A Fort Riley unit is preparing for deployment to Europe, according to an announcement this week from the U.S. Army. The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, will replace the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United States’ commitment to [...]

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Champion Teamwear plans to close its Manhattan operation, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. Champion officials declined to comment and didn’t respond to email, but sources say the company, which includes the headquarters of that division as well as a production facility, is set to close later this year and move some [...]

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A Chinese company owns 160 acres of farmland just a mile and a half from Fort Riley as the crow flies. Is that a problem? President Donald Trump thinks so. The land is three parcels near I-70 in Geary County, according to records obtained by The Mercury. The plots are unassuming — some fields, greenhouses, [...]

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By Megan Moser Despite complaints from some residents that they were blindsided about the amount of their special taxes, Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday approved levying special assessments for 14 benefit districts in Manhattan. These are areas in which work was done to improve a district, and now the city government is levying special assessments [...]

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By Megan Moser The five puppies dumped in a laundry basket in a Popeye’s parking lot are safely snuggled in some blankets in one of the kennels at the local shelter, officials said Monday. Animal control found the six-week-old puppies abandoned in freezing-cold temperatures Sunday and said they were investigating who was responsible. Prairie Paws [...]

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By Megan Moser The five puppies dumped in a laundry basket in a Popeye’s parking lot are safely snuggled in some blankets in one of the kennels at the local shelter, officials said Monday. Animal control found the six-week-old puppies abandoned in freezing-cold temperatures Sunday and said they were investigating who was responsible. Prairie Paws [...]

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Riley County clerk Rich Vargo wants voters to know that their elections have never been more secure. He spoke to The Mercury on Tuesday, a week before Election Day, in the recently renovated Elections Department space. That project has provided more space for elections personnel, and it means no other departments are in the same [...]

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Kansas Republicans are saying that a post made by House Democratic candidate Kim Zito in 2020 contains “racist language.” The Kansas Republican House Campaign Committee put out a statement Wednesday after the Kansas Black Republican Council brought attention to the post. In a Facebook post dated Nov. 9, 2020, Zito is describing a scene shortly [...]

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