RILEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a possible arson fire and asking for help to gather more information.

Just before 4:30 a.m. Friday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a structure fire located in Southwest Manhattan at 2911 Dondee Drive in Manhattan, according to a media release.

Upon arrival, crews found a one-story, single-family residence with light smoke showing. The fire was extinguished in less than 10 minutes.

The residence owned by a man from Honolulu, HI, is vacant.

The loss associated with the fire is estimated at $5,000 to the contents and the structure.

Investigators from the Manhattan Fire Department and the Riley County Police Department have determined the fire to be intentionally set. Officers continue to investigate and ask that anyone with information on this crime contact the Riley County Police Department at (785) 537-2112 or the Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers at (785) 539-7777.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A former city attorney has surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas and has been disbarred after pleading guilty in a child pornography case.

The Manhattan Mercury reports that 55-year-old Bill Raymond sent a letter to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts on Aug. 21 surrendering his license. He was the city attorney for Manhattan, Kansas, from 2012 to 2015.

Raymond pleaded guilty in federal court Aug. 17 to three counts of transporting and one count of possessing child pornography. He confessed to emailing child pornography to himself using a cell phone and a computer. He also admitted to possessing child pornography.

Raymond was in Riley and Butler counties when he committed the crimes.

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 6.

Junction City Firefighters will collect funds for MDA Friday afternoon with their boot block from 3 -6 p.m.

Firefighters will be located at Sixth and Webster, and East Chestnut and Washington for this collection effort for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Junction City Little Theater will present the show “The Fantastiks” September 7-10 at the C.L. Hoover Opera House.

This is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl and their two fathers who deliberately make things difficult for them in order to bring them closer together. The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El Gallo’s words that “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”

The show is directed by Hal Keller. It is sponsored by Eagle Communications and Central Charities.

JCLT season ticket holders can call the Box Office at 785-238-3906 to make reservations.

 

MANHATTAN, Kan. –  In an effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Harvey, the Kansas State athletic department is working in conjunction with the United Way in Baytown, Texas, to collect specific disaster relief items at Saturday’s Wildcat football game as well as Sunday.

Prior to the Wildcats’ season-opening football game with Central Arkansas, or at Sunday’s designated drop-off time, fans are encouraged to bring the following items:

• Cleaning supplies (bleach, cleaners, mops, brooms, garbage bags, face masks, etc.)
• New or unused children’s clothing
• School supplies
• Kids’ backbacks

 

For fans on the west side of the stadium, items can be carried to the Brandeberry Indoor facility, located next to Cat Town, while those on the east side will be able to carry items to the football equipment truck which will be parked at the Intercollegiate Rowing Center. Items will be taken from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday. As a reminder, gameday parking procedures will be in place, so items will need to be carried to both locations.

On Sunday, the K-State Football equipment truck will be parked at the Intercollegiate Rowing Center from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.where fans can also drop off the aforementioned donation items.

 

All donations will be loaded directly into the K-State football truck for transport to Baytown, Texas, where in neighboring Cedar Bayou approximately 51.88 inches of rain fell during the storm – the highest recorded rainfall for one storm in continental United States history.

K-State Football Collection times for Hurricane Harvey Relief Drive
Saturday, Sept. 2: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Brandeberry Indoor facility and Intercollegiate Rowing Center)
Sunday, Sept. 3: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Intercollegiate Rowing Center)

 

– k-statesports.com –

 

Kansas State University, the nation’s first operational land-grant institution and a Carnegie Foundation Tier One university, is recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges with world-class research and academic excellence located in America’s No. 1 College Town (Manhattan, KS).

 

KENNY LANNOU

Sr. Associate A.D. for Communications and Public Relations | K-State Athleti