Authorities in Pottawatomie County recovered a stolen vehicle Thursday that had been submerged in the Pottawatomie County Cross Creek Lake, about eight miles south of Havensville. According to Undersheriff Doug Adams, the reporting party was unsure how long the vehicle had been submerged. The Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Junction City Fire Department Dive team [...]

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An Oklahoma man was arrested early Friday while at the Riley County Police Department on seven total charges stemming from a past warrant. Chiloh Leon Webb, 23, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon by a felon along with several drug charges, including distribution or possession within 1,000 feet of a school, fleeing and [...]

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Riley County Police say a 39-year-old woman reported her car stolen Thursday morning in the 500 block of Colorado Street. The estimated total loss was approximately $3,000. The vehicle, a 2005 Toyota Sequoia, was later recovered in Pottawatomie County....

With K-State Football playing a rare Friday night contest, a number of community events are taking place Saturday around the area. In Wamego, Oztoberfest is taking place. Events will take place in downtown Wamego throughout the day including the family festival, the Wizard’s beer & wine garden, a commuity after Oz event and Oz Museum [...]

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A Junction City woman was injured Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 70 in Geary County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says two vehicles were eastbound on I-70 just after 5 p.m, Wednesday. As one vehicle came to a sudden stop, the second moved in front and was then hit from behind, pushing the second [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board will hear an update Wednesday on the district’s student enrollment data for the fall. Superintendent Eric Reid will present the annual fall enrollment report, which accounts for the student population, based on counts from Sept. 20. Preliminary data shared in August noted about a 1.6% increase in enrollment for the fall, [...]

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Officials at Geary County Schools are moving forward on funding a mechanism to pay for a new early childhood center in Junction City. The USD 475 school board unanimously approved a motion to enter into a lease purchase agreement totaling $35 million. The district will borrow up to that amount as it looks to finance the new [...]

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A pair of local entities will take a deep look into the community’s mental health needs and how best to go about achieving those needs. The Flint Hills Wellness Coalition and Riley County Health Department’s Local Mental Health System Assessment will be held on Tuesday, October 10 at Pottorf Hall. Coalition Chair Debbie Nuss says [...]

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Pottawatomie County commissioners heard from a local couple seeking a revision in the county’s nuisance dog resolution. Paul Barkey, a 77-year-old combat-related disabled veteran, says he was threatened by two of his neighbor’s pit bulls July 5 in Blackjack Estates, while attending to a tree on his property damaged in a storm.   The incident [...]

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