A Pottawatomie County commissioner has suggested that Riley County hasn’t done its homework on the benefits it has received from being a member of the Flint Hills Regional Council. During commissioner comments Monday, Dee McKee, who serves as Pottawatomie County’s representative on the Regional Council board, stated the primary mission is to support Fort Riley [...]

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A Riley County judge has sentenced one of the four co-defendants in a 2019 Manhattan murder case to 15 years in prison. At a hearing Monday, 21-year-old Jaylon Hitsman Judge Grant Bannister accepted a plea agreement to charges of second degree murder, attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated battery in the death of Tanner Zamecnik on [...]

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Riley County commissioners are keeping a close eye on a house concurrent resolution in the Kansas Legislature. HRC 5022 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring that a sheriff be elected in each county. The resolution was proposed in response to a few counties in Kansas switching to all appointed personnel. County Counselor Clancy Holeman says Riley [...]

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Manhattan property tax revenue through the end of 2021 lagged below 2020’s figures, though sales tax collections brought the city into the positive at the year’s end. The City Manager’s Monthly Report was released Friday, reporting a snapshot of the city’s finances and operations as of December 31. Property tax revenue collections came in at [...]

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