Proposed changes to development regulations A proposed repeal of an exception to a policy requiring all entrances to Pottawatomie County subdivisions to be connected to paved roads has been put on hold. The exception currently allows entrances to secondary roads in these subdivisions to enter onto paved roads as long as they meet certain conditions. [...]

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A Pottawatomie County man charged with sex crimes will not stand trial after a plea deal was reached late last week. According to Pottawatomie County Attorney Sherri Schuck, 52-year-old Peter Palmeri pleaded to two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child Thursday. He had been set to go on trial Tuesday. Sentencing is scheduled [...]

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New efforts are underway to address turnover and increase retention in one of the most critical divisions of the Riley County Police Department. Dubbed a priority since taking over a year ago, RCPD Director Dennis Butler Monday presented to his governing Law Board a proposal to reclassify position responsibilities and pay grades for dispatchers within [...]

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A status conference is scheduled Tuesday in Riley County District Court for a Manhattan man charged with killing another man. It will be the first hearing for 29-year-old Richard Goens in nearly a month following his alleged involvement in the Nov. 1 shooting death of 24-year-old Tanner Zamecnik. Goens has not yet entered a plea, [...]

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