Manhattan city staff has changed their approach to the 2025 budget after commissioners last month indicated they would not support the proposed $2 million worth of reductions which would primarily be personnel cuts. Commissioners deliberated Tuesday on ways to decrease costs for 2025 and beyond in order to reduce expenditures and increase its general fund [...]

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More than 15,000 fans cheered for the entry of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard from Fort Riley recently at the “Daddy of ‘Em All.” Fort Riley’s mounted color guard attended the 127th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days at the end of July to give displays of cavalry horsemanship and military [...]

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The Kansas Department of Revenue announced on Tuesday that the Flint Hills will be featured on the 2025 personalized state license plates. More than 30,000 Kansans voted for the design, which will be available for purchase for $45.50 at county the treasurer’s offices starting in 2025. Kansas Department of Revenue spokesman Zach Denny said the [...]

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Manhattan city commissioners will meet today to discuss the 2025 budget. City staff provided an overview of 2023 actual revenues, and approaches to 2024 and 2025 operations. The city is facing a projected shortfall in the cash balance due to federal COVID funds running out, and much of Tuesday’s discussion centered around how departments may [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested on Monday afternoon after it was reported he committed a theft in Riley County. RCPD arrested 22-year-old Gage Ireton (Ear-ton) just before 2:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Kearney (Kear-knee) Street on probable cause charges of theft of property of services with a value of $1500 and $25,000, [...]

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K-State students looking to get around campus can expect a new route this semester if they travel on Flint Hills ATA Bus to Cat’s Cupboard. Marketing and communications specialist Daphne McNelly says that the route is convenient for students as the facility has become a huge resource for them. “We’re excited to add that route [...]

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By Beth Day/Times of Pott County The City of St. George has received an official letter from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding its water supply. St. George has been experiencing high nitrate levels for some time and has begun the process of designing a water treatment facility. Brian Foster, BG Consultants, who [...]

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A Manhattan man who was arrested last January is set to be sentenced in court on Tuesday for aggravated robbery. 26-year-old Brandon Welty was arrested back on Jan. 30 for a charge of aggravated robbery after he robbed a man at gunpoint in Manhattan and stole his backpack. Welty was accompanied in the crime by [...]

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WoodFest, hosted by Symphony in the Flint Hills, will return Sept. 28 to Camp Wood YMCA near Elmdale. According to a press release, the family-friendly event is a day-long celebration of music, art and nature in the Flint Hills. Throughout the day, attendees can participate in music workshops, horseback riding, archery and guided hikes. The [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Initial field work is set to begin this month for the Keats sewer project. Riley County public information officer Vivienne Leyva on Monday told county commissioners BG Consultants will start doing surveys of the Keats area throughout August as it prepares to design the new sanitary sewer collection system, lift station [...]

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