The Geary County Schools USD 475 Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Amanda Cunningham and Lisa Ledbetter to assistant principal positions within the district for the 2024-25 school year. Cunningham will take over as an assistant principal at Seitz Elementary during the 2024-25 school year after teaching fifth grade for the Dragons this past school year. Ledbetter will be an assistant principal this fall after moving to USD 475 from Virginia where she worked as a mathematics tutor at Fairfax County Public Schools in 2024.
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Riley County police were investigating the theft of outdoor equipment from a Manhattan business. The theft was reported around 7:22 p.m. Tuesday from the Bomgaars store at 427 Hummels Place. Riley County police said two unknown people left the establishment with two chainsaws and one weed eater without paying for them. The total estimated loss associated with this report was $1,030. Anyone with information may call Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers
Segment 1: USD 378 Riley County superintendent Erin Oliver Segment 2: USD 384 Blue Valley Randolph superintendent Rex Boley Segment 3: USD 475 Junction City communications coordinator Matthew Hoover Segment 4: Justin Befort and Rick Berry from the Manhattan Fire Department to discuss Furniture Amnesty Day and department updates
The unemployment rate once again rose in the month of June. Preliminary reports by the Labor Market division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show an adjusted unemployment rate of 3.1% in June. This is an increase from 2.9% in May and an increase from 2.6% in June of 2023. The unemployment rate in Riley County is up from 3 percent in May to 4 percent in June. The rate in Geary County is also up from from 4.2 to 5 percent. Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee Counties also saw an uptick in their unemployment rates.…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has a good idea of four of the five spots on his team’s offensive line. Joe Thuney will be at left guard, Creed Humphrey at center, Trey Smith at right guard and Jawaan Taylor at right tackle. The biggest question now falls on left tackle, where second-year pro Wanya Morris and rookie Kingsley Suamataia are locked in a training camp competition. And with a little less than a week of seeing the two players work without pads, Reid knows it’s too early to declare a winner. “We’ll just see…
A Manhattan resident is dead following a Sunday crash on Interstate 35 in Missouri. Four people were inside a Kia Sorento at the time of the crash. Victor B. Imad, 31, of Manhattan, died in the crash, and the three other occupants, all from Minnesota, were seriously injured in the crash. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. about seven miles north of Eagleville Missouri near the Iowa border. The vehicle was traveling north on the highway when it went off of the west side of the road and into the median. The Kia hit an emergency crossover, went airborne, and…
Pottawatomie County commissioner Dee McKee joins KMAN’s AJ Shaw to discuss county business.
In our ongoing commitment to transparency and accessibility, we provide a summary of calls for service and reports filed by our agency. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to protect community members from being victimized further and to follow local, state, and federal law. Manhattan, Kan. – Officers filed a report of motor vehicle theft in the 4600 block of skyway drive on July 22, 2024, at approximately 10:34 AM. Officers listed Redline Auto as the victim when it was reported a known suspect agreed to purchase a vehicle but has not followed through with payment since February.…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Fair is coming to town, bringing the lights and thrills of the carnival and saddling up for the rodeo. The fair runs July 25-29 in CiCo Park. The event will feature a carnival by WEEE Entertainment and the Kaw Valley Rodeo at Wells Arena. This year’s fair will feature a scone-baking contest and many exhibits featuring animals, plants, crops and the arts, both fine and practical. The carnival starts at 6 p.m. on all five days. The Kaw Valley Rodeo, which takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, starts at 8 p.m. Thursday’s…