The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism to a water tower near Olsburg.

Deputies were called out Wednesday morning to the area of Swede Road and Shannon Creek Road where it was discovered a tower serving Rural Water District No. 2 had sustained numerous bullet impacts. Sheriff Doug Adams says it does not appear the damage was recent, but also appears to be intentional. He estimated the damage likely occurred sometime between mid-August and late November.

The Rural Water District is continuing to examine the structure to determine the overall cost of repairs, which may up exceeding $100,000. Officials say it does not appear currently to be impacting water usage in the district.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact Detective Kidd at 785-457-3353 or submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers link at ptsheriff.com.

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Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a trailer theft that occurred last month.

According to a press release, an older, white, enclosed single-axel Pace Journey trailer was stolen sometime between April 28th and April 30th from the 7000 block of Junietta Road in rural Manhattan. The trailer belonded to Schultz Construction and was marked as such on the sdies.

If you have information about the theft, contact Detective Kidd at the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office at 785-457-3353 or leave a Crime Stoppers tip at PTsheriff.com.

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a Wamego woman died following a car crash early Friday morning on Highway 24 near Belvue.

The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident has been identified as Mary Miller, 22, of Wamego.

Law enforcement say Miller was driving a 2014 Ford Fusion as she headed eastbound around 6:45 a.m. that morning when her vehicle skidded on the icy road and crossed the center lane striking a 2014 GMC Sierra head on that was going westbound.

The driver of the GMC was Kelly O’Neill of St. Mary’s. She suffered minor injuries and was treated by EMS.

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