Updated 6 am Friday: Northview Pool will re-open as staffing allows following pool employees experiencing chlorine exposure Wednesday afternoon. Eight employees were transported to Via Christi Hospital with skin irritation and respiratory issues after an accidental release of excess chlorine into the pool during a heat break in which only lifeguards were in the pool. Two additional [...]

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The 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team formally welcomed their new leader on Wednesday. Colonel Charles S. Armstrong took command of the brigade in a ceremony held at Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field. He replaces Colonel Timothy C. Hayden, who took command of the unit on June 26, 2015. The unit will also uncase its [...]

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Updated Thursday noon: The ceremony has been changed to 11:25 a.m. Friday! ### (earlier report): Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters will return to Fort Riley this week. According to a release from Fort Riley, more than 150 soldiers will be formally welcomed home and be reunited with loved ones at 12:30 a.m. Friday [...]

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Riley County Police filed a report for criminal damage to property in the 2500 block of Candle Crest Cir yesterday afternoon. Officers listed Bret Medlin, 33, of Manhattan, as the victim, when he reported that an unknown suspect damaged the paint on his 2006 Nissan Maxima. The total loss associated with this case is approximately [...]

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The Riley County commission officially adopted its 2018 budget Thursday. The vote was 3-0. The county mill levy was set at 38.881 — a .043-mill decrease from 2017. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value. The county’s total budget for 2018 will be just short of $59 million. The [...]

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Pottawatomie County is grappling with what to do with its courthouse and hopes to chart a course within a year. County officials hosted a crowd of nearly 100 people in Westmoreland Thursday night to tour the courthouse — the second oldest one in the state — and hear what may be next for it. Peter [...]

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Officers filed a report for sexual battery in Riley County on July 7, 2017. Officers listed a 16 year old female as the victim when she reported that a 40 year old male known to her had touched her inappropriately over the past several months. Due to the nature of the crimes alleged, no additional [...]

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More than 300 soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division headquarters are set to return this month from a nine-month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait. The first welcome-home ceremony is scheduled for 4 a.m. Friday at Fort Riley’s Camp Funston. The “Big Red One” headquarters deployed in October 2016 and assumed the role of Combined Joint Forces [...]

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The USD 383 Board of Education has elected a new president and vice president for the 2017-18 school year. During Wednesday night’s board meeting, Board Member Darell Edie was nominated by fellow member Aaron Estabrook for president.  Edie was approved 6-0 for his new position.  He replaces Marcia Rozell. Immediately following Edie’s win, Board Member [...]

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The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, will host a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday at the post’s Cavalry Parade Field. Col. John M. Cyrulik will relinquish command to Col. Chris Black after two years in command of the “Demon” brigade. Cyrulik is slated to become the commandant at Citadel Military [...]

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