Riley County will hold its 2027 revenue-neutral rate and budget hearing Sept. 10, with the county’s proposed estimated tax rate exceeding the revenue neutral rate. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Brittany Phillips, budget and finance officer, presented the notice of hearing to the Riley County commission. Commissioners unanimously approved publishing a notice of [...]

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USD 383 administrators told the school board Wednesday that the district’s new school schedule is so far producing positive results at the elementary level, though bus timing at the middle schools remains a challenge. The district at the start of the school year instituted new start and end times to address bus driver shortages. Assistant [...]

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A Junction City teenager was arrested Wednesday night on marijuana distribution and possession allegations. According to the Riley County Police Department, Malaki Malik Garrett, 17, was arrested around 9:35 p.m. following an incident near Anderson Avenue and Scenic Crossing. Garrett was arrested on suspicion of distribution of marijuana, distribution or possession with intent to distribute [...]

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A Kansas woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon on drug possession allegations in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, Tonia Michelle Kelly, 51, of Home, Kansas, was arrested around 2:15 p.m. in the 200 block of Leavenworth Street. Kelly was arrested on suspicion of possession of an opiate, opium, narcotic or certain stimulant and [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Wednesday evening on four Riley County District Court warrants for probation violations. According to the Riley County Police Department, Brian Lee Havens, 47, was arrested around 6:40 p.m. in the 3500 block of Hudson Circle. The warrants stem from original charges including three counts each of possession of methamphetamine and [...]

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A 39-year-old man was reportedly battered by two people early Thursday morning in Aggieville. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers filed an aggravated battery report around 1:25 a.m. in the 700 block of Moro Street. Police listed a...

A Junction City man was arrested early Thursday morning on arson and criminal trespass allegations. According to the Junction City Police Department, Kish Valance Cox Jr., 29, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of South Washington Street on suspicion of arson and criminal trespass. Geary County jail records show Cox was booked [...]

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The husband of a fired elementary principal went before the USD 383 school board Wednesday and demanded an investigation into the district’s treatment of alleged violations at other schools. Dan Henke, who is married to former Marlatt Elementary principal Sheila Henke, spoke during public comment at the board meeting. The district terminated Sheila Henke in [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested Tuesday night on a pair of Riley County District Court warrants for failure to appear. According to the Riley County Police Department, Douglas Lee Carson, 43, of Manhattan, was arrested around 11:50 p.m. in the 1300 block of Anderson Avenue. The warrants stem from original charges including burglary, residential burglary [...]

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A Manhattan woman was arrested Tuesday morning after police investigated an incident involving two alleged batteries of law enforcement officers. According to the Riley County Police Department, Elizabeth Lynn Milam, 19, of Manhattan, was arrested around 11:15 a.m. on suspicion of two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer, criminal damage to property and [...]

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