Pottawatomie County Commissioners signed a disaster declaration Monday, following severe storm damage in the eastern part of the county late last week. Emergency Management Director Jennifer Merrow says the National Weather Service was on site Friday week assessing damage in St. Marys. Weather officials estimate a downburst, that included wind speeds of up to 95 [...]

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The Manhattan-Ogden School Board voted Wednesday to not renew the contract of Oliver Brown Elementary School principal Erin Lopez. The termination was effective Thursday morning. The unanimous school board vote came after an executive session at the end of Wednesday’s board meeting. School officials declined to say why Lopez’s contract wasn’t being renewed. Lopez had [...]

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By Cale Prater, Pottawatomie County Times The Westmoreland pool will not be opening this summer due to repair issues discovered last month as city officials were preparing for opening day. At an April 11 city council meeting, the city’s maintenance supervisor Bob Krohn estimated repairs to cost between $76,000 to $100,000. Those costs do not [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested on Friday evening for stalking and on a slew of charges related to violating a protection order. 44-year-old Robert Martin was arrested at the Riley County Courthouse at 5:00 pm on a warrant stemming from charges that include eight separate charges for violating a protection order, one count of stalking [...]

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By Megan Moser, The Mercury A Manhattan chiropractor has been convicted of committing sexual battery against a patient. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the conviction came during a one-day bench trial Tuesday  for Kenyon Erickson, owner of Erickson Chiropractic. Erickson was charged in connection to an April 2022 incident against a then 46-year-old victim, according [...]

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Preliminary estimates show the Burklund/Axelton fire burned at least 8,200 acres in Riley and Pottawatomie counties. Deputy Riley County Fire Chief Doug Russell told county commissioners Thursday that the fire is still estimated to be 90% contained. Russell says about 60% of the burned area is within the Riley County boundaries. Officials previously stated that [...]

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K-State and the University of Kansas Health System announced Thursday plans to work together to support health care in rural Kansas communities. The two organizations made the announcement during a joint news conference. The partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that brings together the land-grant mission and statewide presence of K-State through K-State Research and Extension [...]

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By Tim Weideman, The Mercury Riley County’s legal team is about to go through significant changes. County Counselor Clancy Holeman is slated to retire Jan. 1, but the deputy county counselor position will become vacant much sooner. Shelley Woodard, who began in that role last summer, has announced her resignation, effective April 19. With that [...]

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