced one driver was killed and another was life flighted Thursday afternoon following a rollover accident at the intersection of Seth Child and Anderson. The crash occurred Thursday around 1:35 p.m. on Anderson Ave. underneath the Seth Child Rd. overpass, which is currently under partial construction. RCPD officers report a white Honda Civic was eastbound on Anderson when it struck a green Chevy Equinox that was attempting to make a left turn onto Seth Child. The passenger in the Equinox was pronounced dead at Ascension Via Christi. The driver of the Equinox was Life-Flighted to Stormont Vail Medical Center…
The Riley County commission on Thursday unanimously certified a 2025 budget of more than $104 million and a mill levy of 37.943 mills, meaning property owners will see a slight decrease in their taxes. This year’s mill levy is a 1.923-mill decrease from last year. A mill represents $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value, so the owner of a $100,000 property who paid $458.69 in 2024 taxes would pay $458.16 on a home now valued at $105,000 in 2025, a .1% drop in county property taxes from 2024. To view the full story visit themercury.com
A Junction city man was arrested Wednesday morning on a host of theft-related charges. 26-year-old Estarlin Almendares Guardado was arrested around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 7400 block of Appennines at Fort Riley. He was then booked into the Riley County Jail on probable cause offenses of burglary; criminal use of a financial card; and identity theft. The total bond for Guardado was set at $20,000, and Guardado had bonded out of jail as of Thursday morning, officials said. For more information visit themercury.com
On this episode, News Radio KMAN’s Troy Coverdale is joined by RCPD Director Brian Peete for the full hour.
Estarlin Guardado, 26, of Junction City, was arrested on August 21, 2024, at approximately 11:15 AM in the 7400 block of Appennines, Fort Riley, Kansas. Guardado was arrested on the probable cause offenses of burglary, criminal use of a financial card x 2, and identity theft x 2. Total bond was set at $20,000. Guardado was not confined at the time of this report. Danaal Thompson, 40, of Manhattan, was arrested on August 21, 2024, at approximately 1:14 PM in the 300 block of S. 3rd Street. Thompson was arrested on the probable cause offense of perjury and violation of…