Commission candidate Voelker says Riley County needs growth to ease tax burden

Riley County needs to grow its population, businesses and tax base rather than continually asking existing property owners to pay more, Democrat Riley County commission candidate Rob Voelker says. Voelker joined Within Reason Tuesday with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN. He is challenging Republican incumbent John Ford for the District 1 seat on the [...]

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Commission candidate Voelker says Riley County needs growth to ease tax burden

Riley County needs to grow its population, businesses and tax base rather than continually asking existing property owners to pay more, Democrat Riley County commission candidate Rob Voelker says. Voelker joined Within Reason Tuesday with Mike Matson on News Radio KMAN. He is challenging Republican incumbent John Ford for the District 1 seat on the [...]

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25-year-old jailed on criminal threat, domestic battery allegations

A 25-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday morning on multiple allegations, including three counts of criminal threat and domestic battery. Jose Luis Baez Medina was arrested just after 11 a.m. in Manhattan on three counts of criminal threat, one count of domestic battery and one count of interference with a law enforcement officer. Riley County [...]

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Nearly $20,000 reportedly embezzled from local business

Riley County Police are investigating after nearly $20,000 was reportedly embezzled from Kaw Valley Greenhouses. Officers filed the theft report at about 10:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Zeandale Road. Police said a known 44-year-old male suspe...