The first cornerstone of the 2018 Farm Bill was laid in McCain Auditorium on Thursday afternoon. In a time of slumping commodity prices and trade uncertainty, members of the Senate Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry turned to Kansas producers on advice for next years’ update. U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Deb Stabenow (D-MI) [...]

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Riley County commissioners past and present haven’t held back their disdain for Topeka. But Thursday morning, commission chairman Ron Wells went further than that during discussion concerning steps the board approved to further explore plans to replace the county’s aged emergency radio system. Commissioners learned a new system could come with a $9.9 million price tag. The [...]

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the status of three maintenance projects scheduled to begin in the near future at Tuttle Creek Dam. These three maintenance projects include Kansas State Highway 13 Spillway Bridge Deck Replacement, Service Gates 3 & 4 Rehabilitation and Stilling Basin Rehabilitation projects. Spillway Bridge Deck Replacement Project: The [...]

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As KMAN earlier reported, a missing Wamego woman has been found. The Wamego Police Department told KMAN that Becky Walton, 37, was located late Wednesday morning and is safe. However, Riley County Police indicate Walton was taken into custody in the 1600 block of Fair Lane Wednesday afternoon on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant [...]

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Three Kansas State University students have been diagnosed with mumps since January. The following is an excerpt from K-State Today: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is using the term outbreak to describe the situation since all three cases have occurred in the Manhattan area and are within 21 days of each other. The [...]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department filed a report for theft in the 600 block of Tuttle Creek Blvd. yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Hobby Lobby as the victim when 2 suspects took a large amount of jewelry from the store without paying for it. The total loss associated with this case is approximately $1,225.00. [...]

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Many citizens of Manhattan came out both in support and against an ordinance on rental property registration at Tuesday’s city commission meeting. Rental property owner Richard Hill, among others, spoke out against the ordinance which he says would impose regulation on rental property owners, requiring them to register each rental property they own. Hill pointed [...]

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The Wamego Police Department is requesting assistance in locating Becky Jo Walton. Walton is a 37 year old white female with brown hair and she is about 5 feet 4 inches in height. She was last seen on Sunday, February 19 at her home in Wamego and her family reported her missing Tuesday, February 21. [...]

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Every year, K-State students partake in what may be one of the state’s most notorious binge drinking events — Fake Patty’s Day. While young adults may be preparing for parties, Riley County Police are preparing to enforce the law during a weekend which has been prevalent for alcohol abuse and other crimes. Riley County Police [...]

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The Junction City Fire Department presented certificates of recognition to five students in Anita Ascher’s 2nd grade class at Westwood Elementary School Monday. Caydence Mastin, Meghan Orr-Paver, Jaelen Castile, K’Veon King and Joy Davis all competed in the 2016 Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office Poster Contest. This past year’s theme was “Don’t Wait – Check [...]

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