The City of Havensville will be getting a new city hall after nearly two-thirds of registered voters came out to vote in a special election Tuesday. Located in the far northeast of Pottawatomie County and touting a population of approximately 200, residents voted 33 to 15 in favor of the $220,000 project to replace their current facility after a petition brought the decision to an election. Mayor Travis Peters was pleased with the turnout and says the move is needed. “The bathrooms don’t meet needs, it’s not handicap accessible,” says Peters. “We [have] just outgrown it.” Peters says they looked…
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Riley County Police are warning the public of a check cashing scam circulating in the area. They say a woman going by the name of Naomi Scott is going around scamming people saying she’s moving from New York to Manhattan while pregnant and needs help getting appliances. She then sends a cashiers check for several thousands of dollars, promising the one who cashes is to keep $200 for their efforts, but the rest has to be sent back via Western Union. It takes a couple of days but the check bounces — leaving the victim out of thousands of dollars.…
Manhattan is now looking at a 0.47 mill increase in the proposed 2020 city budget after the City Commission agreed to shuffle expenses between a few accounts at its Tuesday meeting. If passed as is, the total mill levy for the city in the 2020 budget will be 49.821 mills compared to 49.355 in 2019. Entering the fourth budget session, the city was looking at a 1.657 mill increase until commissioners gave consent to use Economic Development money to fund the Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency as well as the portion of Conference Center funding that was in the Bond…
STERLING — A man on horseback has found a missing 87-year-old Kansas woman with Alzheimer’s. KWCH-TV reports that 76-year-old Garry Battey was out riding when he found Vonita Renae Colle safe Tuesday about a quarter mile (0.4 kilometer) from her home in Sterling. Colle had been reported missing Monday, leading to a search. Battey says the Lord told him where to go. Colle was taken to a hospital for evaluation, and a statewide Silver Alert for her was canceled.
TORONTO — A moderate Republican legislator from southeast Kansas plans to resign Saturday for health reasons. State Rep. Larry Hibbard of Toronto told The Hutchinson News that he has chronic hives and has to “get rid of some stress.” Hibbard said he already had planned not to seek re-election next year. Hibbard is a rancher who won his House seat easily in 2012 but faced a serious Republican primary challenge in 2018. He voted in 2017 to reverse past income tax cuts championed by former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. He supported GOP tax relief legislation this year but voted to…
WICHITA — Wichita State University’s aviation research program has landed a $33 million contract for the Army’s high-speed missile program. The Wichita Eagle reports that the three-year contract calls for the National Institute for Aviation Research to make the missiles lighter and cheaper while improving performance. Wichita State interim president Andy Tompkins said in a news release Tuesday that the contract will give students, both undergraduates and graduates, “an advantage no other university in the country can match.” The university previously was awarded a three-year, $23.5 million Air Force contract develop technology for automated, in-service inspection of military aircraft.
Officers filed a report for theft in the 2800 block of Amherst Ave. in Manhattan on July 9, 2019, at approximately 10:15 AM. Officers listed Little Apple Honda as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took two Michelin Primacy tires. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $766.00. Police ask that anyone with information please contact RCPD or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers. Using the Crime Stoppers service can allow you to remain anonymous and could qualify you for a cash reward of up to $1,000.00. Officers filed a report for theft in the…
Wednesday’s guests were Wamego USD 320 Superintendent Tim Winter and Rock Creek USD 323 Superintendent Kevin Logan joining us for the first half hour. Then joining in on the last two segments were Drew Casper and members of his family.
Tuesday’s guest was Riley County Commission Chairman Ron Wells.
TOPEKA — A one-time speechwriter for former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she will begin a campaign on Tuesday for an eastern Kansas congressional seat. The Kansas City Star reports that Democrat Abbie Hodgson will seek the party’s nomination to challenge freshman GOP Rep. Steve Watkins in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District, which includes Lawrence, Topeka and Leavenworth. The 37-year-old Hodgson is a former Kansas House Democratic staff member who has spent the past two years working in Washington, D.C., for Pew Charitable Trusts. She has moved back to Kansas and says she will step down from her position with Pew’s State…