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Manhattan ballots to include street maintenance sales tax question
The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved placing a 0.5% citywide sales tax for street maintenance on the Nov. 3 ballot. If approved by voters, the 10-year sales tax would take effect April 1, 2027, following the expiration of the city’s existing 0.2% dedicated street sales tax. City officials estimate the new tax would [...]
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Manhattan’s $1.25 billion animal disease research facility not fully operational, report says
By Morgan Chilson The $1.25 billion biocontainment facility in Manhattan developed for cutting-edge research on the most dangerous animal diseases is not fully operational three years after its ribbon-cutting, a federal report determined. The Office of Inspector General published a July report stating the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility isn’t able to perform the high-level animal disease [...]
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Police board approves moving $200K to boost health insurance fund
Riley County police officials want to move $40,000 a month from unused personnel funds to medical reserve funds in anticipation of health insurance premiums increasing in 2028. Police board members on Monday voted 2-5 allowing the transfer of $200,000 in installments until the end of the year to boost RCPD’s medical reserve fund for its [...]
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Manhattan man pleads not guilty to drug charges
A Manhattan man pleaded not guilty to charges of drug possession and distribution Monday afternoon in Riley County District Court. Jeramia Dorsey, 46, entered pleas of not guilty to charges including distribution of methamphetamine, possession of hydrocodone, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Police arrested him for the crimes in November, but Dorsey [...]
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