Manhattan Broadcasting senior marketing consultant Amber Potter wrote the following letter to celebrate the retirement of Furniture Warehouse owner Steve Williams. His store at 2326 Skyvue Lane will soon be home to the Flint Hills Breadbasket. Quitting Business Sale… At least that’s what Steve at Furniture Warehouse decided to call it. I hardly call it quitting after 41 years. Quitting has such a negative connotation to it. Perhaps “Calling it Quits” or the “Final Days of Savings” would have been more appropriate. I’ve sat in his office for 11 years now helping him come up with and name his promotions.…
Author: KMAN Staff
The Riley County commission on Thursday agreed to rezone a property north of Manhattan to allow a landscaping business to move onto it. Done Right Landscaping LLC will take over the plot at 6621 Tuttle Creek Boulevard after commissioners approved the request to rezone it from single-unit residential to a planned-unit development. Justin Brock, the owner of Done Right Landscaping, said the rezoning would combine his residence and business and make getting to the job site more efficent. He also said the property satisfies both the county’s regulations and the company’s needs. The full story can be viewed at theMercury.com
by Emma Loura A group of volunteers on Tuesday afternoon collected litter into trash bags along Linear Trail and the Kansas River. Friends of the Kaw, a nonprofit organization, organizes monthly cleanups during spring, summer and fall in communities between Kansas City and Junction City where the river flows. Tuesday’s event targeted the Manhattan area, where Friends of the Kaw is trying to grow its community cleanup efforts. To view the full article visit theMercury.com
KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined by Pawnee Mental Health executive director Michael Rezkalla and director of marketing Diane Heinrichs and Dr. Elizabeth Davis from K-State Veterinary Medicine.
The vice president of a local construction company is pushing back against a city official’s claim that material shortages caused a road project’s delayed completion date. Travis Shilling, vice president of Shilling Construction Company Inc., said Tuesday the complexity of the work on Anderson/Bluemont Avenue between 11th Street and Harris Drive was the reason it missed its original expected completion date of Aug. 16. Interim city manager Jason Hilgers had told KMAN last week that Shilling Construction had “some issues at their plant” so materials were “tough to come by.” The full story can viewed at theMercury.com
Officers filed a report of a motor vehicle theft in the 1200 block of Bertrand St. on Tuesday at around 5 p.m. RCPD listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported his black and yellow Honda motorcycle was taken by an unknown suspect in the overnight hours. The total loss associated with this report is approximately $2,000. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined by USD 378 Riley County superintendent Erin Flair, USD 384 Blue Valley superintendent Rex Boley, USD 475 Geary County communications specialist Matthew Hoover and Manhattan Fire Department deputy fire chief Ryan Almes.
Officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft in the 1200 block of Bertrand on August 27, 2024, at approximately 4:52 PM. Officers listed a 21-year-old male as the victim when it was reported his black and yellow Honda motorcycle was taken by an unknown suspect in the overnight hours. Total loss associated with this report is approximately $2,000. 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.
A Conway Springs man is in trouble with the law following his arrest for failing to appear in Riley County District Court. 27-year-old Trevor Smith was arrested just after 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon on a Riley County District Court warrant for failing to appear. The charge comes from original charge for distributing narcotics, marijuana, cannabinoids and doing so in a controlled facility. Springs bond is set at $16,000 and he remains confined at the time of this report. He has a previous drug distribution conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections For more information visit themercury.com