What keeps your city commissioners up at night? With a leadership style that emphasizes transparency and consensus building, Peter Oppelt is almost done with his first run as a Manhattan City Commissioner and will be seeking reelection for a second. On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, the U.S. Army veteran and daytime insurance agent speaks on high interest rates, federal budget cuts, and his work-life balance. Oppelt understands that hard conversations are necessary in a time of uncertainty. He facilitates these in the city commission room, on social media, and over coffee with community members at the…
Author: Mitch Fortner
On today’s edition of The Game, Mitch Fortner goes over a heartbreaking KSU WBB loss to Baylor last night, the future of Travis Kelce, new KSU FB offensive coordinator Matt Wells and more.
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department is seeking more information about a burglary that took place at Brooks Yamaha earlier this month. The sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress just before 5:30 a.m. on February 7. At the time, deputies determined that the business had been broken into and multiple motorcycles had been stolen and loaded into a U-Haul. The U-Haul was located in Wabaunsee County and a pursuit ensure, culminating in the arrest of 23-year-old Omar Ocampo, Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri. Ocampo was transferred to the Pottawatomie County Jail on February 14, where he…
Monday Riley County Falcons Girls (14-6) 39 @ Silver Lake (18-2) 50 Riley County Falcons Boys (5-15) 53 @ Silver Lake (15-5) 65 Sub-State Frankfort Wildcats Girls (5-15) 57 (2 OT) @ Washington County Tigers (10-8) 55 Lincoln (5-14) 16 @ Blue Valley (9-10) 47 Tuesday Emporia Spartans (3-16, 1-8) 27 @ Manhattan Indians Girls (13-6, 6-3) 68 Emporia Spartans (12-7, 5-4) 66 (OT) @ Manhattan Indians Boys (6-13, 4-4) 65 Rock Creek Mustangs (14-4, 8-2) 37 @ Wamego Red Raiders Boys (15-5, 11-1) 48 Rock Creek Mustangs (17-1, 10-0) 42 @ Wamego Red Raiders Boys (5-15, 3-9) 40 Sub-State…
It’s property valuation week in Riley County. What does this mean for resident tax dollars? On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike speaks with Riley County Appraiser Anna Burson and Riley County Public Information Officer Vivienne Leyva on the change of valuation notices going out in the mail this week. Properties are valued based on the current market. Diving into the tedious work of appraising, Burson and Leyva give insight into the relationship between fair market prices and a property’s actual value. Burson urges property owners to look over their property value notices, accessible on the Riley…
On today’s edition of Wildcat Insider, Mitch Fortner recaps and assesses the Bat Cats’ effort in winning three over ranked teams in Arlington over the weekend, previews Monday’s showdown between the Baylor and K-State women’s basketball teams plus has his weekly visit with the “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcast Full Show: Seg. 1 – K-State men’s basketball suffers third straight loss with bad home loss to Arizona State Seg. 2 – Bat Cats win Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Seg. 3 – KSU WBB needs win over…
On today’s episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Mike speaks with Blade Mages about the future of Manhattan’s Wareham Hall. Formerly an opera house, Wareham Hall has since held everything from pandemic court hearings to sing-along showings of Frozen. With extensive plans for renovation, Mages and his team hope to foster creativity, connection, and growth in the updated space. Mages clues listeners in to innovations like cutting-edge acoustic technology and comfortable green rooms for performers. The $35 million project will begin in late summer if fundraising is complete, with a grand opening in fall 2027. Manhattanites may expect something…
Wamego boys placed 5th with 90 teams points at the 4A regional in Abilene. Qualifying four wrestlers for State. Individual Results 106 – Greyson Stream (6-12) did not place. 113 – Harry Costa (23-7) placed 3rd to qualify for state. Going 3-1 with two pins. 120 – Joe Ney (3-11) did not place. 126 – Cooper Weaber (5-13) did not place. 132 – Tyler Hecke (18-18) did not place. Went 2-2 with one pin. 138 – Duke Beggs (14-15) did not place. 144 – Zaylund Lee (6-17) did not place. 150 – Knox Karnowski (13-2) placed 2nd to qualify for…
Garden City, KS – Manhattan High did something that last year’s state championship team didn’t do. Win a regional championship. Coming down to the wire of the two day tournament in Western Kansas, the Indians won the 6A West Regional title over host Garden City one team point. Plus, qualifying 12 wrestlers for State and four winning individual regional titles. Manhattan won as a team with 254 team points. 2nd place Garden City had 253 points. Rounding out the top five was Washburn Rural, Maize and Lawrence-Free State. The first individual regional title went to junior Cameron Coonrod at 126…
Seg. 1 – Manhattan/JC recap Seg. 2 – Nick Perez interview, Centennial League & NCKL Seg. 3 – Big East League, TVL & 6A West wrestling update Seg. 4 – Full recap