By Beth Day The USD 320 Board of Education Monday night unanimously accepted the resignation of Wamego High School Principal Julie Schrum. The resignation came as part of the personnel report handled with routine multiple consent agenda items at the regular board meeting and not acted upon separately. Schrum was hired by the board four years ago to begin with the 2021-2022 school year. To view the full story visit pottcotimes.com Click here for more Wamego news.
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Jeffery Bailey, 44, of Pittsburg Kansas, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 7:24 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Riley County District Court warrant for 5 counts of rape. Bailey remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $75,000. Charles Shelby, 61, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 16, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m. in the 400 block of S. 5th Street, for aggravated violation of the offender registration act, 3 counts of violation of the offender registration act and 3 counts of perjury. Shelby remains confined in the Riley County Jail with…
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By Emma Loura Retired educator and director of business services for USD 383, Lew Faust, has registered to run for the Manhattan-Ogden school board Tuesday. Faust worked for USD 383 from 2009 until he retired in 2023. “My entire career was in education for 43 years,” Faust said. “I started as a teacher and coach and was a building-level administrator, then ended up the last 12 years of my career as the director of business for 383. Education was a good career for me, it was good to me over the years and now I’m at a point in my…
Isabella Counts, 20, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 15, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m. in the 1400 block of Claflin Road, on a Riley County District Court warrant for aggravated assault, theft of property or services, (2 counts) criminal damage to property, criminal threat, (2 counts) domestic battery and aggravated battery. Counts remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a bond of $5,000. Gavin Haberman, 21, of Manhattan, was arrested on April 15, 2025, at approximately 10:05 p.m. in the 1400 block of Jarvis Drive, on a Riley County District Court warrant for rape and aggravated sexual battery.…
Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added a decorated backcourt piece to the 2025-26 roster, as Tess Heal has signed with the Wildcats. Heal is a product of Melbourne, Australia, and is the second player in program history from Australia (Rebekah Dallinger, 2021-24). She joins Virginia Tech center Ramiya White as the Wildcats’ two incoming transfers so far this season. To view the full article visit theMercury.com. Click here for more K-State sports.
K-State will host a surplus office furniture giveaway for local nonprofit organizations and community members. The items available were previously used on the Manhattan campus but are no longer needed. All items will be offered “as is,” with no repairs or improvements. Nonprofit organizations can view and select items on April 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community members can view and select items on April 28-29 from 5 to 7 p.m. The giveaway will be at the Unger Complex, 2323 Anderson Ave. Attendees can enter through the main entrance on Anderson Avenue, where you will be guided to…
Brian Havens, 46, of Manhattan was arrested on April 14, 2025, at approximately 10:38 p.m. in the 800 block of Glenstone Circle, on a Riley County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear. The original charge of the warrant was for Possession of Methamphetamine. Havens remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of $20,000. Jeremy Barker, 45, of Manhattan was arrested on April 14, 2025, at approximately 4:56 p.m. at 1001 S. Seth Child Road, on a Morris County District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Barker remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total…
Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com The Kansas State men have added their second transfer of the offseason in UNC Wilmington forward Khamari McGriff. The Tallahassee, Florida, native was one of the top sixth-men in the country, coming off the bench for the Seahawks averaging 11.6 points per game. As a junior last season, the 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward reached double figures 22 times on 66.1% shooting, while grabbing four rebounds a game in 19.3 minutes played. Subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury to read the rest of the story!
Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com Kansas State coach Jerome Tang’s hope of roster retention for the 2025-26 season has hit a significant snag. The Wildcats won’t return a player with more than nine starts in a K-State uniform next season following the news Monday afternoon that junior point guard Dug McDaniel is leaving Manhattan. McDaniel is the fifth Wildcat to hit the portal this offseason, and the second, along with shooting guard Brendan Hausen, who was thought to be a major building block for next year’s roster. To read the rest, subscribe to The Manhattan Mercury!