Riley County commissioners agreed to maintain the current alcoholic beverage policy for CiCo Park Thursday morning. Riley County Extension director Jennifer Wilson, who spoke with county commissioners about the policy, said since the county has allowed alcohol during the Kaw Valley Rodeo in recent summers, other parties have been asking the county to broaden its […]

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An Aggieville mainstay will close its doors at the end of the month. Varney’s Book Store — first opened in 1890 — has announced Thursday it will close all its locations on June 30 in a letter published by the Manhattan Mercury. Owner Jon Levin: It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of […]

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A shooting was reported in Junction City early Thursday morning, with the victim reportedly in stable condition in a Topeka Hospital and another man facing attempted murder charges. A news release from JCPD Lt. Jeff Childs indicates that at approximately 1:40 a.m., members of the Junction City Police Department Patrol Division were dispatched to the […]

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Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Matthew Schoettle, 26, of Junction City, Kansas on June 7, 2016 at approximately 2:40 PM. This arrest took place at the Riley County Police Department and caused Schoettle to be confined at the Riley County Jail at the time of this report on a bond of $5,000.00. […]

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The Wamego City Commission approved an ordinance and sent another back to the Planning Commission. At Tuesday’s meeting, City Manager Merl Page went over the proposed modifications to the City Code governing the licensing of solicitors, canvassers and peddlers, also known as itinerant merchants. The ordinance covers licensing fees and background checks on every person […]

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There are a web of concerns surrounding the the McNiell Hotel Company development and use of a city parking lot at Tuesday’s Manhattan City Commissioner’s meeting. Deputy City Manager, Jason Hilgers, brought up the discussion item looking for feedback from the commissioners and community. The feedback was mixed. The McNeill Hotel Company wants to build a 110 room, […]

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  KMAN received word shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday of the arrest of Zac Burton, owner of Fieldhouse Development in Manhattan and a former K-State football player. Burton also was an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Riley County’s USD 378. The 38-year-old was taken into custody at about that time and faces charges involving unlawful […]

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More than 150 years has passed since the final shot was fired in the American Civil War, but two veterans laid to rest in Riley county are about to receive some honors for their service to the Union in the Great American Conflict. At 9:30 a.m. on June 18, Conrad Smith will be posthumously receiving […]

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Two Kansas Department of Corrections inmates with local cases are up for public comment sessions and possible parole later this summer. 46 year old Shawn McDiffett has been serving time on a variety of charges from a four county area, including drug-related manufacturing, possession, and distribution charges in Riley County from 1989. Other convictions include […]

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Gov. Sam Brownback announced late Tuesday morning that he will call back the legislature to Topeka for a special session on school funding. “After discussion with Legislative Leadership, I have decided to call a special session to keep Kansas schools open, despite the Court’s threat to close them,” Brownback said in a press release. “It is […]

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