Clay Center continues to celebrate strong sales tax collections. For the fourth month in a row, the outlook was positive, with city officials saying collections since July are up 16 percent compared to a year ago. The reporting period, which lags two months behind shows collections from May, June, July and August. Mayor Jimmy Thatcher [...]

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The start of November marks the beginning of the Kansas Corporation Commission’s recognition of the Cold Weather Rule, designed to help Kansans behind on their utility payments avoid disconnection during the winter months. The rule, in place from Nov. 1 to March 31, mandates a utility company cannot disconnect a customer’s service when local temperatures [...]

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Riley County commissioners have decided they won’t move forward with a new Aggieville substation inside the City of Manhattan’s new planned parking garage. Commissioners tabled the decision initially until they could meet with city officials for more information. On Thursday, the commission canceled that meeting. Earlier in the meeting, RCPD Director Dennis Butler tried to [...]

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The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police.  Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law as well as in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further.  Those arrested are presumed innocent [...]

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