By Tim Weideman, Manhattan Mercury Riley County Commissioners approved a request Monday from Community Corrections to continue using as-needed on-call juvenile intake staff in 2025. The department has already been bringing in an additional person to cover on-call needs on Fridays for Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services (JIAS). That person responds to law enforcement requests for assistance when a juvenile is taken into custody. Director Shelly Williams says Monday’s request also allows corrections to cover five additional days with fill-in staff for on-call duties due to training, sick time and similar leave. “Allowing this to continue, really preserves the burnout that…
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Photo Courtesy of the City of Manhattan City crews are ready to do some spring cleaning across Manhattan next week. Public works will be providing free curbside pickup of brush, tree limbs, and properly bagged grass clippings or leaves during the first week of April. Andrew Lawson is Manhattan’s public information officer and encourages citizens to follow guidelines in order to ensure collection goes smoothly. “Whatever zone residents are in, they need to have their stuff out, they really should probably have it out the day before. Crews work all day, so some places they get to early…
Brandon sits down to discuss local business with representatives of the Sunset Zoo and the Flint Hills Discovery Center
Officers responded to the report of an injury accident at the intersection of Seth Child Road and Marlatt Avenue in Manhattan on March 22, 2024, at approximately 4:24 PM. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 1996 GMC Sierra driven by Spencer Berry, 22 of Manhattan, was in the ditch having been struck by a 2003 Ford Ecoline E250 driven by Mark Pixley, 63 of Manhattan. It was determined Berry had pulled out onto Seth Child Road in front of Pixley, who did not have enough time to stop. Kansas Highway Patrol did arrive on the scene and…
HOUSTON, Texas (K-State Athletics) – K-State pushed its winning streak to nine games after completing the series sweep of Houston Sunday, earning a 9-3 win at Schroeder Park, highlighted by a five-hit day from second baseman Brady Day. “What a great weekend for our team,” said head coach Pete Hughes. “You have to be efficient on the road, especially in conference play when you’re gunning for the ultimate goal. We have a big week ahead, but really proud of what this group accomplished this week.” The game was dead locked at 2-2 leading into the seventh, until the Cats (17-6, 5-1 Big…
Two men were injured Friday following a crash near Seth Child Road and Marlatt Avenue. The accident occurred around 4:30 pm when a pickup failed to yield right of way to a cargo van. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash resulted in hospital trips for 22-year-old Spencer Berry and 63-year-old Mark Pixley, both of Manhattan. Both were taken to Ascension Via Christi and Berry was later transported to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. Authorities say both men were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash but both reportedly had serious injuries.
Manhattan Area Technical College will be holding a number of events in the near future for current and potential students. Of note is the Career Fair where a range of employers meet with students to create opportunities to network and potentially land jobs. MATC President, Jim Genandt shares that industries represented at the fair include carpenters, welders, and more. “We’ll have a lot of employers from those industries and then it’s a good chance not just for our students, but for the public to come out, share your resume and what you’re looking for. It’s a good deal and right…
Members of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy and K-State Political Science department shared their thoughts on the recent presidential preference primary. Less than 150,000 Kansans participated in the election, the first in Kansas since 1992. Locally the turnout was less than 7%. “That’s a pretty low number, which I thinks reflects people feeling kind of blah right now in terms of the options laid out,” said Dr. Nate Birkhead. Birkhead is the head of Kansas State’s political science department, and a member of the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, or ICDD. Dr. Colene Lind is the Director…