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 as well as 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 filed a report for fraud in the 300 block of Highland Pointe Dr. in Manhattan on April 24, 2021, at approximately 11:52 a.m. Officers listed a 77-year-old female as the victim when it…
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On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Sunset Zoo Marketing and Development Officer Melissa Kirkwood. Michelle Haub with Meadowlark previews Thursday’s Pig Out for Parkinson’. And in our final segment Nick Higgs, Community Service Officer for Wildcat Warriors, previews their May 8 5K event.
An Ogden family has a new home thanks to Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity. Herschel and Shantel Harrison along with their three children cut the ribbon on their new home dedication Saturday morning. Executive Director of the Manhattan Habitat chapter Josh Brewer welcomed the Harrisons into their new home during the ceremony. “We welcome them to a wonderful, loving community here in Ogden. This is a home that the Harrisons have contributed to building as part of their sweat equity requirement and this is a home that they’ve purchased. Like so many hard working families, when they reach out to…
Dozens of people gathered in downtown Manhattan early Saturday morning for the fourth annual Pink Pink Up the Pace 5K and Honor Walk. The event, which is put on by Downtown Manhattan Inc., aims to raise money for breast-cancer research. Many of the people who participated in the race are those who have been directly impacted by breast cancer, such as Brenda Schaffer. “It’s very important to me because I also had breast cancer about six years ago,” Brenda Schaffer said. “I’m hoping help raise money to support the research to help others.” Fellow breast-cancer survivor Tanna Thompson says the…
Judy Davis, who led The Crisis Center Inc. for nearly the better part of 35 years, passed away Friday at her home surrounded by family, following a battle with metastatic lung cancer. She was 74. Advocating for vulnerable women and their children was always a lifelong passion for Davis, who started what eventually became The Crisis Center in 1979, serving as its executive director from 1981 to 1992, and again from 1997 until her death. Friends and family admired her devotion to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. During her tenure, she not only gave voice to those women…
A quick stroll down Poyntz and you may witness works of art put on by Incite MHK, the passion project of six community members with pride for bringing Manhattan together through the arts. The funding for Kitty Castle and the latest mural came from Ward and Brenda Morgan’s fund at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation. Incite MHK originally reached out to Chicago-based artist Nick “Sick” Fisher to commission a mural in the alleyway on the corner of 4th Street between Houston and Poyntz. Going back and forth as to what would fit, the final design would be a giant “Kitty…
United States Senator Jerry Moran toured the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility on Friday. Moran says the purpose for his visit was to discuss NBAF workforce attraction and retention, the continued relationship between the Department of Homeland Security and United States Department of Agriculture and the facility’s safety and capabilities. “Both for the safety of the people in the country, safety from concerns I have with other countries being interested in learning our science, particularly China, and particularly with what we’ve seen with a human pandemic – the safety of our livestock industry and the food supply chain in the…
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 as well as 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 filed a report for theft in the 300 block of Poyntz Ave. in Manhattan on April 22, 2021, at approximately 12:50 p.m. Officers listed a 37-year-old female as the victim when it was…
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with RCPD Director Dennis Butler.
The Riley County health department is close to vaccinating 30 percent of those eligible with the COVID vaccine. Speaking to the Riley County commission, Local Health Officer Julie Gibbs says the health department has fully vaccinated over 14,000 of the 62,000 residents eligible to receive the vaccine. However, there are 209 locations outside of Riley County where some residents are getting vaccinated, which means that number is likely much higher. “We know that about 40,000 vaccinations have been given. We’re not able to determine how many first or second doses, but those 40,000 vaccines have been given to Riley County…