RCPD filed a report of fraud/theft by deception in the 300 block of Riley Ave on Wednesday. Officers list Casey’s General Store as the victim when it was reported an unknown male and female used a “cash card” to obtain merchandise and lottery tickets but the card was fraudulent. Total loss associated with this report [...]

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Junction City has named a new city manager following a national search to replace Allen Dinkel. Kim Zimmerman was announced as the new manager, as he was selected from a field of 26 candidates for the post. Zimmerman will bring experience as the chief administrator of the Borough of Lewiston, Pennsylvania and previously as city [...]

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Manhattan Parks and Recreation on Saturday will host its 10th annual Red Cedar Holiday Harvest, allowing people to pick out a tree for their home for free. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Manhattan’s Warner Memorial Park. Staff members from Britt’s Farm will be on hand to provide hayrack rides to [...]

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Riley County Police responded to a report of a firearm discharge within city limits on December 3, 2024, at approximately 6:52 PM in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road. Officers determined that a 19-year-old male accidentally shot himself in the foot. The individual was transported to Via Christi by EMS for treatment of non-life-threatening [...]

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Riley County Police are investigating a theft reported at Ulta Beauty in the 100 block of Manhattan Town Center on December 3, 2024, at approximately 2:19 PM. According to officers, two unknown female suspects stole $1,663 worth of products from the store. Authorities encourage anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers. Tips [...]

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Riley County Police filed reports for two separate vehicle thefts on December 3, 2024, in Manhattan, KS. The first incident occurred in the 2700 block of Leslie Lane, where a 46-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man reported their 2004 Toyota Tacoma stolen overnight. The total loss associated with the theft is approximately $6,000. Later in [...]

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Jayme Morris-Hardeman on Monday told Mike Matson on 1350 KMAN’s “Within Reason with Mike Matson” she plans to run for re-election next year. “Education is something that I’m passionate about,” Morris-Hardeman said. “I had an interest from my perspective of having spent all these years at CASA and at Thrive working with families in poverty, [...]

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By Annie Wolfe/The Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County has received an award from the Kansas County Association Multiline Pool (KCAMP) in the amount of $6,280.99 for meeting the requirements of the KCAMP Risk Management Award Program. The program is designed to award members for implementing certain risk mitigating measures in the workplace. By meeting [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County commissioners on Monday voted to devote more than $20,000 to switching the software used for organizing meeting minutes and documents. The new software the county will switch to in March comes from Civic Plus. The county currently uses MinuteTrag, a product from IQM2/Granicus, but the company decided to discontinue [...]

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Bonnie Rose Barrett, Mrs. K-State, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and loyal friend, passed away on December 2, 2024, at the age of 92. The daughter of Susie and Ed Frommer, Bonnie was born on December 24th, 1931, in Valley Falls KS. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1949 and attended Kansas State [...]

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