By Emma Loura Workers in October broke ground on the Flint Hills Community Accelerator and Childcare Business Initiative, a facility to house and develop childcare businesses in Manhattan. Construction is underway at the planned site at the intersection of Kimball and College avenues. Executive director Lisa Isaacson, who also is the director of early childhood education at Manhattan Area Technical College, said Manhattan needs more places for children. “The issue of childcare has been an ongoing concern for this community and for the whole United States for years,” Isaacson said. “People have not been able to come up with a…
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The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court’s sentencing for Robert Iacobellis, the former Manhattan diner owner convicted of child rape. Judge Kendra Lewison in February 2023 sentenced Iacobellis, then 64, to nearly 25 years in prison for two counts of rape of a child, an off-grid crime, as part of a plea deal. He received 147 months, or more than 12 years, on each count, to be served consecutively. Iacobellis’ attorneys argued that the court’s decision to impose consecutive sentences was “an abuse of discretion because it was unreasonable,” according to court documents. They said the…
Manhattan city commissioners will consider rezoning and issuing industrial revenue bonds for several construction projects around town. Manhattan Housing Authority officials will present an update on the Sunflower Flats project and is requesting city funding to pay back $170,000 energy performance contract. The housing authority must repay the debt before it can demolish Carlson Plaza as part of a plan to develop new senior living and general public housing. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.
Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 10:08 Segment 3 – 23:43 Segment 4 – 35:12 On Friday’s edition of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike spoke with Pottawatomie County Commission Candidate Judd McCormack. Stream the show live weekday mornings at 9am: https://www.youtube.com/@NewsRadioKMAN
ByKathy Dzewaltowski Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance Local favorite Vista Drive-In is celebrating 60 years in business in 2024. Located at 1911 Tuttle Creek Boulevard, the restaurant opened in the summer of 1964 and has continuously operated ever since, making it the oldest restaurant in Manhattan. The Vista restaurant chain was started by Charles Streeter and Martha Wreath Streeter, but they didn’t set out to be restaurant owners when they first embarked on their professional careers. Charles, who grew up on a farm near Milford, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas State University in agricultural economics and taught and conducted…
The two candidates running for the District 51 seat in the Kansas House of Representatives have a lot of differences. Republican Megan Steele is a political newcomer with religiously inspired conservative views on the issues dominating headlines, while Democrat Linda Morse has experience as a Manhattan city commissioner and supports traditionally liberal causes like abortion access and Medicaid expansion. Both believe they’d be quality representatives of District 51, which covers portions of Riley, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. The diverse district has sent conservative Republican Reps. Ron Highland and Kenny Titus to the state legislature in the last decade. The full…
By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County was approaching 10,000 votes cast on Wednesday, six days out from the presidential election. Officials reported at Thursday’s county commission meeting that 9,519 people had voted in advance so far. This includes both in-person and mail-in ballots. At this point in 2020, 16,434 people had voted in advance in Riley County, a 6,915-vote difference. Most of that, of course, is related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Advance voting is open until noon on Monday. Advance polling locations are the Riley County office building, which is open from 7:30 a.m. to noon, and the Bluemont Room…
Tyler Pinley, 34, of Manhattan was arrested on October 31, 2024, at approximately 5:19 p.m. on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation. Pinley remains confined in the Riley County Jail with a total bond of no bond. Officers filed a report for theft in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center in Manhattan on October 31, 2024, at approximately 7:17 p.m. A 28-year-old woman was listed as the victim when it was reported an unknown suspect took the victim’s iPhone 15 in a Pelican phone case. The estimated total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,060.…
Manhattan High track and field star sprinter Harli Omli announced her commitment to Texas Tech for the future of her athletic and academic career on Wednesday. “I’m incredibly thankful to God for this opportunity and for guiding me on this journey,” Omli said in her announcement. “Big thanks to my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for all their support. Looking forward to this next chapter with the Red Raider family!” The senior, who finished first in the 4×100, 2nd in the 200m, 2nd in the 400m, and 3rd in the 100m at 6A State track last season, also set the…
By Beth Day WAMEGO — A Wamego teenager died from a gunshot wound Wednesday evening, Police Chief Paul Schliffke said Thursday. The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office, Wamego Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to a home in the 1000 block of Ash St. at 9:52 p.m. Schliffke said responders provided medical care, but they pronounced the boy dead at the scene. To view the full article visit theMercury.com.