Although election day is still eight days away, thousands of Riley County residents have already made their choices. Riley County clerk Rich Vargo announced to county commissioners Monday morning that over 3,900 advance voting ballots had been filled out. Vargo says this election is on track to match and possibly surpass turnout seen in the 2012 […]

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A number of arrests occurred over the past few days. Firstly, a 35-year-old Blue Rapids woman was apprehended Friday.  Debra Schrater was arrested in Blue Rapids, on a warrant for extradition with “no bond” from Ogden, Utah. RCPD arrested 37-year-old Chad Russell Saturday.  The Manhattan man was located in the 900 block of Hayes Drive and charged with the offense […]

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Manhattan – Over the weekend, runners got on their marks to raise money for local philanthropic organization, Shepherd’s Crossing. C. Clyde Run is in its 5th year as the organization’s main fundraising event. Through an increase in sponsorship and participation, the fundraiser is close to reaching $100,000 in its 5 year existence. C. Clyde Jones, […]

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A Grandview Plaza man was arrested for charges related to critical injuries suffered by a 2-month-old female infant, according to a press release sent Friday by the Grandview Plaza Police Department. Police arrested Brigham Bailey, 33, on Oct. 20 for aggravated battery and interference with law enforcement. The GPPD said on Oct. 16 at about 4:22 […]

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Officers with the Topeka Police Department arrested a 28-year-old Manhattan man Wednesday.  Jermaine Patton was apprehended at approximately 10:00 PM at a location in Topeka for failing to appear in Riley County District Court.  The original offense listed on this warrant was violation of the offender registration act.  The warrant had a bond of $10,000 and Patton […]

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In just one month scores of community members may gather in Rezac Auditorium at Manhattan High School for what may be a long and impassioned public comment session hosted by the USD 383 board of education. The “mascot issue” is nothing new to the residents of Manhattan, although the topic has resurfaced in 2016 due to […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Tieler Reeves, 19, of Westmoreland, Kansas on October 26, 2016, at approximately 10:00 AM. Reeves was arrested on the offense of probation violation and given a bond of $10,000.00. The original offense listed on this warrant was conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. Reeves was confined at the […]

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October sales tax numbers for the city of Manhattan were impressive and described as “good” by City Finance Director Bernie Hayen. $970,635 were collected compared to $892,303 last year at the same time. That’s still lower though than the more than one million dollars collected in October of 2013 and 2014.  It’s $74,219 more than […]

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Election day is just around the corner and Kansas State Board of Education Incumbent , Denna Horst asks voters to allow her continue to represent the Sixth District. Horst, who visited Manhattan Wednesday,  is a Republican candidate from Salina, and she helped to establish a new vision for education in Kansas during her first term. […]

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Wengui Yan, 61, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI while working as a geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Dale Bumpers National Research Center in Stuttgart. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of […]

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