Segment 1: Riley County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Megan Dougherty discusses home food preservation. https://soundcloud.com/user-713727314/in-focus-081823-riley-county-extension-family-and-consumer-sciences-agent-megan-dougherty?si=7ebfd350f5594396adc70ccdb1a27c8e&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Segment 2: Manhattan Senior Center Director Liz Nelson previews events coming up at the center the rest of August and into September. https://soundcloud.com/user-713727314/in-focus-0817-manhattan-senior-center-director-liz-nelson?si=3efc27e261984982a5668cea754cee9a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Segment 3: Meadowlark Special Programs Leader Michelle Haub previews the annual Speedy PD Race for Parkinson’s. https://soundcloud.com/user-713727314/in-focus-0817-meadowlark-special-programs-leader-michelle-haub?si=b2eee875f42b489e97945b0a1875dd3c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Segment 4: USD 475 Geary County Schools Communications Coordinator Matt Hoover discusses the start of the new school year and upcoming events. https://soundcloud.com/user-713727314/in-focus-0818-usd-475-geary-county-schools-communications-coordinator-matt-hoover?si=76fce25d9feb43f387af4e27642b8858&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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The Riley County Police Department is investigating a pair of burglaries involving the theft of firearms. Just after 12:30 a.m. Friday a 19-year-old man reported his Glock 17 9 millimeter handgun was stolen from his vehicle in the Aggieville area. The total loss was around $600. The gun was later recovered at Tubby’s Sports Bar. Police also say a 21-year-old man reported his Stag Arms AR15 was stolen Thursday morning from his home in the 1800 block of Anderson Ave. The home was unoccupied at the time. The estimated total loss is around $2,000. Anyone with information can contact Crime…
Officers filed a report for burglary in the 1800 block of Anderson Ave. in Manhattan on August 17, 2023, at approximately 8:30 a.m. A 21-year-old man was listed as the victim when he reported his Stag Arms AR15 was stolen from his home while it was unoccupied. The estimated total loss associated with this case 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. Officers filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 500 block of Sunset Ave.…
The Life Skills Program at Manhattan High School received a huge donation from a recent graduate Thursday evening. Logan Brooks, 18, chose his alma mater as the recipient of a project he’s doing toward his Eagle Scout. More than 20 scouts from Troop 284 helped bring the supplies into the school, which included laundry soap, cleaning wipes, granola bars, tissues, and more. Brooks says he found a list of needed supplies and his mother asked for donations at work. His parents helped him collect donations from the community on Saturdays. 0817 Brooks 2 Special education teacher and department head, Jamie…
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Brandon sits down with representatives of the MACC, Gamma Omicron of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, and the Riley County Genealogical Society, to discuss local business and charitable efforts towards St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
BY JOHN HANNA AND JIM SALTER MARION, Kansas (AP) — A police raid that drew national attention to a small Kansas newspaper over threats to press freedoms wasn’t supported by evidence, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as the paper’s staff scrambled to print its first weekly edition since their cellphones and computers were seized. Forced to rewrite stories and reproduce ads from scratch, the four-person newsroom toiled overnight to print Wednesday’s edition, with a defiant front-page headline that read: “SEIZED … but not silenced.” Under the 2-inch-tall (5-centimeter) typeface, they published stories on the raid and the influx of support the weekly newspaper has since received.…
Officers filed a report for possession of stolen property and criminal damage to property in the 400 block of N. Main St. in Riley on August 16, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m. A 46-year-old man was listed as the victim when officers located his trailer that had been reported stolen out of Clay Center in the possession of 35- and 54-year-old men at the Short Stop gas station in Riley. The trailer’s fender, tail lights, wire harness, and light plug had also been damaged. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,500.
West Virginia’s former men’s basketball coach is entering a diversion program for his drunk driving arrest. Bob Huggins will undergo an alcohol treatment course and is on a one-year probation period. However, the length could be knocked down to six months if he passes the program along with meeting other conditions. The 69-year-old was taken into custody back in June after police say he was blocking traffic in Pittsburgh and registered a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit. Josh Eilert was named interim head coach for the men’s basketball team after Huggins resigned.
The Big 12 is limiting how many new teams will be joining the conference. League commissioner Brett Yormark said on Wednesday on the “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” that the Big 12 won’t add Gonzaga and UConn. Yormark said talks were held with both schools, but ended after the Big 12 added former Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado. The Big 12 was active in expansion talks after Oklahoma and Texas announced they would be joining in SEC earlier this year. Yormark said he believes the Big 12 is the “deepest conference” for football and is the…