By Annie Wolfe/Pott County Times Pottawatomie County Commissioners on Monday approved changes to the Unified Development Regulations (UDR) concerning the assigning of Planning Commission members. With the county commission set to expand from three to five members at the first of the year, the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners have spent weeks ironing out details concerning the nomination process of Planning Commission members. Thoughtful consideration was given to the process to ensure that the Planning Commission will have balanced representation throughout the county. Under the newly amended UDR, Planning Commission members will now have three areas of…
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KMAN’s AJ Shaw is joined for the full hour by Melanie Highsmith, director of education and design at the Riley County Historical Museum and Riley County extension director Gary Fike to discuss the history of the Riley County Fair.
Officers filed a report of theft on August 16, 2024, at approximately 9:29 AM in the 4400 block of Grande Bluffs Court. Officers listed a 50-year-old male as the victim when it was reported $2,500 was taken from his residence on August 8, 2024 by an unknown suspect. 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. Officers filed a report of rape in Manhattan on August 16, 2024, at approximately 1:13 PM. Due to the nature of this crime, no other information…
A Chapman, Kansas man is behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Friday for white-collar crimes committed at Valley Metals recycling center in Junction City. Armando Garza Gonzalez was arrested at 9:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of S. Milford Lake Rd. on 3 counts each of forgery, theft by deception, and giving false information. The 42-year-old Gonzalez is being held on a total bond of $12,000 and was still confined in the RCJ as of Saturday.
The 11-year NBA veteran is leading 3’s Company to the BIG3 Championship MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Former K-State All-American Michael Beasley was named the 2024 BIG3 Most Valuable Player by league players and coaches on Friday afternoon (August 16). The BIG3 is a 12-team, 3-on-3 basketball league that was founded by hip-hop musician and actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017. Rosters include both former NBA and international players in a variation of 3-on-3 basketball seen in FIBA and the Olympics. Beasley is averaging 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists for 3’s Company (6-2), which includes former Kansas star Mario Chalmers. Beasley…
Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening. The commission last month approved a maximum levy increase of 52.929 mills, though members said they might lower it. That mill levy, if passed, would exceed the revenue-neutral rate, which is the rate at which the city would generate the same property tax revenue as the previous year using the current year’s assessed valuation. The full story can view found at the mercury.com
BY MITCH STACY CINCINNATI (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered, doubled and singled to boost his major league-leading average to .352, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the sixth inning to get his first win since being traded and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 in the opener of an interleague series on Friday night. Witt, the Royals’ All-Star shortstop, hit a four-seam fastball from Nick Martinez 430 feet into the upper deck for his 25th homer in the fourth inning. He doubled and scored on a fielder’s choice in the sixth and had an infield single in the seventh.…
Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter on Friday to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska’s proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. The transfer is currently under consideration by Nebraska’s Department of Natural Resources, and would allow invasive carp species to enter Harlan County Reservoir in Nebraska and Lovewell and Milford Reservoirs in Kansas. These fish have been known to cause devastating economic and ecological consequences to river basins around the country, harming native species, sport fishing, commercial fishing, and recreational boating wherever they are introduced. “As an avid fisherman, I’m one of thousands…