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- Hearing Continued for Student Accused of Threatening Principal
Riney is charged with two counts of criminal threat stemming from an incident December 22.
- No more 49 after midnight for Dish customers
News learned today that satellite TV provider Dish Network will no longer carry KTKA as of midnight December 31, 2008.
- Freezing weather has impact around Riley County
Staff photos by Luke Townsend In a race to beat the coming freezing rain, people fill the lot of Dillona s in west Manhattan Thursday evening.
- Teens investigated for threats
Two teenagers are being investigated for threats made against students and teachers at Wamego High School, Police Chief Michael Baker said Thursday.
- Wamego School District and Police Investigate Threatening List
The Wamego Police Department and Wamego Public School officials are investigating what they call a threatening list.
- Local business: Vin Vivante Winery
Gravity is a friend of the Vin Vivante Winery. The business is a fresh addition to downtown Wamego.
- Wamego woman injured in US-24 accident
A 74-year-old Wamego woman was injured this morning in a two-vehicle accident on US-24 highway in Pottawatomie County.
- Santa schedules annual visits to Wabaunsee County
Santa has scheduled his annual visit to Wabaunsee County with several stops on his busy calendar. On Saturday, December 6, Santa will make his first visit to Wabaunsee County as he arrives in Paxico. Santa will arrive at 4:00 p.m. in downtown Paxico to hand out treats to all of the young and young at heart. A lighted parade will follow at 6:00 p.m. Several of the stores and shops will have discounted sales for the event. The Paxico Merchants Association sponsors this annual event.
- Susan Watt Receives K-State's Outstanding Campus Leader Award
Susan D. S. Watt, health professions adviser at Kansas State University, has received the Robert S. Krause Alpha Tau Omega Outstanding Campus Leader Award from the K-State chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
- Pottawatomie Co. seeks info on crimes
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance in identifying those involved in recent burglaries in the southwest part of the county.
- Money transfer schemes land in local mailboxes
Kyle Howard of Deep Run received a letter in his mailbox Wednesday from Career Pathways LLC, along with a $3,960 check.
- Wamego Winery Means Business
A Wamego man has started a winery with the hopes of it being an "incubator" for other aspiring winemakers to learn the trade and to make the Wamego area a center of wine culture.
- 1st Annual Rock Springs Turkey Trot 5k and Kids Gobble Jog held at...
The 5k had 72 participants, and the Kids Gobble Jog had approximately 10 youth. Volunteers from Alpha of Clovia 4-H Scholarship House at Kansas State University cheered on and directed runners and walkers ...
- KU honors top high school seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie, Riley counties
Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Monday, Nov. 3, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
- US-24 traffic analysis answers, prompts questions
Kansas highway officials now know how much traffic flows along the US-24 between Wamego and Huxman Road, northwest of Topeka.
- Olpea s now healthy Henderson runs to a state championship
Katelyn Henderson didn't want health to be an issue this time. The Olpe sophomore had been stricken with a case of strep throat right before last season's state track meet and again a week before the regional ...
- SPORTS: Baumgartner qualifies for state cross country
SPORTS: Baumgartner qualifies for state cross country Last Updated: October 30, 2008 Hesston High junior Zach Baumgartner was the only qualifier for the state cross-country meet on Saturday in Wamego.
- Kansas Barn Alliance Fund established to preserve iconic structures
After decades of use, followed by abandonment and neglect, old barns are becoming extinct.
- Engagements
Jocelyn Kliewer of Hillsboro and Darren Busick of Hutchinson announce their engagement and approaching marriage.
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City DescriptionWamego (pronounced /wɔˈmiɡo/) is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4,246 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On 7 November 2000, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovered one of the country's largest LSD lab inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego.
Wamego is located at 39°12′15″N 96°18′30″W / 39.20417, -96.30833 (39.204074, -96.308328).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.40%) is water.
Wamego is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 24 and K-99. It is about 26km (17mi) east of Manhattan, home of Kansas State University; and about 75km (35 mi) west-northwest of Topeka, the state capital. The Kansas River flows along the southern edge of the city.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,246 people, 1,630 households, and 1,155 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,615.3 people per square mile (1,012.0/km²). There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 1,071.7/sq mi (414.7/km²). The ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Pottawatomie County
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