Tuesday’s guest on In Focus was Riley County Commissioner John Ford, who reviewed some of the challenges 2020 has presented overall and some of the turnover happening both on the commission as well as department heads. .
Author: KMAN Staff
The series of recreation buildings being built in Manhattan are almost complete. Collaborations have been made with Douglass, Anthony, and Eisenhower middle schools to build recreation centers that are open to both the middle school students and the residents of Manhattan. Wyatt Thompson, Manhattan Parks and Recreation Assistant Director, says all three projects are moving right along. He adds that the Douglass Center is starting to feel complete. They installed the basketball goals last week,” Thompson says. “So when you walk in, it looks different with paint on the walls and the goals there. You can really now tell that…
On Monday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Jeff Morris – K-State Marketing & Communications Director. We also spoke with Manhattan Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Wyatt Thompson and Recreation Supervisor Ryan McKee.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office responded to two vehicle related incidents. The Sheriff’s Office responded to the 9700 block of Lavender Lane, in Manhattan on November 27th for a vehicle burglary. Several items were removed from the vehicle including the victim’s debit card. The stolen debit card was used at the Short Stop gas station on South Port Drive the next day around 2:45 am. Camera footage shows a silver car was seen in the area. The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle and person seen in the photos below. Anyone with information about this incident is…
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 burglary in the 1300 block of N. 8th St. in Manhattan on December 4, 2020, at approximately 12:22 p.m. Officers listed three 21-year-old males and two 22-year-old males as…
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) – An obituary for an 81-year-old Kansas man who died of COVID-19 is garnering attention. Dr. Marvin James Farr of Scott City died Tuesday in isolation at a nursing home. His son, Courtney Farr, wrote an obituary lamenting how his father died in a world where many of his fellow citizens refuse to wear a mask to protect one another. His father was a farmer and a veterinarian. The obituary says the science that guided his life has been disparaged and abandoned by many of the same people who depended on his knowledge to care for…
A bipartisan letter of support has been signed by a number of Kansas legislators including several from the Manhattan area to curb the spread of COVID-19. Sen. Tom Hawk (D-Manhattan), along with Representatives Sydney Carlin (D-Manhattan), Tom Phillips (R-Manhattan), Suzi Carlson (R-Clay Center) and Lonnie Clark (R-Junction City) joined 58 others from the House and State Senate calling for action late last week. The letter says the state has reached a “tipping point” in the battle with COVID-19 and calls on the public to change behaviors and act fast to curb the spread to keep pressure off of the hospitals…
The holiday tradition of lighting up Manhattan continued this Friday as the 19th annual Mayor’s Spirit of Holidays Lighted Parade brought hundreds of people out for a little Christmas cheer while still socially distancing. The parade acts as an opportunity to raise awareness of the Flint Hills Breadbasket. Instead of bringing gifts to the parade, supporters were asked to contribute food or money directly to the Breadbasket this year. That is the sound of Fort Riley Band Members as they rode down 11th Street. The parade began at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of 3rd Street and Poyntz Avenue, then traveled…
A second arrest has been made in connection to an ongoing rape investigation involving a minor. Riley County Police on Friday charged 19-year-old Zelond Benymon, Fort Riley in connection to three counts of rape and two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy. Police filed an initial report Nov. 24 after a 12-year-old victim came forward to police. Benymon is jailed on a $350,000 bond. Earlier this week police charged 23-year-old Tavian Garrett of Manhattan with five counts of rape and five counts of aggravated criminal sodomy in connection to the investigation. Garrett also remains jailed on a $350,000 bond. Due to…