MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – An eight-run second inning, 18 hits, and three home runs led K-State to its 10th straight victory, as the #23 Wildcats powered past Texas, 14-6, in the series opener Friday at Tointon Family Stadium. “A really good night for our program,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “I thought we played clean baseball in every phase of it. Offensively, we set the tone and recognized that when the big inning presents itself – and sometimes it shows up in the second inning – you have to have a mature team to recognize when that momentum is shifting and…
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By Beth Day – The Times Pottawatomie County Amy Davis was surprised Thursday afternoon when the town hall she thought she was attending at Wamego’s Valley Vista turned out to be a celebration in her honor. Davis is the Valley Vista Director of Nursing. When she came into the room, it wasn’t just the regional vice president she saw – it was Nate Schema, President and CEO of the Good Samaritan Society, the organization which owns Valley Vista. Schema was in Wamego to present Davis the Ever-Forward Award. He explained one of the Good Samaritan Society programs is recognizing outstanding…
Brandon sits down with RCPD Director Brian Peete and representatives of Pawnee Mental Health to discuss leadership changes and local business.
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Officers filed a theft by deception report on March 27, 2024, at approximately 10:00 AM in the 800 block of Levee Drive. Officers listed Purple Wave Auction as the victim when they reported a vehicle listed through their service was sold to a known individual who used a fraudulent credit card to secure the purchase. Total loss associated with the transaction was $2,910. Officers filed a report of criminal damage to property on March 27, 2024, at approximately 1:45 PM in the 1800 block of College Ave. Officers listed Via Christi as the victim when it was reported a 32-year-old…
After five hours of deliberation Wednesday, a Pottawatomie County jury has convicted 22-year-old McKaine Farr of distribution of a controlled substance causing death. The conviction stems from a March 2023 incident at a Manhattan hotel involving Thomas Jackson DeLoach, of Manhattan, who died. This was Farr’s second conviction on the same charge. In December, he was convicted in the September 2021 death of Jayson Ebert, of Wamego. He’s currently serving more than 13 years on that conviction, following a January sentencing hearing. Farr is scheduled to be sentenced on his newest conviction on April 18. This is a developing story.…
Brandon sits down with representatives of Run for the Roses, USD 384 and 475, and Manhattan Fire Department to discuss local business.
Officers responded to the report of an injury accident at the intersection of Blue River Hills Road and Tuttle Creek BLVD in Manhattan on March 26, 2024, at approximately 8:38 AM. When officers arrived on the scene they found four vehicles were involved in the accident. Preliminary reports indicate weather conditions heavily factored into the collision. Two vehicles were towed and one driver was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Further details are unavailable at this time. Officers filed a report for aggravated assault in the 300 block of N 5th Street in Manhattan on March 26, 2024, at…
Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck gave her opening statement Monday in the second trial of 22-year-old McKaine Farr, of Wamego, for distribution of a controlled substance causing death. Farr is accused of distributing fentanyl to Thomas Jackson DeLoach, of Manhattan, in March 2023, causing his death. Farr was convicted of the same charge in December for the September 2021 death of Jayson Ebert, of Wamego. DeLoach died of an apparent drug overdose at the Manhattan Quality Inn hotel on East Highway 24. Schuck told jurors they would be hearing a lot during the trial on “aiding and abetting” — issues…
Riley County has certified the results of the recent presidential preference primary. The commission, acting as the Board of County Canvassers on Monday, unanimously approved the provisional ballots and certified the election results. A total of 2,624 Riley County residents (about 7%) took part in the primary, the state’s first since 1992. During the meeting, elections officials read results for each precinct, as well as the totals for each voting method. All told 2,179 ballots were cast using the DS300 voting machines, 392 were advance mail-in ballots. and 38 were provisional. Of the 38 provisional, staff said 19 were counted…