Fort Riley public affairs officer earns top military health honor

The Military Health System awarded Fort Riley’s public affairs officer Jorge Gomez with the Communicator and Civilian Photographer of the Year honor on Thursday. The MHS recognizes outstanding military medicine professionals who are “excelling at their craft,” said Dr. Stephen Ferrara, principal deputy assistant secretary of war for health affairs. “They are rising stars, and [...]

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Konza United Way names new executive director

Konza United Way has hired Tyler Dupy as its next executive director, it announced Monday. A leader in Kansas agriculture, business administration, and nonprofit advocacy, Dupy has nearly two decades of executive leadership, strategic communications, human resources, operations management and organizational development experience, Konza officials said in a statement. Dupy will begin his role on [...]

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5th Manhattan teen arrested for robbery case

Police arrested a fifth Manhattan teenager Friday in connection to reported violent crimes against a 15-year-old boy. Police arrested Xavier Manuel Pizarro Rodriguez, 17, at 1:10 a.m. in the 1100 block of Moro St. for aggravated robbery inflicting bodily harm, battery and aggravated assault while disguised to conceal his identity. Since his arrest he’s been [...]

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Manhattan teen injured in Friday crash

A 17-year-old from Manhattan was injured Friday in a crash near North Juliette Avenue and Humboldt Street. Rhonda Higginbotham, 73, of Council Grove was driving a Chevy Equinox at 10:01 a.m. when she hit a Nissan Versa driven by Kipp Torres, 17. Emerge...