Infrastructure and facility projects were largely the focus of a joint governmental meeting Monday in Junction City. Representatives from the City of Junction City, Geary County and USD 475 met as a collective in CL Hoover Opera House for the joint session. Administrators, commissioners and school board members discussed projects ranging from new highway interchanges [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners have agreed to cover a nearly $26,000 gap in funding to the St. Marys Fire Department, caused by a change up at the state level for assessed utilities. The result, which county officials say the state plans to correct in fiscal year 2023, led to a $6 million drop in valuations for [...]

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Fort Riley troops deployed to Europe are likely to be there for an extended period of time amid the Russian forces moving through Ukraine. According to military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Infantry Division is deployed in Poland, Romania and Latvia on a mission to deter Russian [...]

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Manhattan High’s Special Education and Interpersonal life skills teacher hosted and put the event together with the help of students and other staff members. Special Education Life Skills and IPS teacher at MHS, Jamie Schnee was one of the many faces behind it all. Many students and even staff were able to showcase various unique [...]

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An accidental fire at Meadowlark was quickly controlled by the Manhattan Fire Department over the weekend. Firefighters were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the retirement community for a report of a fire alarm with a smell of smoke. An investigation determined the smoke was coming from a dryer fire in the basement. The fire was controlled [...]

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