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Westwood Elementary third grade student Grayson Silver recently caught a 42-inch catfish while fishing with his family at Homer’s Pond in Junction City. Silver has now qualified to receive the Master Angler Award from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. “This fish was really cool. It was as long as me and I am actually getting an award for it, which means I am a professional fisherman. I really like to fish,” said Silver. A video of Silver catching the catfish can be found here.
RCPD recently identified Glen B. Raw, 78, of Junction City, as the man who was killed in a rollover crash Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. Riley County Police officials said a white Honda Civic was eastbound on Anderson when it collided with a green Chevrolet Equinox that was attempting to make a left turn onto Seth Child. Raw was the passenger in the Equinox, and the driver of the Equinox Karen Raw, 77, of Junction City, was life-flighted to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. The driver of the Civic, Ronni Combs, 41, of Riley, was taken by ambulance to Ascension Via…
RCPD announced one driver was killed and another was life flighted Thursday afternoon following a rollover accident at the intersection of Seth Child and Anderson. The crash occurred Thursday around 1:35 p.m. on Anderson Ave. underneath the Seth Child Rd. overpass, which is currently under partial construction. RCPD officers report a white Honda Civic was eastbound on Anderson when it struck a green Chevy Equinox that was attempting to make a left turn onto Seth Child. The passenger in the Equinox was pronounced dead at Ascension Via Christi. The driver of the Equinox was Life-Flighted to Stormont Vail Medical Center…
Home is where the heart is, and Manhattan’s newest city manager said she is returning to work in a community she always has loved. Long before the Manhattan city commission appointed Danielle Dulin as city manager early this month, she was an economics student at K-State. She grew up in the small Kansas town of Bucklin about 30 miles southeast of Dodge City, but it was in the Little Apple that she met Mike, her husband and a fellow K-State graduate, and began her professional career. For more information go to the themercury.com
A Chapman, Kansas man is behind bars in the Riley County Jail after being arrested Friday for white-collar crimes committed at Valley Metals recycling center in Junction City. Armando Garza Gonzalez was arrested at 9:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of S. Milford Lake Rd. on 3 counts each of forgery, theft by deception, and giving false information. The 42-year-old Gonzalez is being held on a total bond of $12,000 and was still confined in the RCJ as of Saturday.
Manhattan city commissioners will set the 2025 budget and mill levy rate at their weekly meeting Tuesday evening. The commission last month approved a maximum levy increase of 52.929 mills, though members said they might lower it. That mill levy, if passed, would exceed the revenue-neutral rate, which is the rate at which the city would generate the same property tax revenue as the previous year using the current year’s assessed valuation. The full story can view found at the mercury.com
Governor Laura Kelly and Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a bipartisan letter on Friday to Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen expressing their objection to Nebraska’s proposed Platte-Republican interbasin transfer. The transfer is currently under consideration by Nebraska’s Department of Natural Resources, and would allow invasive carp species to enter Harlan County Reservoir in Nebraska and Lovewell and Milford Reservoirs in Kansas. These fish have been known to cause devastating economic and ecological consequences to river basins around the country, harming native species, sport fishing, commercial fishing, and recreational boating wherever they are introduced. “As an avid fisherman, I’m one of thousands…
Update (8/16/24) @ 6:20 p.m. – In a letter sent out to parents, USD 383 officials said that the 14-year-old moved aggressively towards two male staff members and attacked them with scissors. RCPD and EMS were then called to Manhattan High where they quickly arrested the suspect and provided aid to the injured men, aged 73 and 41. The two male staff members suffered minor injuries that did not require them to go to a hospital, and will return to work at the school. The juvenile did not attempt to attack any students, and no other information about the arrested…
A 25-year-old Louisville woman is jailed in Riley County after being arrested Wednesday evening on assault and robbery charges. Kirstanna Marie Hill was arrested around 5:15 p.m. on charges of aggravated assault and robbery, both with the use of the deadly weapon. She is currently being held on a $75,000 bond and was still confined in the Riley County Jail as of Thursday. Hill has a lengthy criminal history which includes several other arrests including possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, interference with a law enforcement officer, aggravated endangerment of a child, and multiple probation violations.