Riley County commissioners continued work on the proposed 2027 budget Thursday, reviewing department requests after directing officials to identify 2% reductions where possible. Budget and finance officer Brittany Phillips said several departments were unable to meet the requested cuts because of mandatory obligations or unpredictable expenses. “I want to be really clear that not every [...]

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Tuesday’s work session agenda for the Manhattan City Commission contains a discussion of city debt, the mill levy and sales tax renewal. City administration has prepared a summary of the current and future debt as well as a sales tax renewal presentation. This will continue the commission’s budgeting efforts, where commissioners will provide guidance to [...]

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Former Manhattan chiropractor and convicted sex crimes felon Clark Petersen is no longer licensed in Kansas after the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts voted unanimously to revoke his license on Monday. Following a Riley County District Court trial in August, Petersen, 66 was convicted 51 counts of sex crimes against former chiropractic patients. He [...]

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The Pottawatomie County sheriff’s office is looking for information involving a vehicle theft believed to have happened Tuesday evening. Officers received a report Wednesday of a theft believed to have happened on Tuesday between 9 and 10:15 p.m. in the 4500 block of Salzer Road. Deputies on the scene determined an unknown person gained entry [...]

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A Manhattan woman was injured Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash on North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to the RCPD. Officers responded to the crash at approximately 5:33 p.m. July 9 in the 400 block of N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Police said a Ford van driven by William Joseph Eichem, 46, [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested early Friday after police said he discharged a firearm and damaged property. Nicholas Taylor Salay, 25, of Junction City, was arrested just before 3 a.m. July 10 at 200 S. Jefferson St. According to the Junction City Police Department, Salay was arrested on charges of criminal discharge of a [...]

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A Junction City man was arrested early Friday after police said he discharged a firearm and damaged property. Nicholas Taylor Salay, 25, of Junction City, was arrested just before 3 a.m. July 10 at 200 S. Jefferson St. According to the Junction City Police Department, Salay was arrested on charges of criminal discharge of a [...]

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Otis Elevator service technicians repaired the larger of two elevators in Manhattan Housing Authority’s Apartment Towers building Wednesday afternoon, almost 24 hours after it was thought to have been fixed on Tuesday. MHA executive director Aaron Estabrook said service was restored to the elevator at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. He said MHA is “cautiously optimistic” the [...]

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The Riley County Commission on Thursday authorized alcohol sales at designated events in CiCo Park. The commission voted to allow beer sales at the Manhattan Brewing Company and Aggieville Brewing Company’s “Little Apple Mayfest” to take place in May, and alcohol sales within two designated areas during the Riley County Fair. “It’s an updated home [...]

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Riley County commissioners on Thursday signaled preliminary support for a proposal to relocate the Riley County Fairgrounds from CiCo Park to county-owned property west of Manhattan. They did not yet give any official approval for the plan but expressed support for seeking more public feedback. Dave Lewis and Lance Sharp, speaking on behalf of a [...]

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