By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County residents who need sewage system repairs but can’t pay for them are about to get some help. Planning director Amanda Webb on Monday told county commissioners the Kansas Department of Health and Environment had granted the county a $50,000 grant to help fix faulty sewage systems for people with [...]

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A local repeat-offender was arrested Sunday morning on her 4th DUI charge. Gretchen Leigh Roark, 50, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Rockhill road for Dui 4th or subsequent offense and aggravated battery for the DUI causing bodily harm. She is being held on a $15,000 bond inside the Riley County [...]

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An early morning accident on I-70 in Dickinson County Wednesday left a Herington man injured. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a 2023 International semi driven by Travis P. Williams, of Wellington, was westbound on Interstate 70 one and one half miles west of Fair Road when it rear-ended a 2011 Chevy Cruze driven by 19-year [...]

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Residents of Pottawatomie County are advised that landowners in the area have observed the presence of blue-green algae in their privately-owned ponds. Conditions may be favorable for other algae blooms to form in ponds on nearby properties, and this can be dangerous for both humans, livestock and pets. If a landowner suspects that blue-green algae [...]

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The Geary County Schools USD 475 Board of Education recently approved the hiring of Amanda Cunningham and Lisa Ledbetter to assistant principal positions within the district for the 2024-25 school year. Cunningham will take over as an assistant principal at Seitz Elementary during the 2024-25 school year after teaching fifth grade for the Dragons this [...]

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Riley County police were investigating the theft of outdoor equipment from a Manhattan business. The theft was reported around 7:22 p.m. Tuesday from the Bomgaars store at 427 Hummels Place. Riley County police said two unknown people left the establishment with two chainsaws and one weed eater without paying for them. The total estimated loss [...]

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The unemployment rate once again rose in the month of June. Preliminary reports by the Labor Market division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show an adjusted unemployment rate of 3.1% in June. This is an increase from 2.9% in May and an increase from 2.6% in June of [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury The Riley County Fair is coming to town, bringing the lights and thrills of the carnival and saddling up for the rodeo. The fair runs July 25-29 in CiCo Park. The event will feature a carnival by WEEE Entertainment and the Kaw Valley Rodeo at Wells Arena. This year’s fair will [...]

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By Beth Day/Times of Pott County Pottawatomie County on Monday approved a $1,968,189.60 bid from Bridges Inc. to replace the deteriorating Louisville Rd. Bridge. The road has been closed to through traffic since May 2023. Tim Eisenbarth, public works director, told commissioners he had reviewed all the documents before making his recommendation. He also said [...]

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A fire broke out earlier this morning at Ackert Hall early on Monday on the campus of Kansas State University. Manhattan Fire Department crews responded to the structure fire and were able to extinguish it within ten minutes. Claflin Road was shut down for nearly an hour but ultimately reopened with new issues. The fire [...]

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