Rock Creek baseball, coming off a 4A state championship last spring, is currently positioned seventh in 4A East standings. The Mustangs (9-4) picked up a split in a pair of low-scoring affairs over the weekend against Concordia. Then, on Tuesday, Rock Creek’s offense came alive with 10-0 and 18-1 wins for a sweep of Chapman. In the Mustangs’ lone win over Concordia, sophomore Brock Lubbers tossed a complete game, allowing just five hits and three runs. He fanned nine batters while giving up just one free pass. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the article!
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By Rose Gruenbacher After an all-day internal hearing, a committee of six tenured K-State professors found Wednesday that university attorneys provided sufficient evidence to terminate the employment of a fellow faculty member, after allegations of forged and falsified medical documents in a dispute spanning multiple months. Rebecca Hackemann Bahlmann, formerly a professor of photography in the College of Arts and Sciences, was dismissed from her role as a tenured professor in October. The hearing process allows a panel to decide whether there were grounds to reinstate. Bahlmann is suing the university for discrimination and retaliation. Bahlmann, a globally recognized artist…
City officials have delayed a decision on proposed parking restrictions surrounding the Lincoln Education Center. At Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commission meeting, neighboring residents voiced concerns about restrictions, proposed by USD 383, that would eliminate street parking along 9th and 10th Street, between Poyntz Avenue and Pierre Street. Resident Todd Gabbard, lives at 10th and Pierre. “I only have one place to park on my property,” he said. “If the parking is removed from the street, I would not be able to have anybody come visit me.” To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more local news.
A Manhattan man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly entering a woman’s home without permission and being found in possession of illegal substances. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers responded to a residence in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road at approximately 2:35 a.m. on April 16. A 22-year-old woman reported that a 22-year-old man, identified as Oscar Burgos-Floriana, entered her home uninvited. Police say Burgos-Floriana was found in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Burgos-Floriana was arrested on five charges, including possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass, and…
By Cale Prater The Westmoreland City Council took a much-anticipated step towards the construction of a new community pool at their April 10 regular meeting, passing a motion made by Ashley Rice to accept a bid put forth by Water’s Edge and Carrothers Construction Company that came in at just over $1.4 million. During the discussion, a representative from Carrothers recommended a larger square footage for the pool than the city had originally planned for, due to a zero-entry model which the representative said would take up a great deal of “swimmable space”. Additionally, the rep noted that the proposed…
By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four years ago to begin with the 2021-2022 school year. To view the full story visit pottcotimes.com Click here for more Wamego news.
Jeffery Bailey, 44, of Pittsburg Kansas, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 7:24 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Riley County District Court warrant for 5 counts of rape. Bailey remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $75,000. Charles Shelby, 61, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in the 400 block of S. 5th Street, for aggravated violation of the offender registration act, 3 counts of violation of the offender registration act and 3 counts of perjury. Shelby remains confined in the Riley County Jail with…
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By Emma Loura Retired educator and director of business services for USD 383, Lew Faust, has registered to run for the Manhattan-Ogden school board Tuesday. Faust worked for USD 383 from 2009 until he retired in 2023. “My entire career was in education for 43 years,” Faust said. “I started as a teacher and coach and was a building-level administrator, then ended up the last 12 years of my career as the director of business for 383. Education was a good career for me, it was good to me over the years and now I’m at a point in my…