Riley County Counselor Clancy Holeman presented a consent order Monday to the Commission regarding a fine of $1,750, for violation of the Clean Water Act at the University Park Wastewater Treatment Plant. Holeman reiterated it’s only regarding the fine, not the project being discussed to remedy the violation. University Park resident James Slaymaker thanked the county lawyers and Public Works staff for the effort put forth to lower the fine, which started at $100,000. The fine will not be paid by the County, but by the district. However, Slaymaker said the residents make funds available to Riley County to manage the…
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Riley County Clerk Rich Vargo addressed the Commissioners Monday regarding the recent primary election, and state constitutional question. Two of the many stipulations of a recount are, it cannot be started until the the vote canvas is approved, and the bond has to be paid by the petitioner. The canvas was approved Monday, but as of that afternoon, the state had not yet notified Riley County that the $229,000 bond had been received. The County Clerk staff have already been working long hours without weekends off for about six weeks. They will forgo breaks, and work long hours to achieve…
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Alabama (54) 0-0 1566 2 2. Ohio St. (6) 0-0 1506 6 3. Georgia (3) 0-0 1455 1 4. Clemson 0-0 1292 14 5. Notre Dame 0-0 1242 8 6. Texas A&M 0-0 1212 – 7. Utah 0-0 1209 12 8. Michigan 0-0 1203 3 9. Oklahoma 0-0 956 10 10. Baylor 0-0 884 5 11. Oregon 0-0…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Former first-round pick Danny Shelton began his latest fresh start with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, hoping to earn a place in the middle of their defensive line after agreeing last week to a contract for the upcoming season. The 28-year-old Shelton appeared in 13 games for the Giants last year, when he rotated up front as primarily a run-stuffing defensive tackle. That came after a season with the Patriots, two with the Lions and Shelton’s first three with the Browns, who made him the 12th overall pick in the 2015 draft after a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hasn’t started a statewide hand recount of this month’s decisive vote in favor of abortion rights because the abortion opponents seeking it haven’t shown that they can cover the costs of an effort that wouldn’t change the outcome. The state’s elections director gave a western Kansas woman until 5 p.m. Monday to provide cash, a valid check or a credit card with a sufficient balance to cover the $229,000 in expected costs for the state’s 105 counties. The recount request came Friday from Melissa Leavitt, an election conspiracy promoter from Colby, but Mark Gietzen, a hard-right anti-abortion…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Officers responded to the report of an injury crash in the 8600 block of Green-Randolph Rd. on August 12, 2022, around 4:15 a.m. When emergency crews arrived on scene, they found a 2003 Saturn Ion driven…
MANHATTAN, Kansas (Kansas State Athletics) – Following a two-year hiatus, K-State football fans are welcome back to meet and get autographs from their favorite Wildcats as the program will hold a “Meet the Cats” autograph session on Saturday, August 27, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Parking is available on the west side of the stadium, and fans can enter through Gate B for the autograph session. Those seeking autographs are asked to limit the number of items to one per person and encouraged to provide their own item to be signed. The…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/15/22: Riley County Historical Museum Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 13:43 Segment 3 – 23:45 Segment 4 – 34:30 Monday’s edition of In Focus featured a guest from the Riley County Historical Museum. Director Katherine Hensler joined the program for the hour. In the first half of the show, she discussed the museum’s organizational structure — from the director and curators to part-time and volunteer docents. In the second half, Hensler talked about the properties the organization manages as well as some of the work that goes on behind the scenes to…
A Manhattan man was arrested over the weekend on a 2021 Riley County warrant alleging aggravated sexual battery. RCPD says 56-year-old Arthur Davey was booked into jail Friday. Online court records show a complaint was filed Aug. 9 alleging the crime from May 16, 2021. Davey remains jailed on a $30,000 bond.